Investment Banking Associate, Technology

Barclays•Chicago, IL

1d•$175,000 - $225,000

About The Position

Join Barclays as an Investment Banking Associate, Technology, where you will advise clients on a wide range of strategic transactions across software, internet, and hardware group verticals. You will have the opportunity to conduct industry research, evaluate key trends and opportunities, develop financial models, perform valuation assessments, and manage the execution of transactions. You will also prepare and deliver presentations to clients and senior leadership, while nurturing and building ample relationships with other industry professionals.

Requirements

Financial Services
Creating presentations, financial analysis, and financial modelling
Financial theory, different evaluation methodology, and cash flows
Attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and MS Office

Nice To Haves

Investment Banking experience
CFA license
Experience in high pressure role, meeting multiple deadlines, operating under ambiguity

Responsibilities

Build and maintain relationships with clients, understand their needs, expectations and financial goals to develop and propose appropriate investment banking solutions for clients and their companies
Development and maintenance of strong relationships with corporate clients by understanding their business, financial goals, and industry trends.
Generation of ideas and identification of opportunities that expand the bank's client base and generate new business opportunities.
In-depth financial analysis and due diligence on client companies to assess their financial health and valuation.
Collaboration with legal and compliance teams to review, draft, and maintain legal documentation required for transactions, including contracts and agreements.
Collaboration with other teams, such as Capital Markets, Sales and Trading, Research, and Risk Management, to provide comprehensive solutions to clients.
Champion Energy Transition and Sustainability by engaging with clients on their climate, transition strategies and sustainable finance opportunities where applicable.
To build and maintain relationships with clients, understand their needs, expectations and financial goals to develop and propose appropriate investment banking solutions for clients and their companies.
Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
Lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments.
Identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
Communicate complex information.
Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.