High-profile deals, major growth, the right people behind you. Grow far at Baird.
Baird offers a different kind of start to a career in investment banking, built on high-performing teams and a culture that supports your growth. Here, you’ll build skills through real transactions, close collaboration with peers and mentors, and a culture focused on shared success.
We’re looking for an experienced Investment Banking Analyst to join our Tech & Services team.
What You’ll Do
Learn by doing and be trusted with meaningful work from the jump
- Provide analytical support across mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and other financial advisory services
- Work with your team to prepare company valuations, build financial models, and create marketing materials
- Contribute to business development efforts through research, analysis, and preparation for client meetings and pitches
- Work side-by-side with both junior and senior investment bankers, gaining hands-on experience across every stage of a deal
What You’ll Gain
The kind of environment that turns early talent into lasting careers
- Contribute to every stage of a transaction, from conducting research to facilitating due diligence
- Gain insight into how teams collaborate across geographies, sectors, and specialties to support client objectives
- Take on meaningful responsibility and contribute to conversations with investor and corporate management clients around the world
- Grow in a culture built on respect and shared values, where ambition and collaboration go hand-in-hand and hard work is recognized through opportunity
What It Takes
We’re looking for people who want to go far, and go together
- A candidate energized by learning, teamwork, and real responsibility
- 12–24 months of full-time work experience (investment banking preferred)
- A proven academic record and a passion for finance (a finance degree is helpful, but not required)
- Drive, resilience, and a strong work ethic
- Ability to work independently and thrive in a collaborative setting
- Strong mathematical, writing, and verbal skills; relevant software proficiency
- SIE and Series 79 licensing preferred (or the ability to obtain them quickly)
Compensation And Benefits
- $110,000 - $125,000 annual salary with bonus potential
- Compensation and bonus are commensurate with experience, performance and/or GIB profitability
- In addition to a strong culture that is focused on health and well-being, our organization offers competitive total compensation packages and comprehensive benefits including: protected Friday night and Saturdays, periodic sabbaticals during career, shareholder opportunities, mandatory paid time off (PTO) and robust 401k match and profit-sharing contribution
