Investment Banking - MENA MA - VP - Dubai

JPMorganChase; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm seeks a Senior Associate / Vice President to join their EMEA M&A team in Dubai. This role involves managing M&A transactions across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, building strong relationships with clients and financial institutions. The ideal candidate should possess relevant M&A experience and excellent communication skills, able to thrive under pressure. Candidates with Arabic language skills are preferred but not required. The firm offers a dynamic team environment focused on client success.

Qualifications

• Relevant M&A experience in the MENA region.
• Self-starter with ability to be the point person on a deal.
• Strong relationship development and interaction across products.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for origination and execution of M&A transactions.
• Manage transaction deal teams and oversee project leadership.
• Support management of the bank’s MENA franchise.

Skills

M&A experience in the MENA region

Relationship building

Ability to work under pressure

Effective communication skills

Team player

Training junior bankers

Arabic language skills

Job description

Description

Within Investment Banking our M&A team works with a broad range of clients including corporations institutions and governments to provide comprehensive strategic advice capital raising and risk management expertise. Indepth industryspecific expertise and regional market acumen enable us to serve the evolving needs of clients around the world. Our firstclass business in a firstclass way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted longterm relationships by taking a holistic and forwardlooking view on our relationships and identifying ways to help clients achieve their most important business objectives.

We are recruiting for aSenior Associate / Vice President level position in the EMEA M&A team with primary responsibility for M&A business in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region who will be based in Dubai.

In this role you will have experience developing strong relationships with corporates and financial institution clients and working across different M&A transactions.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the origination and of M&A transactions in MENA including:
  • Client coverage of priority accounts from an M&A perspective in partnership with client executive bankers
  • Target deal origination analysis and strategy
  • Oversight of the preparation and delivery of M&A pitches and RfP responses
  • Daytoday project leadership of M&A transactions
  • Management of transaction deal teams
  • Management of engagements process and liaison with internal support functions (legal compliance conflicts etc.)
• Support for the management of the banks MENA franchise including:
  • Deal pipeline and business strategy for the region including liaison with the EMEA M&A business management team
  • Interacting with other M&A specialist areas (sellside defence activism EPP teams etc.)
  • Partnership with equity debt and markets groups covering the region
  • Management of marketing materials and Dealogic league tables
  • M&A database oversight covering regulatory requirements from different jurisdictions as well as market trends and themes
  • Recruitment mentoring and training analysts and associates from the region

Skills & Experience:

• Relevant M&A experience in the MENA region
• Selfstarter with the ability to confidently be the point person on a deal for clients interacting and advising them on M&A process matters
• Experience developing strong relationships and working across different products
• Ability to work well under pressure and tight deadlines
• Communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with senior professionals client advisors and key stakeholders in other lines of business
• Team player able to build bridges and has the ability to connect with people
• Experience in overseeing and training junior bankers
• Arabic language skills would be beneficial but not required

Required Experience:

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