Investment Banking VP: Lead Transactions & Strategy

Career Launch; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 225,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch in San Francisco seeks an Investment Banking Vice President for partner employers in the Bay Area. This role leads strategic, financial, and transaction work for high-growth and institutional organizations, with responsibilities spanning client communications, market analysis, and transaction execution.

Candidates should bring senior experience across corporate finance and related fields, exceptional financial modeling skills, and a track record of managing confidential projects

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, strategy, or corporate development.
• Advanced financial analysis and modeling skills with strong attention to detail.
• Sound judgment when evaluating incomplete or conflicting information.
• Experience managing confidential projects with executive visibility.
• Clear writing, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead transaction execution, client communication, analysis, and junior team development.
• Lead rigorous analysis of markets, companies, investments, transactions, and strategic alternatives.
• Build financial models, decision materials, and recommendations for senior leaders.
• Coordinate diligence and execution across finance, legal, operating, and external teams.
• Identify material risks, value drivers, and unanswered questions early in a process.
• Present conclusions clearly to executives, investment committees, boards, or clients.
• Improve the templates, data sources, and operating processes used for recurring decisions.

Skills

Corporate finance

Investment banking

Private equity

Venture capital

Strategy

Corporate development

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Confidential projects

Clear writing

Job description

Career Launch in San Francisco seeks an Investment Banking Vice President for partner employers in the Bay Area. This role leads strategic, financial, and transaction work for high-growth and institutional organizations, with responsibilities spanning client communications, market analysis, and transaction execution.

Candidates should bring senior experience across corporate finance and related fields, exceptional financial modeling skills, and a track record of managing confidential projects