Investment Banking - Infrastructure M&A - Vice President

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York seeks a Vice President in Investment Banking to lead sponsor-related M&A deals, build senior client relationships, and guide execution across public and private transactions.

You will spearhead deal marketing, supervise junior bankers, and refine financial models while ensuring rigorous risk review and professional client interaction. The role demands outstanding communication, deep valuation capabilities, and the ability to manage complex processes under tight

Qualifications

• Experience in front-office investment banking roles.
• Experience training junior bankers.
• Strong written and verbal communication, concise explanations.
• Strong quantitative/analytical skills including Excel modelling and valuation.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage large data sets.
• Independent project management with responsibility.
• Professional and mature client interactions.
• Understanding of financial, legal, and reputational risks.

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.
• 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.

Skills

Investment banking

Front office experience

Training junior bankers

Communication skills

Excel modelling

Quantitative analysis

Pressure handling

Adaptability

Client interaction

Risk awareness

Job description

Financial sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and their portfolio companies continue to be an important component of M&A activity, accounting for $7.5 trillion or 33% of transaction volume globally over the last five years.Since 2019, J.P. Morgan has advised on over 1,000 announced sponsor-involved M&A deals, and we continue to build momentum by enhancing our world-class M&A franchise.

With $3 trillion of capital currently available across the asset class, we are committed to providing insightful advice and outstanding execution to our financial sponsor clients.

As a Vice President in Investment Banking, you’ll have experience developing strong relationships with corporates and financial institution clients and working across the spectrum of M&A, advising on public and private transactions, spin-offs, divestitures, activist-driven deals, sponsor-backed leveraged buyouts, and minority investments.

Job 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
• 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

• Prior work experience in an investment banking front office role.
• Experience in training junior bankers
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with specific ability to communicate concepts and ideas concisely and defend their validity
• Very strong quantitative and analytical skills (including Excel modelling and valuation work)
• Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines, and have the aptitude to synthesize large amounts of information and to develop innovative solutions
• Adaptability, able to manage projects independently and be ready to assume a high level of responsibility as a member of a team
• Ability to comfortably interact with clients in a professional and mature manner
• Excellent understanding of financial, legal and reputational risks facing large integrated investment banks in today's environment