Investment Banking - UK & Ireland M&A Vice President / Executive Director - London

J.P. Morgan; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A top investment bank in London is seeking a Vice President/Executive Director to lead client transactions in M&A. The role involves managing deals, training junior staff, and ensuring client communication. The ideal candidate has a strong academic background and relevant investment banking experience, with outstanding analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Relevant work experience at an investment bank (M&A, industry teams, Leverage Finance), consulting firm, private equity, or Big 4.
• Outstanding financial analysis and modelling skills.
• Strong, inclusive team player.

Responsibilities

• Acting as primary day-to-day client point of contact and lead banker on deals.
• Reviewing and coordinating the analytic work of junior bankers.
• Leading client negotiations and management interviews.

Skills

Strong financial analysis skills

Excellent written and verbal communication

Ability to work under pressure

Team player

Project management skills

Education

Strong academic background

Tools

MS Office applications

Bloomberg

Job description

As a seasoned Investment Banking professional, you’ll have experience developing strong relationships with corporates and financial institution clients and working across different products. You’ll work on deals and transaction across the spectrum of our banking products, including mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, loans, and equity capital and debt capital raises.

Position Summary

J.P. Morgan's UK M&A team is part of the UK Investment Banking franchise

The team has an outstanding reputation and an exemplary track record of executing complex transactions, and is recognised by clients, other advisors and competitors as one of the leading franchises in the UK market.

As a Vice President/ Executive Director on the team, you will partner with colleagues in industry and product teams to originate and execute the full spectrum of corporate finance transactions including public takeovers, private buy-side and sell-side transactions and corporate carve outs

Role responsibilities

• Acting as the primary day-to-day client point of contact and lead banker on deals
• Reviewing and coordinating the analytic work of junior bankers to move marketing/execution process forward
• Experience in training junior bankers
• Refining marketing/execution materials for maximum client impact
• Overseeing the creation of financial projection models
• Identifying and managing all risks in a given deal
• Liaising with other internal and external parties on transactions (eg. lawyers, accountants, counterparties)
• Leading client negotiations, Q&A process and management interviews

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Relevant work experience at an investment bank (M&A, industry teams, Leverage Finance), consulting firm, private equity, Big 4, or similar is preferable
• Strong academic background
• Outstanding financial analysis and modelling skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well under pressure and tight deadlines
• Solid communication and project management skills
• In-depth understanding of investment banking products (can be enhanced and further built through training)
• An understanding of the UK Takeover Code and Listing Rules
• Experience dealing with clients and other transactional advisers (can be enhanced and further built through training)
• Strong, inclusive team player
• Proficient in MS office applications and experience of Bloomberg preferred