Vice President - Public Sector Investment Banking (PIB) Team

About the role

Cygnum Capital is seeking a senior investment banking professional at Vice President level to join its Public Sector Investment Banking (PIB) team, leading advisory coverage of sovereign, supranational and broader public sector clients across a broad range of financial advisory products, with a focus on emerging markets in Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The role involves designing and executing financial advisory solutions and originating new mandates.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of financial advisory solutions for sovereign, supranational, and public sector advisory clients, spanning debt management, capital markets, credit structuring, project and infrastructure finance.
• Take a leading role in identifying, originating and winning investment banking and capital markets mandates, including through public procurement processes.
• Own and expand relationships with senior sovereign and public sector decision‑makers, acting as a trusted point of contact for key clients and market participants.
• Drive the development of pitch materials and client presentations, ensuring a compelling and well‑positioned narrative for public sector clients.
• Oversee project execution, including structuring, analysis, documentation and coordination of internal teams and external stakeholders, ensuring high‑quality delivery.
• Take an active role in training, mentoring and developing junior colleagues, and help foster collaboration across business lines.
• Contribute to the strategic development of public sector client coverage, identifying new opportunities and helping shape the team’s advisory offering.

Required profile

• 7+ years of experience in public sector or sovereign financing advisory, debt management advisory, debt capital markets, innovative transaction structuring or broader investment banking advisory roles.
• Demonstrated ability to cover public sector clients across a range of financial advisory products (e.g., bonds, loans, guarantees, liability management, blended or structured solutions, project/infrastructure finance).
• Strong track record of engaging with and advising senior government and public sector stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in emerging markets, ideally including Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and/or Central Asia.
• Strong analytical and structuring skills, combined with proven origination and business development capabilities.
• Experience with innovative financing instruments (e.g., debt‑for‑development swaps, results‑based or blended structures) is a plus.
• Familiarity with credit rating methodologies, particularly for sovereigns and supranational agencies, is a plus.
• Experience mentoring or managing junior team members is a plus.