Investment Banking Vice President | Industrials
Investment Banking Vice President - Industrials
Location: Chicago, IL or New York, NY
Coverage: Industrials M&A and Capital Markets
About the Firm
Our client is a global middle-market investment bank with a strong international platform and a rapidly expanding Industrials practice. The team has been strategically building out the group for the past 2+ years and is led by a strongly pedigreed senior team with backgrounds at top bulge bracket and elite boutique banks. This is a high-growth platform offering significant opportunity for VPs looking to grow into senior coverage roles.
Job Description
The firm is seeking a Vice President to join their growing Industrials investment banking team. The VP will play a critical role in transaction execution, business development, and team leadership across broad Industrials coverage, including M&A and Capital Markets. This is an opportunity to join a high-caliber team during a key growth phase, with meaningful upside in both deal exposure and career trajectory.
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day execution of M&A transactions (sell-side and buy-side) and capital markets engagements
- Manage deal teams of Analysts and Associates, overseeing financial modeling, valuation analyses, and marketing materials
- Serve as a key point of contact for clients, buyers, lenders, and other deal counterparties throughout transaction processes
- Oversee preparation of pitch books, CIMs, management presentations, and other client-facing materials
- Support senior bankers on business development efforts and contribute to origination and client coverage
- Lead due diligence processes, negotiate definitive agreements, and drive transactions to close
- Mentor and develop junior team members, providing guidance and training across modeling, materials, and deal execution
- Contribute to the continued build-out of the Industrials platform
Qualifications
- 6-9 years of full-time Investment Banking experience, with a meaningful portion focused on Industrials coverage
- Significant M&A and/or capital markets execution experience
- Strong technical foundation in financial modeling, valuation, and transaction structuring
- Demonstrated leadership and project management skills, with experience managing deal teams
- Strong commercial instincts and ability to contribute to business development efforts
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interface directly with C-suite clients
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA a plus
- Series 79 and Series 63 required
If you'd like to learn more, please apply today and a member of our team will reach out with more information!
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