Senior Transaction Leader at Open Capital Advisors

You are at the heart of Open Capital, directly leading multiple client transactions for Africa’s most innovative businesses and local and global investors. You support clients on strategies as well as transactions, helping to structure new funding vehicles and blended finance approaches. You manage and coach our Transaction Leaders, Analysts and Associates and work closely with Partners and Principals. As an STL, you play an active role in new business development, new global investor relationships, and forming new ideas into innovations (e.g. new funds).

Key responsibilities

As a senior member of our capital markets team, you will;

• Lead relationships with businesses and investors on capital raises across equity, debt, quasi equity, and blended capital and support companies to develop financing strategies
• Lead on client deliverables such as investor presentations, financial models, term sheets, etc., delivering world-class quality working closely with Principals and Partners and managing and coaching team members including Transaction Leaders, Associates, and Analysts
• Develop and lead relationships with dozens of local and global investors, building market intelligence across sectors and financial products
• Play an active role in driving new business origination, developing market theses, and engaging client relationships around transactions, financial products, and other market opportunities.

Who you are;

You want to build African industries and capital markets and share our optimism for what we can achieve! You have:

• 8-12 years of experience at an investment bank, private investment firm, development finance institution or in a transaction role within a corporate with significant experience in structuring transactions. Experience in African markets is strongly preferred;
• Significant experience preparing and evaluating financial models and investor presentations across a variety of contexts;
• Strong senior-level project/transaction management skills - ability to manage across multiple simultaneous projects effectively, managing communications with clients and teams;
• Experience in certain sectors of specific opportunity is preferred, including infrastructure, agriculture, energy access, financial services, healthcare;
• Experience in managing and coaching teams, including more junior and mid-level professionals;
• Excellent communication and analytical skills;
• Professional fluency in English is required; for those based in Dakar, professional fluency in French is also required.