We are seeking a highly skilled Emerging Markets FX Trader with deep expertise in African currencies to join our global trading & liquidity team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing illiquid and restricted FX markets, executing OTC and interbank trades, and designing robust hedging and liquidity frameworks to support high-volume cross-border payment flows. This role requires both strong trading capability and infrastructure expertise, including building and optimizing FX trading systems, hedging engines, and liquidity connectivity with banks, brokers, and OTC counterparties.
FX Trading & Liquidity Management
Manage proprietary and flow-driven FX trading positions across Emerging Market currencies, with a focus on African (e.g., NGN, KES, ZAR, GHS) on markets.
Execute spot, forwards, NDFs, swaps, and OTC trades to optimize execution quality and manage currency exposure.
Monitor market developments, capital controls, and liquidity dynamics across EM FX markets.
Hedging Strategy & Risk Management
Develop models for dynamic hedging, inventory risk management, and spread optimization.
Monitor risk limits, PnL, and exposure across currency books.
Trading Infrastructure & Systems
Work closely with engineering and product teams to build and enhance FX trading and hedging infrastructure, including:
Pricing and risk management tools
Improve execution automation, latency optimization, and real-time exposure monitoring.
Market Development
Identify and onboard new liquidity providers and OTC trading partners across emerging markets.
5–10+ years of FX trading experience in Emerging Markets.
~ Strong experience trading African currencies, such as:
~ EM FX trading firms
~ Crypto exchanges or market makers
~ FX market microstructure in illiquid markets
NDF markets and offshore hedging
Capital controls and FX regulatory frameworks
FX trading systems
Familiarity with FIX connectivity, API-based trading systems, and algorithmic execution.
Strong network within EM FX liquidity providers and OTC trading desks.
Experience supporting high-volume cross-border payment flows or treasury operations.
Experience trading EM FX through both traditional banks and alternative liquidity sources.
Familiarity with stablecoin / crypto liquidity markets in emerging economies.
Background in building or scaling FX market-making operations.
OSL is the first SFC-licensed digital asset platform in Hong Kong and a PayFi innovator. Through stablecoin payments, cross-border settlement and global licensing, we are building the next-generation payments network. Stablecoins have become everyday money across emerging markets and are widely viewed as blockchain’s “killer app,” with industry focus shifting from token issuance to real-world consumer and enterprise payment adoption. Long-term defensibility comes from regulatory licences, banking partners and cross-border corridors.
With OSL Pay and StableX, we embed stablecoin settlement into bank accounts and card networks, support 150+ digital assets, and provide 24/7 fiat–stablecoin conversion. As a regulated pioneer with a startup mindset, we believe the future of payments will be driven by real adoption and scalable deployment, not technology narratives.