2027 July Strategic Insights Full Time Analyst (San Francisco)

About the role

The Financial Technology Partners (FTP) is seeking Full-Time Strategic Insights Analysts to join its team in San Francisco starting in July 2027. FT Partners is a boutique investment bank specializing in the Financial Technology sector, advising on significant transactions and providing financial and strategic advisory services.

Responsibilities

• Conduct due diligence on potential investment banking opportunities, including financial, valuation, and market sizing analyses.
• Leverage extensive market data to identify and publish insights on key trends and topics influencing the FinTech ecosystem.
• Meet with FinTech founders, venture capitalists, private equity firms, and traditional finance executives to understand strategy, product roadmaps, acquisition interests, and capital raising / liquidity needs.
• Leverage FT Partners' proprietary database and alternative data sources to identify emerging trends in FinTech.
• Research significant M&A and private capital raising transactions and publish high-quality / high-visibility reports.
• Work side-by-side with deal teams in assessing valuation, product differentiation, and investor / buyer rationales.
• Develop high-impact, client-facing deliverables including sell-side pitches, views on market trends, and analyses of investment / acquisition activity across FinTech.
• Aid senior bankers in developing and implementing business development strategies and facilitating dialogue with CEO/CFO/Board level contacts.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or Master's degree, preferably in Finance, Economics, or Accounting.
• Minimum 3.40 cumulative GPA.
• Strong interest in financial analysis, research, and FinTech.
• Exceptional writing and verbal communication skills.
• Strong work ethic and a drive for excellence.
• Team player, self-motivated, and entrepreneurial.
• Strong data management and research skills.
• Maturity and poise to work directly with C-Suite level professionals.
• High attention to detail.

Benefits

Permanent U.S. work authorization required. FT Partners will not sponsor applicants for work visas at application or in the future.

Pay

The annual salary for this position at commencement of employment is $100,000/year. Employees will be in an "at-will" position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.