Vice President Technology M&A Investment Banking (San Francisco)

Barclays is looking for a dynamic and passionate Vice President to join our Technology M&A Investment Banking team. This is a unique opportunity for you to work at the forefront of innovation, advising high-growth technology companies on strategic transactions that shape the industry. In this role, you will support company valuations, strategic advisory, and deal execution for both debt and equity offerings. Develop and present financial models and conduct industry research to inform and guide client strategies. Collaborate with internal teams across functions to ensure seamless transaction execution and deliver exceptional client service with speed, precision, and insight.

To be successful as a VP Investment Banking, Technology M&A you should have experience with:

• Mergers and acquisitions in Technology

• Developing and maintaining ample relationships with corporate clients by understanding their business, financial goals, and industry trends

• Generating ideas and identifying opportunities that expand the bank's client base and generate new business opportunities

• Execution of debt and equity offerings

• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, valuation techniques, and presentation development

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience in investment banking, with a considerable focus on technology M&A

• Knowledge of a broad range of corporate and partnership in technology industry

• Good team orientation and a demonstrated ability to work effectively with team members and key stakeholders

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple priorities

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in San Francisco, CA.

This role is regulated by FINRA.

Minimum Salary: $250,000

Maximum Salary: $275,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Purpose of the role

To provide strategic, valuation analysis, negotiation and deal structuring support on public and private mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, divestitures and identify, evaluate, and execute on potential deals.

Accountabilities

• Collaboration with Coverage and Capital Markets groups, as well as cross-functional teams, including legal, compliance, and other stakeholders, to originate and execute successful M&A transactions..
• Conducting in-depth financial analysis, including modelling and valuation, to assess potential M&A opportunities, risks and mitigation action, alongside their impact on clients' financial positions and alignment with the clients strategic objectives..
• Structuring the deal and negotiating terms, collaborating with legal and financial colleagues to ensure that the deal is fair from a financial point of view.
• Coordination of clients due diligence processes, including tax, legal, financial, and operational assessments of potential target companies..
• Management of various aspects of M&A transactions, ensuring they progress efficiently and meet client expectations..

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the departments future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L Listen and be authentic, E Energise and inspire, A Align across the enterprise, D Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset to Empower, Challenge and Drive the operating manual for how we behave.