The Head of Sponsor & Investment Banking will lead the origination, structuring, and execution of capital markets and advisory transactions for corporate, financial sponsor, and government clients across sectors including energy, mining, infrastructure, and oil & gas. The role combines senior client coverage and investment banking product responsibilities, with accountability for driving business development, providing strategic financial advice, developing innovative financing solutions, and overseeing complex transaction execution. The role includes building and maintaining executive-level client relationships, collaborate with local and cross-border teams, ensure rigorous financial analysis and risk management, and lead a high-performing team that contributes to the growth and success of the Corporate & Investment Banking franchise.
Must have ZAQA verified Qualifications
Lead and drive the origination and execution of vanilla and complex capital market transactions including capital raising, and other advisory mandates for CIB clients.
Act as a senior relationship lead for Sponsor segment clients,maintainingand developing long-term partnerships with corporates, financial sponsors, and other market participants.
Develop and present strategic advice and materials to clients, delivering insightful and differentiated perspectives on market dynamics, valuation, and potential opportunities toc‑levelexecutives.
Contribute to idea generation and pipeline development aligned to key Investment Banking themes.
Drive marketing initiatives,pitchesand thought leadership tailored to priority subsector dynamics, commodity trends, and regulatory developments.
Develop innovative financial solutions tailored to meet specific client needs.
Oversee all aspects of transaction delivery, ensuring high-quality execution, effective risk management, and seamless coordination across internal and external stakeholders (i.e. credit, legal, finance, technical and commercial diligence providers) acrossjurisdictions
Review financial analysis, valuation, and modelling to ensure analytical rigour and accuracy.
Mentor and develop team members, set quality standards, provide coaching and feedback, support recruiting activities.
Drive business development efforts,identifyingnew opportunities and contributing to the growth of the broader franchise.
Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.
30/07/26
All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.
The FirstRand Corporate Centre houses many of the critical functions required by a large and complex financial services group. The Corporate Centre’s stakeholders are external, such as regulators, shareholders, global developmental institutions and government; and also internal, mainly the market-leading businesses that service the group’s customers. These critical functions cover risk, compliance, governance, internal audit, treasury, finance and tax amongst many others. They require deep specialist and technical skills and ultimately represent the custodianship of the FirstRand group’s licence to operate.
Employees of the Corporate Centre develop a very unique perspective of the group because nowhere else can you own or be part of a mandate that operates across the portfolio. This allows for both big picture thinking and operational learning. It is also a great place to drive collaboration and a place to have a significant impact.
The Corporate Centre has adopted a blended approach to working, with a focus on balancing remote working and connections with colleagues in the workplace. Face-to-face interactions remain important to its way of working as these connections protect the business’s social capital, which is key to ensuring that FirstRand’s unique culture stays alive and continues to thrive.
