Vice President - Investment Banking / Corporate Finance

Location: Chicago, Illinois | Minneapolis, Minnesota

About the role

Our client is an established investment banking advisory firm providing independent, solutions‑based advice to shareholders, boards, and management teams across M&A, capital markets, and strategic alternatives. The firm has executed hundreds of transactions across a broad range of industry sectors, both domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead due diligence efforts, client communication on active engagements, and represent the firm in client and advisor meetings.
• Drive corporate marketing initiatives, including pitch and proposal development, prospect research, and sales presentations.
• Own the full transaction execution lifecycle: lead due diligence workstreams and oversee detailed financial analyses.
• Direct company valuations and evaluate transaction structuring alternatives.
• Oversee preparation of client‑facing materials, including pitch decks and confidential information memoranda.
• Partner directly with senior leadership across a range of industries and complex transactions.
• Manage multiple concurrent engagements with high autonomy, with a clear path toward generating and independently executing transactions.
• Mentor and develop junior team members, and contribute to broader firm‑wide initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong academic background in finance, economics, or accounting.
• 6+ years of relevant investment banking experience with a well‑regarded firm – M&A, leveraged finance, financial sponsors, restructuring, and/or debt capital markets.
• Strong analytical skills and deep knowledge of corporate finance theory.
• Advanced financial/cash flow modeling expertise (LBO, accretion/dilution, pro forma synergy analysis).
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong grasp of valuation theory, methodologies, and practical application.
• Excellent communication skills, including experience presenting directly to clients.
• Highly detail‑oriented, with a strong commitment to quality work product.
• Self‑motivated, organized, and comfortable operating in a fast‑paced environment.