VP Investment Banking Fintech

Join Barclays as a VP Investment Banking Fintech, at Barclays, where you’ll have the chance to play a key role in the origination and execution of marquee M&A and financing transactions in the global fintech industry. You will lead project teams to develop financial analysis/ modelling, industry research, and coordinate with other coverage and product teams, to ensure fast and unparalleled customer service to our clients. 

To be successful as a VP Investment Banking Fintech, you should have: 

• Relevant experience as well as deep understanding of Fintech sector (trends, technologies, and regulatory environment) or previous M&A experience 

• Proven track record of being involved in executing transactions, high proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, client management and demonstrated leadership ability in guiding and training the juniors of the team are traits highly favored by the team

• Strong verbal and written communication skills along with a bachelor’s degree in finance or related field along with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously are also skills required for this role

Some other highly valued skills may include:  

• Experience originating deals in the Fintech space, identifying potential clients and/or opportunities

• Ability to manage large scale projects while dealing with multiple stakeholders

• Ownership of client relationship and deals, while making key decisions during the transaction process

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in New York

This role is FINRA regulated

Minimum Salary: $250,000
Maximum Salary: $275,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any another type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Purpose of the role

To build and maintain relationships with clients, understand their needs, expectations and financial goals to develop and propose appropriate investment banking solutions for clients and their companies  

Accountabilities

• Development and maintenance of strong relationships with corporate clients by understanding their business, financial goals, and industry trends.   .
• Generation of ideas and identification of opportunities that expand the bank's client base and generate new business opportunities.  .
• In-depth financial analysis and due diligence on client companies to assess their financial health and valuation.  .
• Collaboration with legal and compliance teams to review, draft, and maintain legal documentation required for transactions, including contracts and agreements.  .
• Collaboration with other teams, such as Capital Markets, Sales and Trading, Research, and Risk Management, to provide comprehensive solutions to clients.  .
• Champion Energy Transition and Sustainability by engaging with clients on their climate, transition strategies and sustainable finance opportunities where applicable.  .
• To build and maintain relationships with clients, understand their needs, expectations and financial goals to develop and propose appropriate investment banking solutions for clients and their companies.  .

Vice President Expectations

• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.