Job Description

Job Summary

Our M&A bankers provide strategic advisory to key clients of the bank. They work with colleagues across client coverage and other products teams to engage with senior client stakeholders to originate and execute M&A transactions.
You'll have a strong understanding of M&A processes, including developing sophisticated financial / valuation models with relevant work experience in M&A, Investment Banking or related businesses. You should be experienced in communicating with senior management at clients to deliver high quality and differentiated M&A advise.
About the Banking Team: Our Banking team leads the coverage of key clients of the bank and provides them with innovative and bespoke solutions across various financing products and advisory

About Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB): For more than 170 years we've supported clients with their corporate finance, transaction banking, financial markets and borrowing needs and provide solutions to nearly 20,000 clients in the world's fastest-growing economies and most active trade corridors.
Key Responsibilities
M&A Deal Origination
• Assist with the origination of M&A mandates by leveraging on existing client relationships, contributing to idea generation, and producing high quality pitches to the bank's clients.
• Work in close coordination with senior bankers, client coverage and M&A teams in other regions to originate M&A transactions


M&A Transaction Execution
• Work closely with the deal team leader and manage the day-to-day execution of M&A transactions.
• Lead in the preparation of high-quality marketing and other materials such as Information Memorandums, Fairness Opinions and Board Papers
• Develop and control the overall process and timeline for the transactions in coordination with the clients and other advisers such as legal, accounting, tax, etc. to provide overall project management.
• Advise the client on valuation, transaction strategy and participate in negotiation of definitive documents, as required.
• Execute transactions within the purview of regulatory framework governing M&A transactions and proactively identify, escalate and address any risks


Financial Modelling and Analysis
• Review public filings, research reports, business plans and other available financial information of companies, to review operating and financial models.
• Lead the development of sophisticated financial / valuation models to evaluate investments, reorganizations, disposals, acquisitions, and other corporate finance transactions.


Client and Deal Team Management:
• Communicate with senior management of clients and ensure that the services and quality of work meet the highest industry standards.
• Efficiently manage several projects at once and work effectively as an individual and as a leader of a deal team
• Effectively manage Analysts and Associates, delegating and reviewing their work as well as creating a culture of collaboration in the team
Skills and Experience
Skills and Experience
• Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accountancy or equivalent
• Relevant work experience in M&A, Investment Banking or related business
• Strong leadership skills, high energy level, able to multi-task and work independently with minimal supervision
• Good team-player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with all levels in the organization.
• Strong technical and quantitative skills; superior understanding of and ability to critique and evaluate financial analysis and modelling.
• Sector expertise, experience in the Middle East and Arabic language skills are a plus.
About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.
Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.
Together we:
• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
What we offer
In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.