Investment Banking Associate | TMT

Jefferies is seeking an Investment Banking Associate for its TMT group in North Carolina. The role involves supporting senior bankers in transaction execution, conducting industry research, financial modeling, and mentoring junior analysts. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, 3+ years of investment banking experience, and strong communication skills. The position offers a salary range of $150,000-$225,000 and emphasizes diversity and equal opportunity.
Group Description:

Jefferies’ TMT Investment Banking Group, one of the largest investment banking franchises on Wall Street, provides a full range of investment banking services to public and private companies. The team combines deep industry knowledge and M&A expertise with Jefferies’ outstanding debt and equity financing, restructuring, trading and research capabilities to advise on a full range of corporate transactions across the technology sector. Subsectors include Enterprise Software, Networking and Hardware, Communication Technologies, Technology Enabled Transportation, Consumer Internet, Digital Media & Interactive Entertainment, Semiconductors & Electronics, Omnicommerce, Business Services and Financial Technology & Payments. Globally headquartered in San Francisco, the Technology Investment Banking team has a significant presence in New York, Charlotte, Boston, Los Angeles, London, India, China and Hong Kong.

The Role:

Our Associate role offers a unique opportunity for ambitious professionals to play a meaningful role in Jefferies’ expanded technology investment banking practice, while gaining hands-on experience in M&A, Equity Capital Markets and Leveraged Finance for leading Technology companies. Associates are active in day-to-day transaction execution while gaining client interaction and live deal experience on lean transaction teams.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Directly support senior bankers with day-to-day transaction due diligence and execution
• Draft and participate in the presentation of marketing / new business pitches, confidential offering memoranda and management presentations
• Develop target lists for potential buyers, investors and strategic partners
• Conduct in-depth industry research and trend analysis
• Perform complex financial modeling and valuation analysis
• Mentor and train junior Analysts

Required Background:
• Bachelor’s Degree with strong academic record
• 3+ years investment banking transaction advisory execution experience
• Highly motivated, confident and passionate
• Lives in New York or willing to relocate
• Superb communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Proven ability to work independently and meet strict deadlines

Desired Experience/Skills:
• Support engagement teams in equity financing, sell-side, buy-side and general advisory M&A engagements, within the Technology Enabled Services investment banking group
• Create pitch materials
• Oversee due diligence

The salary range for this role is $150,000-$225,000.

At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.

Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer. We practice equal opportunity for all, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with qualified disabilities, as appropriate, under applicable law.

All employees must follow Jefferies’ COVID-19 protocol policy, which is subject to change.