Experienced Vice President – Investment Banking, Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Greater New York City, NY Area

Job Description:

Position Summary

The Financial Institutions Group based in New York is a growing and critically important strategic initiative for Guggenheim Securities (“GS”). We provide coverage across various sub-verticals including Banks, Specialty Finance, FinTech and Insurance. Our Vice Presidents play an integral role in evolving and enhancing our client relationships and are active participants throughout the life of a transaction and beyond.

Our Vice Presidents play an integral role in evolving and enhancing our client relationships and are active participants throughout the life of a transaction and beyond. Our Vice Presidents benefit tremendously from the experience and partnership they have with our Senior Managing Directors and Managing Directors.

GS offers an unparalleled opportunity to work as part of small client teams on major strategic and financing assignments, providing meaningful exposure to senior bankers and client representatives. Candidates should be top performers who are willing to work hard in a dynamic environment where initiative, creativity, maturity, and enthusiasm for learning are highly valued.

Essential Job Functions

Analyze and manage the analysis of market trends, competitive landscapes, and publicly traded company financials in order to identify potential client solutions and new market opportunities

Help prepare and contribute to deal pitches including idea generation and identify, research, and analyze M&A and financing opportunities

Integrate strategic ideas derived from various analyses, forecasts, business plans, and research into presentations for various stakeholders

Analyze, structure and execute transactions on behalf of corporate clients with a focus on Financial Institutions, including Banks, Specialty Finance (consumer and commercial), FinTech, and Insurance companies

Lead day-to-day project management and execution on a broad range of advisory and financing transactions, including developing and overseeing detailed financial and accounting analyses

Perform and review pro forma transaction impact analyses for potential and live transactions including M&A and equity and debt financings

Perform due-diligence on Financial Institution companies, including generating and managing financial and operational diligence requests, discussing diligence requests with management and employees, and performing detailed analyses on private financial information

Manage deal execution, including preparation of marketing materials, teasers, confidential information memorandums; conducting due diligence processes; drafting non-disclosure agreements and other legal documents with lawyers and potential buyers

Present to clients, including top-executives, on topics such as strategic alternatives, industry updates, capital markets activities, and corporate governance issues

Build and develop relationships with clients through ongoing engagement and demonstration of financial and industry knowledge

Employ databases including Bloomberg, Thomson Eikon, SNL and FactSet to perform comparable company and precedent transactions analyses

Mentor and guide junior staff across multiple projects at one time

Preferred Qualifications

6 - 9 years of relevant investment banking experience

Significant level of maturity and the ability to work as a team interfacing with top company executives and senior management

Highly organized, with the initiative and ability to work with limited supervision

Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail

Strong written and oral communication skills

Effective process management abilities

Basic Qualifications

Requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree

Core modeling and valuation experience in a professional setting

Work Location

Currently, this role is expected to be in the New York office at least 4 days per week.

Salary

Annual base salary between $250,000 and $275,000.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this position. Actual base salaries may vary depending on factors such as location and experience. The range listed reflects base salary only, and the total compensation package may include other components such as incentive compensation.

About Us:

Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners, a global investment and advisory firm. Guggenheim Securities offers services that fall into four broad categories: Advisory, Financing, Sales and Trading, and Research. Guggenheim Securities is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Houston.

For more information, please visit GuggenheimSecurities.com, follow us on LinkedIn or contact us at GSLateralRecruiting@guggenheimpartners.com or 212.518.9200.

Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“GS”) does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications. GS considers any resume or application to be unsolicited if (a) received from an entity or individual without a current recruiting agreement with GS or (b) submitted to anyone at the firm other than through the process set forth in the recruiting agreement between GS and the submitting entity or individual, and GS will not pay a fee to any entity or individual for such submission.