Head (Investments & Investor Relations)

Responsibilities

1. Strategic Investment Leadership (Value Creation):
   • Develop and implement a comprehensive investment strategy aligned with the Raya’s goals and risk appetite.
   • Provide strategic guidance to the executive team on market trends, investment opportunities, and potential risks; and regularly reporting to management regarding performance and peer comparative data.
   • Implement proactive strategies to maximize portfolio companies’ valuations, returns and mitigate risks.
   • Develop with the CFO the annual Holdco/Opco investment goals/targets aligning with strategic direction.
   • Provide strategic leadership in investment decisions, recommending critical choices that drive the growth and performance of Raya’s investment portfolio.
   • Oversee Raya’s investment portfolio, optimizing performance and ensuring alignment with investment targets.
2. M&A and Transaction Management:
   • Lead the identification and evaluation of various investment opportunities, including acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures and other development projects.
   • Lead the process of conducting thorough due diligence, financial analysis, and risk assessments for potential investments; and lead-on till successful closing.
   • Manage and coordinate between a wide-array of advisors, bankers and management consultants to lead through effective M&A deals’ management and closing.
3. Relationship Management with Key Investment Stakeholders:
   • Effectively communicate investment strategies, performance updates, and market insights to internal stakeholders, investors, board of directors and partners/minority investors within portfolio companies.
   • Oversight on the entire group-wide IR and Investment functions, to ensure compliance to policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and best practices in IR & investment.
   • Build and maintain strong relationships with partners, bankers, brokers, regulators, and other key stakeholders.

Qualifications

Educational Background: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance Field
• Technical Certification is preferred (e.g. CFA, CMA, CPM, &/or CPA)

Professional Experience:

• 10+ years of relevant experience
• 5 years of management experience

Technical Skills:

Functional level: 

• Excellent writing and reporting skills 
• Excellent level of financial analysis and principles
• Excellent understanding of financial valuation and corporate finance concepts.
• High level of concern for quality and accuracy in all work
• Excellent awareness of different budget and planning strategies and tactics

Business level:  

• Excellent research skills to be updated with the market changes
• Full awareness of Raya business code of conduct
• Full awareness of Raya group diversified portfolio

Interpersonal Skills: 

• Strategic Thinking 
• Operations Development 
• Influencing Others
• Developing Successors 
• Customer Centricity

As a distinguished investment company with a robust international footprint, Raya Holding for Financial Investments has experienced remarkable growth driven by a resilient business model.

We strategically capitalize on high-growth sectors, positioning ourselves at the forefront of economic advancement.

Publicly listed on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) since 2005.

We have expanded our presence to key markets including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Poland, Nigeria, and Tanzania.

Our global customer base is supported by over 20,000 highly skilled employees who are integral to our success.

Raya Holding operates through a diversified portfolio of 10 companies, strategically positioned across high-growth sectors of the regional economy. Our investment portfolio is segmented into:

Technology & Infrastructure: Raya Information Technology

Retail & Distribution: Raya Trade, Raya FMCG

Business Process Outsourcing: Raya Customer Experience (RCX)

Fintech: Aman Holding

Manufacturing: Raya Auto, Raya Electric, Raya Foods,

Hospitality: Raya Smart Buildings, Raya Restaurants.