Investment Banker - Leveraged Finance (Media & Communications) - Vice President

We are seeking an experienced Vice President to join our industry-leading Leveraged Finance team. As a Vice President in Leveraged Finance, you’ll have experience developing strong relationships with corporate and financial clients and working across different products. You’ll work on deals and transaction across the spectrum of our banking products, including mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, loans, and equity capital and debt capital raises.

Job Responsibilities:

• Acting as the primary day-to-day client point of contact and lead banker on capital markets transactions
• Reviewing and coordinating the analytic work of junior bankers to move marketing/execution process forward
• Refining marketing/execution materials for maximum client impact
• Overseeing the creation of financial projection models
• Identifying and managing all risks in a given deal
• Liaising with other internal and external parties on transactions (eg. lawyers, accountants, counterparties)

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 6+ years of experience in Leveraged Finance (front office)
• Experience training junior bankers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with specific ability to communicate concepts and ideas concisely and defend their validity
• Very strong quantitative and analytical skills (including Excel modeling and valuation work)
• Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines, and have the aptitude to synthesize large amounts or information and to develop innovative solutions
• Adaptability, able to manage projects independently and be ready to assume a high level of responsibility as a member of a team
• Ability to comfortably interact with clients in a professional and mature manner
• Excellent understanding of financial, legal and reputational risks facing large integrated investment banks in today’s environment.