KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Deal Execution: Work with Head of Advisory and the Managing Director, to execute debt capital markets, syndicated loans, and structured products transactions in Kenya and across the wider East African region.
- Placements: Take a lead on placements of the transactions with various classes of investors including DFIs, Banks, Fund Managers, Insurance Companies, Private Equity amongst others.
- Partnership Management: In conjunction with the corporate banking team leverage off the bank’s customer base to originate debt capital markets mandates.
- Product Development: Develop innovative debt financing structures that are responsive to customers’ needs.
- New business: Onboarding new business to ensure growth & sustainability.
- Customer experience: Champion the delivery of consistent, seamless and trusted customer service to ensure customer retention and loyalty.
- People Management: Develop and grow a high functioning advisory team with deep capacity to execute debt capital markets, structured products, syndicated facilities as well as financial modelling skills.
- Stakeholder Management: Develop and manage the relationships with clients as well as the investing community.
- Documentation and Compliance: Ensure that the transaction documentation meets all regulatory and compliance requirements.
- Stakeholders’ engagement to drive product development, and support closure on products cycle.
- Mentorship, motivation, coaching and alignment of Analysts and Associates
- Enhancing training of Analysts and Associates
The Person
- A holder of a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution
- Possession of a CIFA, CFA, CPA Master’s degree will be an added advantage
- 8 or more years’ Experience in investment banking/ Corporate Banking/ Private Equity/structured corporate finance
- Minimum of 6 years’ experience in financial modelling
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Credit Analysis/Quants
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience Debt /Equity/Structured products transaction structuring and execution
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Team management/leadership