Investment Banking FIG, Vice President

Corporate Title: VP

Location: London

Company Overview

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role‑specific considerations. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Business Overview

We believe Bank of America Merrill Lynch can do more for our clients than any other financial services firm. We understand the challenges our clients face around the world, and we use the full resources of our company to help them achieve their goals. Our solutions span the complete range of advisory, capital raising, banking, treasury and liquidity, sales and trading, and research capabilities. Our Global Corporate & Investment Banking business focuses on building long‑term relationships with more than 3,000 large U.S. and multinational corporations, financial institutions and financial sponsors. We provide strong advisory expertise, capitalizing on powerful mergers and acquisitions, corporate banking, treasury, debt and equity product expertise to deliver integrated financial solutions.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role supporting origination and deal execution, working on a broad scope of assignments and products within the Financial Institutions industry.
• Work closely with senior and junior bankers and expected to make an immediate contribution.
• Work closely with senior bankers to generate ideas and solutions to meet Financial Institutions client needs.
• Support senior bankers in day‑to‑day client coverage.
• Communicate and interact with internal deal team members and clients.
• Play a leadership role in the execution of M&A transactions and equity and debt financings.
• Lead due diligence sessions.
• Help develop pitchbook materials for client meetings.
• Interact with internal and external legal, tax, accounting and rating agency parties.
• Mentor and train junior personnel.
• Handle client coverage for smaller accounts.

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Previous Investment Banking experience.
• Experience in Financial Institutions industry preferred, and in particular Asset Management experience.
• Professional maturity and experience to interact directly with client and drive origination and execution.
• Strong quantitative/analytical skills.
• Strategic and creative thinking; strong written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to manage several projects at once and work effectively as an individual and as part of a team.

Bank of America Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long‑term success. It's important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind‑set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well. We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio‑economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.