Investment Banking Associate - Technology Media & Telecoms in London

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 and transition strategies and sustainable finance opportunities where applicable.
• Work with team members on research and analysis of the TMT sector, company valuations, finance modelling, marketing materials and transaction documentation.
• Mergers and Acquisitions will be a central focus, involved in both origination and execution of these transactions.

Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate closely with other functions and business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well-developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
• Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraise performance relative to objectives and determine reward outcomes.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, the people leader is expected to demonstrate the following LEAD behaviours: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• For an individual contributor, responsibilities include leading collaborative assignments, guiding team members, identifying the need for other areas of specialisation, and identifying new directions for assignments and projects.
• Consult on complex issues; provide advice to people leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls related to the work done.
• Perform work closely related to that of other areas, requiring an understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of organisational sub-function objectives.
• Collaborate with other areas of work for business-aligned support to keep up to speed with business activity and strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources, internal and external, to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information – which may include sensitive information or information that is difficult to convey – to stakeholders.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship and the Barclays mindset of Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Qualifications

• Strong M&A and financing skills.
• First-class experience in complex financial modelling, valuation techniques, presentation preparation, due diligence and financial analysis.
• Experience in deal origination: generating ideas, writing presentations and handling client follow-up.
• Proven presentation skills – evidence of leading client presentations.
• A solid track record of executing transactions in TMT.
• Experience of working in Investment Banking TMT Coverage at the appropriate level.
• Strong understanding of professional ethics and regulatory environment.
• Other highly valued skills may include experience with risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, and job-specific technical skills.
• May be assessed on key critical skills such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

Location

The position is based in the Canary Wharf, London office.

Certifications

The role is deemed a certified role under the PRA and UK Financial Conduct Authority Individual Accountabilities Regulations and may require the holder to possess mandatory regulatory qualifications or meet internal company benchmarks.