Investment Banking Analyst

Baird Careers; Chicago (IL); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 125 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Protected Friday nights & Saturdays

Sabbaticals during career

Shareholder opportunities

PTO and robust 401k match

Profit-sharing contribution

Résumé du poste

Baird Careers, a premier investment banking firm in Chicago, is seeking analysts across Consumer, Healthcare, Industrial, and Tech & Services groups. You will learn by doing, supporting mergers, valuations, and marketing materials while collaborating with junior and senior bankers.

A strong academic background in finance and a willingness to develop in a fast-paced environment are key. The role offers competitive pay and a generous incentive structure.

Qualifications

• 12–24 months of full-time work experience (investment banking preferred)
• A finance degree is helpful but not required
• SIE and Series 79 licensing preferred (or the ability to obtain them quickly)
• Experience with AI tools such as Rogo, CoPilot, and auxi is preferred
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar

Responsabilités

• Provide analytical support across mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and other financial advisory services
• Work with your team to prepare company valuations, build financial models, and create marketing materials
• Contribute to business development efforts through research, analysis, and preparation for client meetings and pitches
• Work side-by-side with both junior and senior investment bankers, gaining hands-on experience across every stage of a deal
• Use AI tools like Rogo and auxi to streamline the creation of pitch books and models, and employ data visualization software like Power BI to generate data-driven insights and reports for client materials

Connaissances

Teamwork

Learning agility

Analytical thinking

Communication

Formation

Finance degree helpful

Outils

Power BI

Tableau

Rogo

CoPilot

auxi

Description du poste

High-profile deals, major growth, the right people behind you. Grow far at Baird.

Baird offers a different kind of start to a career in investment banking, built on high-performing teams and a culture that supports your growth. Here, you’ll build skills through real transactions, close collaboration with peers and mentors, and a culture focused on shared success.

We are currently hiring analysts across our Consumer, Healthcare, Industrial, and Tech & Services groups.

What You’ll Do

Learn by doing and be trusted with meaningful work from the jump

• Provide analytical support across mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and other financial advisory services

• Work with your team to prepare company valuations, build financial models, and create marketing materials

• Contribute to business development efforts through research, analysis, and preparation for client meetings and pitches

• Work side-by-side with both junior and senior investment bankers, gaining hands-on experience across every stage of a deal

• Use AI tools like Rogo and auxi to streamline the creation of pitch books and models, and employ data visualization software like Power BI to generate data-driven insights and reports for client materials

What You’ll Gain

The kind of environment that turns early talent into lasting careers

• Contribute to every stage of a transaction, from conducting research to facilitating due diligence

• Gain insight into how teams collaborate across geographies, sectors, and specialties to support client objectives

• Take on meaningful responsibility and contribute to conversations with investor and corporate management clients around the world

• Grow in a culture built on respect and shared values, where ambition and collaboration go hand-in-hand and hard work is recognized through opportunity

What It Takes

We’re looking for people who want to go far, and go together

• A candidate energized by learning, teamwork, and real responsibility

• 12-24 months of full-time work experience (investment banking preferred)

• A proven academic record and a passion for finance (a finance degree is helpful, but not required)

• Drive, resilience, and a strong work ethic

• Ability to work independently and thrive in a collaborative setting

• Strong mathematical, writing, and verbal skills; relevant software proficiency

• SIE and Series 79 licensing preferred (or the ability to obtain them quickly)

• Experience with AI tools such as Rogo, CoPilot, and auxi is preferred

• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar

Compensation and Benefits:

• $110,000 - $125,000 annual salary with bonus potential

• Compensation and bonus are commensurate with experience, performance and/or GIB profitability

• In addition to a strong culture that is focused on health and well-being, our organization offers competitive total compensation packages and comprehensive benefits including: protected Friday night and Saturdays, periodic sabbaticals during career, shareholder opportunities, mandatory paid time off (PTO) and robust 401k match and profit-sharing contribution

Baird is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status.