We are accepting both Associate and Vice President Applicants for this opening.

Business Overview:

Our FIC Advisory department offers advisory services for mergers and acquisitions (M&A), primary equity capital markets (ECM) transactions and balance sheet restructuring, combining the expertise across various sector groups with a focused international approach.

This role will sit in the Financial Institutions Coverage (FIC) group, covering Insurance, Asset Management,

Wealth Management, Banks, and Diversified Financials.

Candidate Success Factors:

Candidates are measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:

• Results and Impact:
  • Able to influence peers and team.
  • Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact.
  • Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work.
  • Responsible for driving outcomes, which have meaningful effect on team or department.
• Leadership and Collaboration:
  • Creates trust with colleagues.
  • Acts in leadership capacity for projects, processes, or programs.
• Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus:
  • Able to build relationships with a mix of colleagues and clients.
  • Interacts regularly with management and department leaders.
  • Demonstrates the ability to influence stakeholders at the team level.
• Compliance Culture and Conduct:
  • Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts.
  • Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards.

Responsibilities:

As a Vice President, the role holder will be accountable for ensuring excellence on all deliverables related to marketing, executing and regulation within FIC Advisory. Co-ordinates junior colleagues and handles complex analyses with autonomy, whilst exercising sound judgment on when to escalate issues to more senior colleagues.

• Accountable for providing excellence in relation to key activities within the FIC Advisory team as a senior team member with substantial experience in the relevant area and Global Banking as a whole. This will include delivering, with appropriate supervision where required, tasks such as:
• Manage day-to-day execution of deal activity across the M&A and advisory processes, ensuring timeliness and quality of work produced for deal preparation by Analysts and Associates;
• Lead pitch process from start to finish;
• Maintains a high degree of market awareness, and helps to identify new business opportunities by thinking commercially about client's business;
• Participate in, and where appropriate leads client meetings either jointly or on a sole basis. Interacts directly with clients and with other advisors (lawyers, co-advisors, etc) at an appropriate level;
• Liaising with portfolio management and other internal teams to effectively hand over responsibility for new deals following closing.
• Applies knowledge to perform complex task sand solve complex issues in creative and effective ways as well as to assist with the management of workstreams where required. Utilises expertise to make independent judgments to deal with a variety of situations, but refers atypical and particularly complex matters to more senior colleagues for input where appropriate.
• Manages workstreams and ensures the quality of deliverables. Co-ordinates the planning of work of junior colleagues, and often supervises their day to day activities and trains them to support their development.
• Influences and supports members of the FIC Advisory team by leading in decision making and approach where problems are more complex and require sophisticated analysis or experience. Acts as a point of escalation for more junior staff. Challenges senior officers on both commercial and technical aspects of transactions.
• Manages relationships with internal stakeholders and clients independently. Leads commercial conversations with clients under strategic guidance from senior colleagues.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Professional qualification required with expert understanding of FIC Advisory, typically gained at BNP Paribas or within another top tier investment bank.
• In depth knowledge of processes within the FIC Advisory team with advanced understanding of Advisory, and strong knowledge of process within FIC. Good working knowledge of a wide range of company-wide policies, procedures regulations and legislation. Able to utilise knowledge and experience to implement effective operating practices in the team.
• In depth knowledge of M&A and advisory products and services including transaction structuring and analysis, valuation, fairness opinions, capital increases, IPOs, privatisations, etc. Ability to analyse and prepare transaction structures, with a solid understanding of the transaction process from end-to-end.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting, financial and valuation techniques
• Excellent modelling skills (DDM, multiples, basic LBO model, basic merger model and value creation analyses...)
• Strong analytical and valuation skills (including knowledge of integrated financial statements models, comparable companies, comparable transactions, DCF, LBO models), with the ability to translate technical concepts and provide specialist guidance and advice to others. Able to construct a broad point of view and market convictions.
• Strong stakeholder and good people management skills to ensure the delivery of timely and commercial solutions for clients.
• Adept at receiving and synthesizing information, with a strong understanding of financial markets.
• Excellent written and oral English skills in order to articulate technical issues and to be able to take the complex and make simple to enable effective communication with individuals across the business.
• Strong personal focus on accuracy and attention to detail and able to review and improve work of more junior colleagues.
• Strong computer skills and a good knowledge of a range of standard computer software, e.g., Microsoft Office, email. Experience in using investment banking databases (e.g. FactSet, Capital IQ, Dealogic, Bloomberg).
• Good citizen behaviour, embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank's strategy, commitment, work ethics, integrity, Code of Conduct).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong academic background: Bachelor's degree with courses in Finance, Management, Economics and related topics preferred.
• 3+ years of current investment banking experience, FIC experience preferred but not required. Strong numerical and analytical ability, aptitude to think strategically.
• Ability to multi-task and work autonomously.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines, excellent time management and prioritization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluency in English is compulsory, any additional languages a plus.
• Collaborative and inclusive way of working.
• Knowledge and familiarity with Microsoft Office tools, S&P Capital IQ, Bloomberg and other information databases.

FINRA Registrations Required:

• SIE, Series 63 and Series 79

CFTC Swap Dealer Associated Person (if yes, NFA Swaps Proficiency Program is required):

• Not Applicable

SEC Security-Based Swap Dealer Associated Person:

• Not Applicable

The expected starting salary for this position is starting at $250,000 annually. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business line, and geographic/office location.

In addition, our comprehensive benefits package aims to support our employees in various aspects of their lives. From healthcare and wellness programs to retirement plans and childcare services, we prioritize the well-being and growth of our employees. Our benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, a 401(k) Savings Plan, backup childcare, life, accident and disability insurance, mental health support and paid time off. Additional details about our benefits offerings, inclusive of eligibility for a discretionary bonus, will be provided during the hiring process.

This application will remain open until a candidate has been selected for the role. There is no specific application timeline.