Investment Banking Vice President - Healthcare

William Blair•Chicago, IL

26d•$275,000 - $275,000

About The Position

Solutions for Today’s Challenges. Vision for Tomorrow’s Opportunities. Join William Blair, the Premier Global Partnership. Assist in targeting and closing of new deals. Participate in selling and pitching. Drive day–to-day activities for presentation development. Execute in-depth analyses for complex and high impact new business development, transaction execution and the delivery of investment banking products and services. Provide direction on financial/valuation analyses to less experienced staff and serve as a sounding board for structuring complex deals. Build relationships with client senior executives. Review the work of associates and analysts. Provide motivation and guidance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required
Prior investment banking experience required, preferably with relevant sector coverage; 4+ years experience, with 1 being at the Vice President, strongly preferred
SIE Exam, Series 79, and Series 63 must be acquired within 150 days of employment
Detail oriented with deep analytical abilities
Superior mathematical, writing, verbal and computer skills
Ability to adapt to new tasks with little notice
Ability to manage expectations of senior bankers while working on multiple projects simultaneously
Effective leadership and coaching skills
Ability to lead transaction processes and pitch new business with moderate senior banker oversite
Strong desire to win
Sound judgement
Remains calm and focused under pressure
Demonstrates respect for individuals
Expertise in accounting and finance
Exhibits creativity and originality in approach to analysis and work product
Commitment to satisfying internal and external customers

Nice To Haves

MBA strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Assist in the targeting and closing of new deal opportunities.
Participate in selling/pitching William Blair’s services/products to clients and prospects, leveraging understanding of macro trends and strategic direction of clients to win business.
Drive day to day activities for presentation development. Suggest methods for positioning William Blair’s advantages versus competitors.
Build and maintain relationships with client senior executives. Consistently exceed client expectations. Assume role of day-to-day client contact for questions, comments, inputs and deal related matters.
Provide direction on financial/valuation analyses approach for valuing debt and equity. Serve as a sounding board for unique and creative approaches for analyses. Execute extensive financial/ valuation analyses for complex and high impact deals.
Leverage expertise of products, industries, and finance/accounting topics to develop key themes for positioning of research/analytic deliverables.
Suggest innovative approaches for due diligence, research and analysis efforts. Anticipate and address needs of senior team members and proactively identify probable deal issues, providing thoughts and perspective on resolution.
Review all analyst and associate work for consistency, correctness and formatting, taking responsibility for client materials and reports.
Offer creative and insightful resolution to issues or problems arising in execution and origination.
Provide thought leadership to streamline processes and improve efficiency and effectiveness. Provide ongoing guidance and spot corrections to improve team efficiency.
Act as lead “on the job” trainer for associates and analysts, providing constructive feedback. Articulate the roles and objectives for junior team members. Share relevant deal/client context with the junior team. Provide motivation and guidance for the team.
Actively participate in recruiting and training activities.
Ensure all activities are in compliance with applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
Additional responsibilities as requested.