Investment & Corporate Banking - Vice President, Analyst & Associate Program Manager

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is one of the largest financial institutions in the world as measured by total assets of ~\$2 trillion as of December 31, 2025. Mizuho's 65,000 employees worldwide offer comprehensive financial services to clients in 36 countries and 850 offices throughout the Americas, EMEA, and Asia.

Mizuho Americas is a leading Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) that provides a full spectrum of client-driven solutions across strategic advisory, capital markets, corporate banking, and fixed income and equities sales & trading to corporate, government, and institutional clients in the US, Canada, and Latin America.

Through its acquisition of Greenhill, Mizuho enhanced its M&A, restructuring, and private capital advisory capabilities across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Mizuho Americas employs approximately 4,000 professionals. For more information visit

Greenhill & Co., Inc., part of Mizuho Americas, is focused on providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financings and capital raising to corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments globally. It acts on behalf of clients throughout the world from its offices in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

Position

The Analyst & Associate Program Manager will lead the strategy, development and day-to-day management of the Mizuho | Greenhill Investment & Corporate Banking Analyst and Associate program. This role will have broad responsibility for the professional experience and development of junior bankers, spanning resource management, training and development, mentorship, performance processes, recruiting, career development, mobility and retention. The Program Manager will serve as a trusted partner to Investment & Corporate Banking leadership, Group Heads, Staffers, Human Resources, Learning & Development, and Campus Recruiting. The successful candidate will combine strong program management capabilities with sound judgment, interpersonal skills and a genuine commitment to developing junior talent. This is a highly visible role requiring an individual who can move seamlessly between developing longer-term strategy and managing day-to-day execution, while building strong relationships with senior leaders and the Analyst and Associate population.

Key Responsibilities

Program Strategy & Management

• Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for the Analyst and Associate programs, establishing clear priorities and initiatives across staffing, development, engagement and retention.
• Manage the programs end to end, continuously assessing effectiveness and identifying opportunities to strengthen the junior banker experience.
• Develop mechanisms to measure program effectiveness, identify trends and inform decisions related to junior talent, resource utilization, development and retention.
• Partner with Investment & Corporate Banking leadership and Group Heads to ensure junior resources are deployed effectively across the platform and aligned with business needs.

Resource Management & Junior Experience

• Lead and enhance the staffing program, working closely with Group Heads and Staffers to promote effective and equitable deployment of Analyst and Associate resources.
• Maintain regular touchpoints with Analysts and Associates, including holding office hours, individual check-ins and cohort meetings, to understand workload, development needs and the overall junior experience.
• Maintain a strong pulse on morale, engagement and retention, identifying themes and recommending proactive solutions.
• Implement, reinforce and monitor junior banker guidelines and expectations, including policies related to protected time off, late-night meals and transportation, workload and other quality-of-life considerations.
• Partner with staffers and senior leadership to identify and address resourcing challenges and support appropriate workload allocation.

Training, Development & Mentorship

• Develop a comprehensive learning and development strategy for Analysts and Associates at each stage of their careers.
• Partner with Learning & Development, business leaders and subject-matter experts to create ongoing curricula encompassing technical skills, product and industry knowledge, professional skills and other competencies appropriate to each level.
• Establish and oversee a formal mentorship program for Analysts and Associates, including mentor matching, program expectations, ongoing engagement and assessment of program effectiveness.
• Develop and execute a strategy to support the Career Banker program and provide junior bankers with greater visibility into long-term career opportunities within the organization.
• Promote an apprenticeship culture through coaching, mentorship, feedback and opportunities for junior bankers to learn directly from senior professionals.

Performance, Feedback & Career Development

• Partner with Investment & Corporate Banking leadership and HR on mid-year and year-end processes, including goal setting, feedback, calibration, promotion and compensation.
• Facilitate the timely and accurate entry of all final manager performance evaluations during the performance management cycle, ensuring completion in accordance with established review timelines and requirements.
• Support calibration discussions across the platform to help foster consistency and rigor in performance feedback and talent-development decisions.
• Participate in all Analyst and Associate performance review discussions to support a consistent and informed review process.
• Work with staffers, managers and HR to strengthen ongoing feedback, coaching and career conversations for Analysts and Associates.
• Manage and support internal mobility opportunities, including cross-group, cross-division and cross-regional moves.
• Identify opportunities to enhance career development and improve retention of high-quality junior talent.

Recruiting, Onboarding & Licensing

• Partner with business leadership and HR to assess lateral hiring needs and support lateral recruiting, selection and onboarding.
• Work closely with Campus Recruiting to support internship and full-time recruiting efforts, ensuring consistent messaging, and create a seamless transition from campus recruiting through internship and full-time employment.
• Support onboarding programs that enable new Analysts and Associates to integrate quickly and successfully into the organization.
• Track and support completion of required licensing examinations, including the SIE, Series 79 and Series 63, coordinating with appropriate partners to ensure junior bankers understand requirements, deadlines and available resources.

Requirements/Qualifications

• 7-10 years of relevant professional experience in investment banking, corporate banking, talent/program management, professional development, recruiting, staffing or a related field; direct experience working within an investment banking or similarly demanding professional-services environment strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Marketing, Communications or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic programs involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong understanding of the Analyst and Associate experience within investment banking or a comparable professional-services environment, including staffing, training, feedback, career development and retention.
• Ability to establish credibility and build trusted relationships with senior business leaders, Group Heads, HR partners, staffers and junior professionals.
• Strong judgment and discretion, with the ability to navigate people and organizational matters appropriately.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor and engage junior professionals and create an environment that supports their development.
• Excellent project-management and organizational capabilities, with the ability to translate strategy into disciplined execution.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with workforce, staffing and talent data to identify trends and inform recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with senior executives.
• High degree of emotional intelligence, maturity and interpersonal effectiveness.
• Strong proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.
• Collaborative, proactive and solutions-oriented approach, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Other / Miscellaneous

• Open office - collaborative team environment
• In-office orientation with remote work four days per month
• After-hours work expected

Location

Based in New York, with an emphasis on in-office engagement given the relationship-driven nature of the position.

Salary and Benefits

The expected base salary ranges from $135,000.00. - $175,000.00. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

Eligibility and Sponsorship

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Mizuho does not sponsor applicants for work visas or offer any employment-based immigration sponsorship for this position. This includes, but is not limited to, any sponsorship or administrative assistance or execution of any documentation related to F-1 (CPT/OPT/STEM OPT), TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1 or H-1B application.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and we comply with applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in all of the jurisdictions where we operate. AA Employer - M/F/Disability/Veteran. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants with disabilities and other covered reasons in accordance with applicable law. We participate in the E-Verify program. We maintain a drug-free workplace and reserve the right to require pre- and post-hire drug testing, as permitted by applicable law.

About Us

Why Mizuho Mizuho is in growth mode as we are climbing the league tables, disrupting the status quo, and attracting top talent. Positions are available across our corporate functions, and on our corporate and investment banking, capital markets, advisory, research, sales & trading, derivatives, and financing teams. We are looking for candidates who want to contribute to our entrepreneurial culture where people at all levels are inspired to share ideas. Our creativity sets us apart, and our perseverance drives results in creating bespoke, client-focused solutions.