Trade Finance Specialist

Trade Finance Specialist

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This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we’ve announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics - working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.

This Position reports to:

Head of Cash Management

Reporting to the Head of Trade & Structured Finance, you will join ABB Robotics’ newly established global Trade Finance function and play a key role in building a modern, scalable capability for the standalone organization. You will manage a broad portfolio of trade finance activities, with a strong focus on bank guarantees, while partnering with Sales, Finance, Legal, Treasury and banking partners across the world. Beyond day-to-day execution, you will help shape global processes, ensure efficient and compliant trade finance operations and contribute to automation and digitalization. This is a hands-on role offering the opportunity to take ownership and help build something new in a fast-moving international environment.

The work model for the role is: hybrid; #LI-hybrid
The location can be within Europe.

Your responsibilities:

• Global guarantee management: Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of bank guarantees, parent company guarantees, bonds and other trade finance instruments across ABB Robotics’ global entities.

• Business partnering: Work closely with Sales, Key Account Management, Finance, Legal and business teams to understand requirements and provide practical trade finance guidance.

• Bank coordination: Coordinate with banks and financial institutions on guarantee issuance, wording, documentation, limits and day-to-day transactions across multiple countries.

• Portfolio & reporting: Monitor the guarantee portfolio, facilities, expiries, utilization and fees, maintaining accurate records and providing relevant reporting and KPIs.

• Structured & working-capital finance: Support the Head of Trade & Structured Finance with solutions such as receivables factoring, supply-chain/payables finance and leasing-related structures.

• Process improvement & digitalization: Help develop standardized processes, controls and systems and drive automation and continuous improvement across global trade finance operations.

Qualifications for the role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Treasury or a related field.

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Trade Finance, Treasury Operations, Banking or Corporate Finance, with proven experience working in a multinational environment and with global banking partners

• Strong knowledge of bank guarantees, bonds, letters of credit and international trade finance practices.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders in an international environment.

• Analytical, detail-oriented and process-driven, with an interest in automation, digitalization and continuous improvement.

• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.

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