Investment Banking South Africa Coverage Specialist at Deutsche Bank

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• Consistently recognised by the industry for activities in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and capital raising, our global Corporate Finance business is a market leader in Origination & Advisory (O&A). We provide a full range of investment banking services, including public and private equity and debt financing, M&A advice and private investment services for corporate and institutional clients.
• Our award-winning operations in Europe, North America, and the Asia Pacific regions give us unparalleled global reach, offering access to the largest distribution network in the investment banking industry. Accordingly, we are proud that our client base includes some of the largest global companies and that we work on many of the largest and most complex deals in the market.
• Origination & Advisory is organised through global products and regional client coverage spanning different geographies and industry focused teams. The South African Coverage team is looking to add a senior investment banker to their EMEA platform.
• You will be involved in origination and execution of O&A transactions, development and management of client relationships as well as relationships across the Investment Bank.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for supporting and driving the O&A strategy in South Africa
• Client coverage initiatives to build strategic dialogue with key global and local clients
• Bring in new client relationships and access to the DB SA franchise
• Responsible for origination efforts to build and maintain a sustainable pipeline of deals
• Lead execution on deals, particularly the SA-specific workstreams
• Collaboration with product and sector teams across EMEA, US and Asia
• Developing and mentoring the team

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• At least 7-8 years relevant Corporate Finance experience across advisory and capital market products
• Proven client coverage and origination experience
• Experience in leading execution on deals
• Complex deal understanding and structuring capabilities in M&A, ECM and DCM
• Project management skills
• Excellent working knowledge of the SA regulatory environment
• Strong analytical approach combined with creative problem-solving abilities
• High levels of initiative and ingenuity, high pro-activity levels and drive
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to drive and influence senior, cross-functional and cross-regional deal teams, interfacing with multiple business partners across business lines and regions
• Able to communicate well with excellent negotiation skills and the ability to work effectively in teams
• Able to creatively solve problems and to successfully navigate a large, matrix-based organisation

EDUCATIONAL:

• Minimum requirement: relevant degree
• CA (SA), CFA and/or MBA candidates preferred

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

• Ambitious
• Energetic
• Good communication skills (written & verbal)
• Strategic thinker
• Attention to detail
• Analytical problem solver
• Good negotiating skills
• Eager to coach/mentor
• Proactive and flexible
• Diligent and committed
• Takes initiative
• Entrepreneurial
• Reliable and resilient
• Confident
• Assertive, but not abrasive