The Specialist Trader will execute client and agency trades efficiently and compliantly through the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) Automated Trading System (ATS), in line with NSE Equity Trading Rules and the Capital Markets Authority framework. The role supports revenue growth, market share expansion, and product diversification by leveraging Absa Securities Limited and the broader Absa CIB franchise across equities, fixed income, ETFs, REITs, and related instruments.
What You'll Do
- Contribute directly to revenue growth by achieving competitive execution outcomes, increasing trading volumes, improving liquidity access, and supporting market share gains across NSE-traded asset classes.
- Execute trades accurately through the NSE systems in compliance with NSE Trading Rules, ensuring best price, timing, order priority, and execution quality across all trading sessions.
- Demonstrate operational knowledge of the NSE Trading Systems including order qualifiers, matching logic, price limits, and execution priority.
- Support the build-out of sales trading capabilities and diversified product execution by leveraging the Absa CIB franchise.
- Collaborate with IBD teams to solution clients across multiple asset classes and provide execution support for primary to secondary market transitions.
- Maintain strong working knowledge of NSE market structure and ensure compliance with NSE and CMA requirements.
- Operate within approved trading mandates, limits, and operational controls.
- Work collaboratively with settlement, custody, sales, risk, compliance, and operations teams.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelors Degree in Business, Commerce and Management Studies
- Mandatory Certification: NSE Automated Trading System (ATS) Certification
Nice to Have
- University Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related discipline
- 5–8 years’ experience in securities trading, brokerage operations, sales trading, or capital markets
- Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) Market Structure and Systems
- NSE Equity Trading Rules
- Automated Trading Systems and Order Management
- Sales trading and multi-asset execution
- Trading rules, surveillance, and market conduct standards
- Capital Markets Authority (CMA) regulatory framework
- NSE Trading Systems
- Order Management & Matching
- Market Structure Knowledge
- Sales Trading Capability
- Trading Rules & Surveillance
Technical Stack
- NSE Automated Trading System (ATS)
- Order Management Systems
- NSE Trading Systems
Benefits & Compensation
- Career development through My Career Development Portal with leading-edge guidance, tools and support
- Opportunity to be part of Africa’s growth journey and shape the future of a proudly African group
Work Mode
Nairobi, local-city work mode
Absa Bank Kenya is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
