Role Purpose
The Head of Capital Markets is responsible for building and leading the company's Markets platform, covering equity and debt capital markets transactions across corporates, governments, and financial institutions. The role focuses on originating, structuring, and executing capital raising transactions, including public offerings, private placements, and structured securities issuances, while ensuring full compliance with regulatory frameworks governing capital markets activities.
Group-Wide Scope
This role covers capital markets activities within the company's Group– SEC regulated Issuing House. Covering Capital Markets activities across:
• Corporate and sovereign capital raising mandates
• Structured finance and securitization transactions
• Private market placements and institutional capital raising
Key Responsibilities
1. Capital Markets Origination
• Lead origination of equity and debt capital markets mandates
• Develop relationships with corporates, governments, and institutional investors
• Identify opportunities for IPOs, private placements, and structured securities
• Build sector coverage pipelines
2. Transaction Structuring & Execution
• Lead execution of:
o IPOs and equity offerings
o Private placements
o Debt capital markets issuances
o Structured securities and securitizations
• Coordinate transaction teams including:
o Legal advisers
o Regulators
o Investors
o external consultants
3. Investor Engagement & Distribution
• Develop relationships with institutional investors including:
o pension funds
o asset managers
o DFIs
o family offices
• Lead investor marketing and roadshows
• Support book-building and pricing processes
4. Regulatory & Market Compliance
• Ensure all transactions comply with:
o SEC rules
o NGX listing requirements
o capital markets disclosure standards
• Work closely with:
o Legal & Compliance
o Risk Management
o Finance & Operations
5. Platform Development
• Build Aithnastone’s capital markets franchise
• Develop product capabilities including:
o structured finance
o securitization
o hybrid capital instruments
6. Revenue & Performance Management
• Deliver revenue targets for the capital markets business
• Manage transaction profitability and risk-adjusted returns
• Build a scalable capital markets team
7. Leadership & Culture
• Active member of the Group’s Management Team
• Build and lead Capital Markets vertical
• Develop succession and deputy plans to meet regulatory expectations
• Promote the firm’s culture of accountability and transparency and RIIET (Respect; Integrity; Innovation; Excellence and Teamwork) values
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related discipline
• MBA / MSc Finance preferred
• Professional certifications:
o CFA
o ACA /ACCA
• Experience:
o Minimum 10–15 years’ experience in investment banking or capital markets
• Strong experience with:
o IPOs
o debt capital markets
o private placements
• Experience engaging regulators and institutional investors
Key Competencies
• Strong transaction execution capability
• Capital markets structuring expertise
• Institutional client relationship management
• Strategic thinking and leadership
• Deep understanding of capital markets regulations.
