We are recruiting for several exciting opportunities within the Capital Markets and Financial Services industry*.
Location:* *Lagos, Nigeria*
Employment Type:* *Full-Time*
*AVAILABLE POSITIONS*
1. *Head of Commercial Paper*
2. *Head of Business Development*
3. *Head of Market Research*
4. *Head of OTC Market*
5. *Head of Private Capital Market*
6. *Relationship Manager*
7. *Brand and Marketing Specialist*
Relationship Manager
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
We are seeking commercially driven and relationship-focused professionals to support business growth across the capital markets industry. Successful candidates will be responsible for acquiring clients, developing strategic relationships, expanding market participation, and identifying new business opportunities across various financial market products and services.
Key Responsibilities
– Identify, engage, and onboard eligible issuers, investors, brokers, financial institutions, and other market participants.
– Execute business development strategies to grow market participation and revenue.
– Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective clients.
– Identify companies seeking capital, commercial paper issuance opportunities, and secondary-market trading opportunities.
– Communicate product offerings, market processes, participation requirements, and commercial propositions to clients.
– Coordinate client onboarding and documentation with internal teams.
– Identify cross-selling opportunities across different business units.
– Organise client meetings, presentations, and market education sessions.
– Maintain accurate client records, prospect pipelines, and engagement reports.
– Monitor market trends, client needs, and competitor activities to identify growth opportunities.
– Follow up on client requirements and coordinate the resolution of issues affecting market participation.
– Support client acquisition plans, account management strategies, and business development targets.
– Prepare regular reports on client engagement, onboarding progress, and business performance.
– Ensure compliance with applicable market rules, regulatory requirements, and internal policies.
Requirements
– Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, Marketing, or a related discipline.
– 4–7 years of relevant experience in relationship management, corporate banking, investment banking, capital markets, stockbroking, or financial services business development.
– Good understanding of securities markets, corporate finance, debt instruments, and investment products.
– Experience engaging corporate clients, institutional investors, brokers, or other financial market participants.
– Proven ability to build business relationships, convert prospects, and contribute to revenue growth.
– Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
– Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with customer relationship management systems is an advantage.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to erikan.wilson@kennediaconsulting.net using Relationship Manager as the email subject.
Head of Private Capital Market
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced private capital markets professional to lead the growth of private securities markets by connecting eligible private companies with investors, facilitating access to capital, and developing innovative market opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
– Develop and execute strategies to expand private capital market activities.
– Identify and engage private companies, growth-stage businesses, institutional investors, private equity firms, venture capital firms, and family offices.
– Build a pipeline of companies seeking capital, investor access, and liquidity solutions.
– Support frameworks and processes for private securities transactions in line with applicable regulations.
– Assess issuer readiness and work with professional advisers to facilitate market participation.
– Develop partnerships with investment firms, legal advisers, financial advisers, and industry associations.
– Identify opportunities for secondary trading and liquidity solutions for eligible private securities.
– Collaborate with business development and market research teams to identify growth opportunities.
– Support the development of products and services that improve access to private capital.
– Promote awareness of private capital market opportunities among businesses and investors.
– Track capital raised, investor participation, transactions, and revenue performance.
– Coordinate with legal, compliance, and risk teams to ensure regulatory alignment.
Requirements
– Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
– A postgraduate qualification or relevant professional certification is an advantage.
– 8–10 years of experience in private equity, venture capital, investment banking, corporate finance, capital markets, or private investment.
– Strong understanding of private securities, capital raising, transaction structuring, and investor relations.
– Demonstrated ability to build relationships with private companies and institutional investors.
– Strong commercial judgement, financial analysis, negotiation, and project management skills.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to erikan.wilson@kennediaconsulting.net, using Head of Private Capital Market as the email subject.
Head of OTC Market
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced capital markets professional to lead the development and growth of an over-the-counter (OTC) market. The successful candidate will drive trading activity, increase market participation, improve liquidity, and strengthen market efficiency and integrity.
Key Responsibilities
– Develop and implement strategies to grow OTC market activities.
– Attract and onboard brokers, dealers, issuers, investors, and other eligible market participants.
– Work with market operators to improve trading activity, liquidity, and price discovery.
– Identify opportunities to increase trading in eligible unlisted securities and other supported instruments.
– Monitor transaction volumes, turnover, pricing trends, and participant performance.
– Collaborate with operations, technology, compliance, risk management, and business development teams.
– Support the development and implementation of market rules, procedures, and operating standards.
– Identify barriers to participation and recommend improvements to market access and efficiency.
– Maintain relationships with regulators, market associations, brokers, custodians, and institutional investors.
– Prepare market performance reports and recommendations for management.
– Support the development of new trading solutions and market initiatives.
Requirements
– Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
– A relevant professional qualification in capital markets, securities, finance, or risk management is an advantage.
– 8–10 years of experience in capital markets, securities trading, stockbroking, investment banking, or market operations.
– Strong understanding of OTC markets, securities trading, market structure, settlement processes, and regulatory frameworks.
– Experience managing teams, market participants, or market development initiatives.
– Strong analytical, commercial, operational, and stakeholder management skills.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to erikan.wilson@kennediaconsulting.net, using Head of OTC Market as the email subject.
Head of Market Research
Location:* *Lagos, Nigeria*
Employment Type:* *Full-Time*
About the Role*
We are looking for an experienced research professional to lead market intelligence, economic and financial research, and industry analysis. The successful candidate will provide data-driven insights to support business strategy, product development, pricing decisions, and market growth.
🎯 *Key Responsibilities*
– Develop and implement market research and intelligence strategies.
– Conduct research on capital markets, private capital, unlisted securities, commercial paper, and other financial instruments.
– Analyse market trends, investor behaviour, issuer needs, liquidity, and competitive dynamics.
– Produce research reports, market outlooks, sector analyses, and strategic briefing notes.
– Provide research-backed recommendations for product development, pricing, and market expansion.
– Monitor local and international capital market developments, regulatory changes, and macroeconomic indicators.
– Maintain reliable market databases, research models, dashboards, and performance indicators.
– Collaborate with business development and product teams to identify opportunities.
– Provide research input for management presentations, board papers, and investor engagements.
– Establish standards for research quality, data integrity, and publication.
– Build relationships with research institutions, universities, financial analysts, and industry associations.
✅ *Requirements*
– Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Analytics, or a related field.
– A master’s degree or relevant professional qualification is an advantage.
– 7–10 years of experience in financial research, economic analysis, capital markets, investment research, or a related field.
– Strong quantitative, analytical, report-writing, and presentation skills.
– Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data visualisation tools; experience with financial databases and statistical tools is desirable.
– Strong understanding of financial markets, investment instruments, and economic indicators.
📩 *How to Apply*
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to *erikan.wilson@kennediaconsulting.net*, using *Head of Market Research* as the email subject.
Head of Business Development
Location:* *Lagos, Nigeria*
Employment Type:* *Full-Time*
About the Role*
We are seeking a commercially driven business development leader to drive growth, expand market participation, build strategic partnerships, and identify new revenue opportunities within the financial services and capital markets industry.
🎯 *Key Responsibilities*
– Develop and execute business development strategies aligned with corporate objectives.
– Attract and onboard new issuers, investors, brokers, financial institutions, and market participants.
– Build strategic relationships with banks, corporates, investment firms, and other key stakeholders.
– Identify opportunities to grow trading activity, listings, market participation, and revenue.
– Develop new products, services, and commercial partnerships.
– Prepare business proposals, presentations, commercial offers, and partnership agreements.
– Manage the business development pipeline, including prospecting, conversion, and revenue forecasting.
– Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and emerging business opportunities.
– Collaborate with product and market teams to identify cross-selling opportunities.
– Track business development performance and report on key targets.
✅ *Requirements*
– Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, Marketing, or a related discipline.
– A postgraduate qualification or relevant professional certification is an advantage.
– 8–10 years of relevant experience in business development, financial services, capital markets, or investment banking, including leadership experience.
– Strong understanding of Nigeria’s financial markets and corporate finance landscape.
– Proven track record of revenue generation, partnership development, and new business acquisition.
– Excellent commercial strategy, negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
📩 *How to Apply*
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to *erikan.wilson@kennediaconsulting.net*, using *Head of Business Development* as the email subject.
Head of Commercial Paper
📍 *Location:* *Lagos, Nigeria*
💼 *Employment Type:* *Full-Time*
🔎 *About the Role*
We are seeking an experienced capital markets professional to lead the growth of commercial paper market activities. The successful candidate will attract corporate issuers, facilitate commercial paper issuance, strengthen investor and intermediary relationships, and drive market participation and revenue growth.
🎯 *Key Responsibilities*
– Develop and implement strategies to grow commercial paper issuance and market participation.
– Identify and engage eligible corporate issuers seeking short-term financing.
– Build relationships with banks, investment firms, issuing houses, brokers, and institutional investors.
– Guide prospective issuers through the commercial paper issuance process.
– Support issuance structuring, pricing, and commercial negotiations.
– Identify opportunities to increase investor demand and repeat issuance.
– Coordinate with legal, compliance, and operations teams to ensure regulatory compliance.
– Monitor issuance pipelines, maturities, market yields, and investor demand.
– Prepare market reports, revenue forecasts, and performance dashboards.
– Recommend improvements to issuance processes and market infrastructure.
✅ *Requirements*
– Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
– Relevant professional qualifications in finance, treasury, accounting, or capital markets are an advantage.
– 7–10 years of relevant experience in debt capital markets, treasury, investment banking, fixed-income markets, or corporate finance.
– Strong understanding of commercial paper, short-term debt instruments, credit analysis, and issuance processes.
– Demonstrated ability to develop issuer relationships and execute commercial transactions.
– Excellent financial analysis, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to *erikan.wilson@kennediaconsulting.net*, using *Head of Commercial Paper* as the email subject.
📩 *HOW TO APPLY*
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to:
📧 Erikan.wilson@kennediaconsulting.net*
Please use the *exact job title* as the email subject line.
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