Investment Banking Vice President, Diversified Industrials

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Summary/Function

D.A. Davidson & Co., a leading investment banking firm with operations nationwide, is accepting applicants for a full‑time Vice President position in our Washington, D.C. office to work on a team passionate about the Diversified Industrials industry. The Vice President is expected to project‑manage strategic assignments assisting clients with mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, private placements and other advisory services. The Vice President is expected to translate Director and Managing Director wishes into achievable tasks, assign projects to Associates and Analysts and see these projects through to completion, be a coach to junior bankers, and build relationships with potential clients.

Qualifications

• Strong transaction history – M&A or Capital Markets experience required, transaction experience in the Aerospace and Defense or Government Services industry strongly preferred
• Ability to assist senior bankers in business development
• Ability to lead transaction execution teams
• High degree of comfort interacting with senior executives
• Strong financial modeling ability and computer proficiency
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Superior work ethic and teamwork skills
• Good judgment and ability to exercise discretion when handling confidential information
• Ability to perform in both team and self‑directed settings
• Highly motivated, with a desire to excel in a challenging field
• MBA preferred, with 3 years and investment banking experience, or undergraduate degree with a minimum of 6 years investment banking experience
• Possession of Series 79 (Series 7 may be applicable) and 63 licenses preferred but not required. New hires without these licenses will be required upon hiring

Duties

• Lead the day‑to‑day execution of transactions (Sell‑Side M&A M&A / Private Capital Raise / Public Offerings), including preparing and reviewing company marketing documents and financial models, managing marketing and due diligence processes, analyzing financing alternatives and negotiating documentation
• Establish client trust by identifying needs, project leadership, transaction structuring, company positioning, due diligence, negotiating, etc.
• Assist senior bankers in the business development efforts
• Contribute to revenue targets for deal teams through relationship development and identifying and recommending deal opportunitiesli>
• Manage, train and develop Associates and Analysts at the firm
• Ensure high quality collaboration and production of work flow and product from Associates and Analysts

$225,000 per year is the base pay for this role. Compensation will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis considering a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the skills, relevant work experience, and geographic location of each specific candidate. This role is eligible to participate in applicable D.A. Davidson variable compensation programs.

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