Analyst - Low Carbon Transition & Infrastructure Investment Banking

About the role

The North America Low Carbon Transition (“LCT”) Investment Banking Group operates as a function of BNP Paribas’s Global Banking group, focusing on the U.S. and Canada, covering LCT-focused clients in the region across the full suite of investment banking products: M&A, ECM and Leveraged Finance. BNPP provides strategic advice to multinational corporations and financial sponsors on the structuring and execution of complex transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, asset divestments, initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and leveraged buy-out underwritings. The platform offers full range of execution capabilities and services to clients, in close collaboration with BNPP’s product teams.

Candidate Success Factors

• Results and Impact- Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work.

• Able to educate and influence peers and team.

• Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact.

• Leadership and Collaboration- Acts in leadership capacity for projects, processes, or programs.

• Partner with colleagues across various sectors and product teams to achieve a team-first approach.

• Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus- Able to build relationships with clients as part of deal execution.

• 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

• Support the execution and origination of investment banking transactions

• Support M&A, ECM and Leveraged Finance transactions, including coordinating across all parties involved

• Prepare presentations and contribute to deal pitches, including research and analysis of companies and industries

• Prepare complex financial models, including valuation and merger consequences analysis

• Provide industry intelligence and competitive analysis for potential opportunities, and assist in scoping potential deals

• Work in close partnership with various Managing Directors, Directors, Vice Presidents, and Associates to manage client relationships and deliverables

• Establish effective working relationships and build credibility with internal constituents throughout the organization

Qualifications

• Minimum Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree with demonstrated record of academic excellence
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills
  • Team player, self-motivated and entrepreneurial
  • Detail oriented with a complete focus on quality results/deliverables
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Experience across all aspects of the Microsoft Office suite (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
  • Core understanding of accounting and valuation

• Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior Investment Banking experience at an investment bank with specific exposure to M&A, ECM and Leveraged Finance or a comparable experience at a large corporate
  • Core valuation / financial modelling experience in a professional setting

Benefits

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.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach across the US, EMEA and APAC. It has a presence in 65 countries, with nearly 190,000 employees. The bank employs over 3,500 people in offices in the US across 10 states including New York, Jersey City, Chesterbrook, PA, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Miami, and Washington, DC. BNP Paribas has built a strong and diversified presence to support its client base. We continue to grow and strengthen our commitment to the US market through our Corporate & Institutional Banking activities. We are one of a few non-US banks to offer a full value chain for our clients, from trading to financing, and clearing and custody in the US with the international footprint and capacity to deliver both globally and locally. Leveraging the strength of our European roots, our network can support clients in virtually every region of the world, enabling more connectivity and efficiency wherever our clients conduct business. We take pride in our expertise and our ability to adapt while constantly looking ahead to create a more sustainable world.

BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.