Vice President, Transaction Advisory Services, Digital Value Creation (Business Analytics) - Dallas or Chicago

Hogan Lovells•Chicago, IL

2d•$170,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank recognized for delivering independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and governments. With uniquely deep industry expertise, broad international reach, and a partnership approach rooted in trust, the firm provides innovative, integrated solutions across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Our unmatched transaction volumes provide differentiated, data-driven perspectives that help our clients achieve their most critical goals. To learn more about Houlihan Lokey, please visit HL.com. Financial and Valuation Advisory Over the past 50+ years, Houlihan Lokey has established one of the largest worldwide financial and valuation advisory practices. Our transaction expertise and leadership in the field of valuation inspire confidence in the financial executives, boards of directors, special committees, investors, and business owners we serve. In 2025, LSEG ranked us the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 25 years. Our stability, integrity, technical leadership, and global capabilities make us a trusted advisor for clients worldwide, across a wide range of services, including the Transaction Opinions, Transaction Advisory Services, Corporate Valuation Advisory Services, Portfolio Valuation and Fund Advisory Services, Real Estate Valuation and Advisory Services, and Dispute Resolution Consulting practices. Houlihan Lokey’s Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) practice is seeking a Vice President to join our fast-growing Digital Value Creation group (DVC). DVC provides key insights to our clients by leveraging financial, operational, and third-party data. DVC professionals work closely with our due diligence and investment banking teams. As a professional in the group, you will be teamed with highly talented and dedicated M&A professionals. This opportunity provides you broad exposure to different transactional issues affecting businesses in an M&A environment.

Requirements

5-7 years of transaction services experience in Data Analytics or a combination of Data Analytics and Financial Due Diligence
Strong command of Tableau, Power BI (DAX), or both
Strong command of Alteryx, Dataiku, or equivalent data prep tool
Strong command of Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint
Strong analytical abilities
Prior experience with one or more AI LLM tools—ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini
Exceptional work ethic, high motivation, and a demonstrated ability and desire to work cooperatively with team members and client professionals
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
A demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and be a team player
Ability and willingness to travel when required
Strong academic performance, professional achievement, and client service excellence

Nice To Haves

Experience in, or a working knowledge of Python, SQL, R, VBA, Snowflake, or Google Cloud Platform is a plus
Experience in Claude Code or OpenAI Codex is a plus

Responsibilities

Participate in buy-side and sell-side M&A diligence engagements and separate data-focused engagements
Communicate directly with senior business executives and internal stakeholders
Gather, evaluate, sanitize, and organize datasets
Prepare data workflows to clean and combine data from multiple sources
Prepare data visualizations and dashboards to deliver key insights
Generate insights on the drivers of business growth, margin sustainability, and profitability
Identify the key business risks and opportunities impacting business valuation
Prepare relevant analyses including: price-volume analysis, customer cohort analysis, and customer order analysis
Be willing to learn and train peers in the advisory practice on data analysis and visualization tools
Continuously develop industry knowledge and qualifications
Train, develop, mentor, and lead Financial Analysts and Associate team members
Prepare marketing materials and participate in business development activities
Work on multiple assignments simultaneously