Associate-VP 1 – Industrials Investment Banking

Job Description

Investment Banking Associate 1/2 Industrials M&A | Prospect Rock Partners

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Prospect Rock Partners, located in New York, NY. Prospect Rock Partners is a premier global financial advisory firm with a distinguished history spanning over 175 years, renowned for strategic M&A counsel, restructuring expertise, and capital advisory services. The firm maintains an entrepreneurial culture and flat organizational structure, empowering professionals to develop direct relationships with C-suite executives and drive meaningful outcomes for clients. This role is crucial for advising leading Industrials companies on their most critical strategic transactions, offering immediate and significant client exposure, substantial analytical and execution responsibility, and a clear path to Vice President.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, New York, NY
• Pay: $185000–$275000 yearly
• Team: The Industrials team specializes in advising leading companies across Capital Goods, Transportation, Automotive, Business Services, Chemicals, Building Products, Packaging, and Aerospace & Defense.
• Mission: This role leads critical workstreams within deal processes, providing sophisticated financial analysis and direct client interaction to drive meaningful outcomes for clients.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Transaction Analysis: Perform sophisticated financial analyses and create complex valuation models.
• Modeling & Research: Lead financial modeling across various transaction structures and conduct comprehensive research on relevant companies, competitors, and sector dynamics.
• Deal Coordination: Manage critical workstreams within deal processes from mandate through closing, coordinating across legal, accounting, and other advisory partners.
• Client Engagement: Prepare and create compelling client presentations, interfacing directly with client senior executives to develop an understanding of strategic objectives.
• Team Mentorship: Provide guidance, training, and mentorship to Analyst-level team members, leading internal deal teams ensuring excellence in execution and client service.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree from a top-tier university with top academic performance, operating at the Associate level within investment banking.
• Experience: At least 1 year of investment banking experience at the Associate level, with strong preference for M&A deal experience, transaction leadership, and demonstrated experience in Industrials sectors.
• Skills: Exceptional financial modeling and quantitative capabilities, outstanding verbal and written communication skills with C-suite presentation experience, and proven ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously.
• Bonus: MBA or advanced degree from a leading institution, experience across multiple industrials subsectors and transaction types, background in private equity, operating roles, or industrial strategy consulting, technical expertise in complex deal structures and creative financing solutions, multi-cycle market experience, or a track record of analyst mentorship and development.