Requirements
7+ years of relevant experience in Trade Finance, Corporate Banking, Structured Trade Finance, Financial Institutions, Export Finance, Factoring, or Supply Chain Finance.Strong practical knowledge of:Letters of Credit (LCs)Documentary CollectionsLetters of GuaranteeImport/Export FinanceReceivables & FactoringWorking-Capital FinanceCredit InsuranceBuyer/Counterparty RiskTrade documentation and international payment termsStrong understanding of bank credit assessment, trade-finance pricing, security structures, and foreign-currency transactions.Existing relationships with Egyptian banks, exporters/importers, factors, insurers, or international financial institutions is a major advantage.Experience with inventory finance, bonded warehousing, or warehouse-controlled financing is highly desirable.Strong business development and relationship-management skills with proven ability to originate opportunities.Entrepreneurial, commercially minded, and comfortable building processes and solutions from scratch.Strong negotiation, analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Description
We are looking for an experienced Trade Finance Manager to lead the origination, structuring, and execution of trade-finance opportunities while developing relationships across the banking, factoring, insurance, logistics, and trade ecosystem.The role will be responsible for building the trade-finance business from beta stage into a scalable, repeatable operation, including processes, products, partnerships, and commercial models.Key ResponsibilitiesOriginate and assess trade-finance opportunities from exporters, importers, manufacturers, banks, and strategic partners.Understand clients’ trade transactions and identify their financing and working-capital needs.Structure suitable export finance, import finance, receivables finance, factoring, and structured trade-finance solutions.Identify and negotiate with local/international banks, factors, credit insurers, and trade-finance institutions to secure suitable financing.Prepare transaction proposals and compare financing terms, pricing, tenor, security, and risk requirements.Manage transactions from origination and structuring through documentation and financial closing.Build and maintain relationships across the banking, factoring, insurance, logistics, and trade ecosystem.Develop and manage a strong pipeline of trade-finance opportunities.Support the development of new solutions such as bonded-warehouse/inventory finance and international trade-finance lines.Help build the trade-finance business from beta stage into a scalable, repeatable operation, including processes, products, partnerships, and commercial models.Ensure transactions are aligned with regulatory, compliance, and risk requirements.