At a Glance
- Tasks: Support strategic initiatives in M&A and enhance team performance across European offices.
- Company: Join a leading global investment bank known for its innovative financial solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a collaborative and high-performance culture.
- Why this job: Shape a new role and make a real impact in the fast-paced world of finance.
- Qualifications: 1-3 years in investment banking or M&A, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication.
The predicted salary is between 81000 - 99000 £ per year.
Business Unit: Corporate Finance
Industry: Mergers & Acquisitions
Overview
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank recognised for delivering independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and governments. With uniquely deep industry expertise, broad international reach, and a partnership approach rooted in trust, the firm provides innovative, integrated solutions across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Our unmatched transaction volumes provide differentiated, data-driven perspectives that help our clients achieve their most critical goals.
Corporate Finance
The Houlihan Lokey Corporate Finance business has extensive expertise in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, activist shareholder and takeover defence, and other related advisory services for a broad range of clients. In addition, we have the proven ability to engineer and execute financing solutions that are essential for growth and success and offer access to financing in the public and alternative capital markets through the issuance of debt, equity, or hybrid securities. In EMEA, we work with a wide spectrum of companies, from middle-market privately owned enterprises to large multinational organisations.
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Operations Analyst to join our Corporate Finance team. Reporting to the SVP - CF Operations EMEA, you will be instrumental in supporting the COO - Corporate Finance, Europe, by driving key strategic initiatives across our European offices. This is a newly created, hands-on role where you will partner directly with our bankers on people-related matters, making a tangible impact on the business.
As a central point of contact, you will support the team on everything from performance and compensation cycles to talent development and pipeline management for strategic recruitment. The ideal candidate will have a background in M&A or investment banking, enabling them to understand the unique demands of our high-performance culture. This is a unique opportunity to shape a new role, contribute to global initiatives, and take ownership of projects that are critical to our success.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Execution: Support operational due diligence and integration for acquisitions. Assist in onboarding new teams and aligning them with the corporate structure.
- Performance Management & Compensation: Help manage performance reviews and compensation calibration. Prepare data models and analyse performance metrics to support salary and bonus allocation.
- Talent Development & Training: Support the end-to-end logistics and coordination for M&A training programmes. Coordinate with external M&A training providers, manage cohort schedules, and ensure flawless execution of on-site training events.
- People Operations: Partner with HR to manage sensitive employee matters with complete discretion and ensuring alignment with relevant legislation and corporate guidelines.
- Strategic Planning & Pipelines: Maintain team capacity trackers, assist in identifying staffing needs, and have oversight of campus and lateral recruitment by monitoring the candidate pipeline.
- Global Collaboration: Liaise with Co-Heads of Corporate Finance in the US, as well as Industry Group Heads on high-level strategic business planning.
- Ad-Hoc Projects: Support the COO and team on ad hoc projects and administrative requests.
Qualifications & Candidate Profile
- Experience: 1–3 years of experience in an investment bank, financial services firm, or high-paced corporate environment.
- M&A Background: Previous experience working in or closely supporting an M&A, Corporate Finance, or investment banking team is highly preferred.
- Analytical Skills: Strong Excel capabilities and a high comfort level analysing large datasets.
- Accuracy: A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Communication & Stakeholder Management: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for the most senior stakeholders in the firm. Proven experience in building successful working relationships with senior stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions.
- Resilience & Adaptability: Ability to work and adapt quickly under pressure in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment, appreciating tight deadlines, short turnarounds, and implementing process change where appropriate, with minimal supervision.
- Discretion & Professionalism: Proven ability to handle highly sensitive, confidential data with absolute discretion.
- Education: 2:1 Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required from a top university.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Location: London, UK
Type: Full time
Operations Analyst, EMEA - Corporate Finance (M&A) in London employer: Houlihan Lokey
At Houlihan Lokey, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and inclusive work culture in our vibrant London office. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through tailored development programmes and the opportunity to engage with senior stakeholders, making this role not just a job, but a meaningful career path in the dynamic field of Corporate Finance. Join us to be part of a team that values innovation and supports your professional journey.
