Senior Investment Banking VP — Lead Transactions & Strategy

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

Job summary

Career Launch is seeking senior Investment Banking Vice President opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area. The firm partners with employers to place experienced professionals in full-time roles, sharing a single profile for reviewers across searches.

The role targets leaders who can drive strategic, financial, and transaction work for high-growth and institutional organizations, combining deep finance skills with strong communication and ownership.

Qualifications

• Senior 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.
• 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

Senior-level experience in finance

Advanced financial analysis and models

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Job description

Career Launch is seeking senior Investment Banking Vice President opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area. The firm partners with employers to place experienced professionals in full-time roles, sharing a single profile for reviewers across searches.

The role targets leaders who can drive strategic, financial, and transaction work for high-growth and institutional organizations, combining deep finance skills with strong communication and ownership.