Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Job Description

Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) | Bank of America

The Tone:
This is a full-time, in-office role at Bank of America, located in the United States of America. Bank of America is committed to making financial lives better through Responsible Growth, fostering an inclusive culture where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed and build a career. As a Vice President in Mergers & Acquisitions, this role is crucial for leading the execution of strategic transactions for corporate and financial sponsor clients. The individual will guide complex deals and contribute significantly to the firm’s global M&A franchise.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, United States of America

• Team: Mergers & Acquisitions Group, partnering closely with industry coverage, capital markets, and other product groups globally, reporting to Managing Directors and Directors, while leading and mentoring Analysts and Associates.
• Mission: This person drives the execution of M&A transactions and supports business development initiatives, delivering innovative solutions and strategic advice to clients.
• Tech Stack:

What You’ll Actually Do
• Transaction Leadership: Lead the execution of multiple mergers and acquisitions transactions concurrently, serving as the primary execution lead responsible for coordinating transaction workstreams, managing timelines, and ensuring high-quality execution.
• Process Management: Manage day-to-day transaction processes, including running due diligence, reviewing and commenting on legal documents, negotiating transactions, obtaining internal approvals, and proactively resolving execution issues.
• Financial Modeling: Develop and review complex financial analyses, encompassing merger models, discounted cash flow (DCF) analyses, leveraged buyout (LBO) analyses, accretion/dilution analyses, and other transaction-related work products.
• Client Presentation: Lead the preparation of client presentations, board materials, and fairness opinion analyses, presenting these strategic advisory deliverables to clients and internal teams.
• Team Development: Effectively manage, mentor, and develop Analysts and Associates, providing clear direction and timely feedback, reviewing and quality-controlling work product, and supporting their technical growth and professional development.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in investment banking, M&A advisory, corporate development, or a related role at a leading financial institution, or a Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Business Analytics, or Accounting with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience: Demonstrated experience executing complex strategic transactions from beginning to end, coupled with proven leadership managing and developing junior professionals.
• Skills: Advanced financial modeling and analytical capabilities, a strong understanding of various valuation methodologies (DCF, LBO, accretion/dilution, public trading comparables, precedent transactions), excellent project management skills, strong written and verbal communication for effective interaction with senior executives and clients, and the ability to work independently within a collaborative team environment.