IM
Isaac Muchiri
Client Specialist at Thomson Reuters
Nairobi, KenyaWork Experience
Market Specialist – FX & FX Derivatives – AfricaFull Time
Bloomberg LP
Jun 2016 - Jul 2016 -1 month
United Arab Emirates , Dubai
- Job Details:Business Manager for FX and FX Derivatives for Africa. Ensuring and supporting Bloomberg clients, Banks and Corporates, to extract value out of the Bloomberg system by partnering with them to meeting their FX trading and trading strategy needs. Partnering with the Various African Central Banks to ensure FX trading reporting and tracking. Supporting the contribution and product development teams to develop products specific for Africa. Training clients on FX tools. Identifying potential clients FX needs and generating sales leads for the sales team.
Junior Trader- Risk Solutions GroupFull Time
ABSA
Aug 2013 - Nov 2013 -3 months
South Africa , Johannesburg
- Job Details:On secondment/attachment at the risk solutions group Sales and Structuring of foreign exchange, interest rates and fixed income risk management products Pricing FX structures i.e. Options, Collars, Par Forwards, and Leveraged Forwards Pricing Interest Rates Structures i.e. Swaps, Caps and Floors
Dealer Treasury Sales – Risk Management ProductsFull Time
- Job Details:Derivative/Risk Management Product Sales Foreign exchange, interest rate, commodities and fixed income risk management products sales and structuring Trading directly with customer’s directly as required and providing unique solutions to clients exposed to foreign exchange, interest rate and liquidity risk Promoting/selling risk management and hedging strategies to clients. Responsible for achieving the Risk Management Product budget in Kenya. Identifying target clients for Risk Management Products, and maintain and update the Risk Management Products pipeline on a monthly basis, for discussion at the monthly Barclays Africa call. Pricing FX structures i.e. Options, Collars, Par Forwards, and Leveraged Forwards Pricing Interest Rates Structures i.e. Swaps, Caps and Floors Ownership of presentations, term sheets, templates, client documentation, ISDA, as per NPA approval Interacting with the Corporate and Consumer bank for the purpose of marketing corporate/consumer risk advisory solutions to the bank’s clients Contributing to the development of the Sales & Trading Function Ecommerce Sales Driving the Markets agenda and strategy of delivering cutting edge solutions to customers by championing the delivery of the Barclays Bank’s in-house online FX trading system, BARX Africa, to customers in Kenya Installation and system training to customers to ensure they are comfortable using the system. Being the main contact for customers in Kenya to help them troubleshoot any problems they face in the system Driving the income numbers of customers using the system and ensuring there is no income leakage as a result of usage of the system Corporate Sales Dealer Managing Barclays Bank of Kenya’s global corporates portfolio as the Corporate and Investment Banking Markets product partner Provide solutions to clients that would encourage consistency in bottom line reporting through direct FX sales, FX forwards and FX Swaps. Managing a portfolio of customer’s treasury trading activities Trading directly with customers as required and providing unique solutions to clients exposed to foreign exchange and liquidity risk. Develop and manage close contacts with both Corporate Bank relationship managers and customers.
Education
MBA in Strategic Management
United States International University- AfricaJan 2009 - Jan 2011 - 2 yr
BS in Business Administration
Montclair state universityJan 2000 - Jan 2006 - 6 yr
Skills
- Financial management, analysis and accounting
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Office
- Foreign Exchange
- Foreign Exchange
- Interest Rate Derivatives Structuring and Sales
- Business Management
- Commodity Derivarives
View More
Languages
English
Fluent
Training & Certifications
ACI Dealing Certificate
Financial Markets Association ( ACI)·2014Duke University Corporate Education
Duke University Corporate Education·2013