Vice President - TMT (Lazard Middle Market - New York)

The Vice President Position. The Lazard Middle Market Vice President position offers a career opportunity in investment banking for bright, motivated and mature individuals interested in joining a highly successful investment banking firm specializing in middle market mergers and acquisitions.

Responsibilities. The Vice President serves as a key member of the deal team, working directly with managing directors, directors, associates and analysts on engagements. The Vice President will be given significant responsibility in transaction execution. In most M&A assignments, the Vice President will oversee various aspects of the following:

• Preparation of and participation in new business presentations

• Business research

• Valuation analysis and financial modeling

• Preparation of Confidential Offering Memoranda

• Development of potential buyer lists

• Preparation of management presentations

• Significant client interaction at multiple levels

• Interaction with potential buyers

• Development, training, and mentoring of associates

Qualified candidates typically possess a combination of the following attributes:

• Strong undergraduate and graduate academic performance (3.5 GPA or better)

• MBA or equivalent graduate school degree

• Significant related work experience

• Merger and acquisition experience

• Strong writing skills

• Highly motivated, with a strong desire to be the "best of the best"