Robert W. Baird

Investment Banking Associate, GP Solutions

Robert W. Baird • $175K — $200K *
New York, NY 10025Hybrid
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
2 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum three years of investment banking experience with focus on GP Solutions
  • In-depth knowledge of Secondary Advisory and experience with complex transactions
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Excellent communication and leadership abilities
  • Ability to thrive in high-performing team environments
  • Familiarity with AI tools and data visualization software

Responsibilities

  • Execute and enhance the investment banking presence in GP Solutions
  • Support franchise development with a focus on Secondary Advisory
  • Prepare valuations, financial models, and marketing materials
  • Drive business development through research and analysis
  • Collaborate with senior bankers and client executives
  • Utilize AI and data visualization tools for client materials

Benefits

  • Protected Friday nights and Saturdays
  • Periodic sabbaticals during career
  • Shareholder opportunities
  • Mandatory paid time off (PTO)
  • Robust 401k match and profit-sharing contribution
Full Job Description
What You'll Do
  • Responsibility that shapes your skill. Work that deepens your impact.
  • Work closely with senior management and will be charged with executing and contributing to the investment banking presence in GP Solutions
  • Provide the support to build a meaningful franchise in the sector, with a focus in Secondary Advisory.
  • Drive the preparation of company valuations, financial models, marketing materials, and client presentations
  • Contribute to business development efforts through research and analysis
  • Work directly with senior bankers and client executives, gaining insight into leadership-level decision-making
  • Use AI tools like Rogo and auxi to streamline the creation of pitch books and models, and employ data visualization software like Power BI to generate data-driven insights and reports for client materials


What You'll Gain
  • A team that runs on trust, momentum, and shared values
  • Build strong relationships with client leadership and C-suite executives through active involvement in complex transactions
  • Take on greater ownership through lean deal teams that offer more responsibility
  • Navigate clear paths for progression with mentorship, visibility, and real opportunity
  • Advance alongside elite, high-performing peers who hold each other to a high standard
  • Collaborate across Baird's global investment banking platform-500+ banking associates working together to drive results across geographies, sectors, and specialties
  • Grow in a culture that values diverse perspectives, welcomes ambition, and builds success through collaboration and shared purpose


What It Takes
  • We're looking for people ready to lead with focus and integrity
  • Candidates must have at least three years of experience working on a team of investment bankers with a focus on GP Solutions
  • Deep knowledge of Secondary Advisory and demonstrated ability to effectively execute complex transactions in Secondary Advisory
  • Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a track record of delivering results
  • Clear communication, strong leadership, and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, high-performing team
  • Intellectual agility, initiative, and the drive to grow in a fast-paced, client-focused environment
  • Experience with AI tools such as Rogo, CoPilot, and auxi is preferred
  • Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar


Compensation and Benefits:
  • $175,000 - $200,000 annual salary with bonus potential
  • Compensation and bonus are commensurate with experience, performance and/or GIB profitability


In addition to a strong culture that is focused on health and well-being, our organization offers competitive total compensation packages and comprehensive benefits including: protected Friday night and Saturdays, periodic sabbaticals during career, shareholder opportunities, mandatory paid time off (PTO) and robust 401k match and profit-sharing contribution

Note to External Recruiters / Search Firms: Baird does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not compensate for any placement resulting from such submissions. Any unsolicited resumes received will not be treated as valid applications.

Baird is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status.

About Robert W. Baird

Robert W. Baird & Co. is an employee-owned, international wealth management, capital markets, private equity, and asset management firm with offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Baird offers investment banking, institutional sales and trading, research coverage, corporate services, and wealth management. The firm has approximately 4,600 associates serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional, and municipal clients and more than $305 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2020.
Learn more about Robert W. Baird
Size
4,600 employees
Industry
Finance & Insurance
* Ladders Estimates

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