Investment Banker, Technology, Media, and Services, Vice President

Company overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit

Job title: Investment Banker - Technology, Media, and Services

Corporate Title: Vice President
Department: Investment Banking
Location: London

Department overview:

Nomura's Investment Banking division provides array of advisory and capital-raising solutions to corporations, financial institutions, governments and public-sector organizations around the world. Our global teams act as geographic, product and industry specialists, with a focus on domestic, regional and cross-border collaboration in M&A, DCM, acquisition finance and solutions businesses. Our global sector teams include Energy Infrastructure and Industrials, Consumer & Retail, FIG, Healthcare, Business Services, Media and Technology, and Financial Sponsors.

The Technology, Media & Services ("TMS") group at Nomura exists to capitalise on key mega-trends - digitisation, outsourcing, and regulatory-driven transformation - supporting the rapid shift towards technology-enabled businesses across industries and markets.

Nomura's TMS group is focused on three key macro-verticals: (i) Software & IT Services, (ii) Financial technology and (iii) Media, Entertainment & Education. The team has a strong momentum and proven track record in advising blue chip corporate and private equity clients on highly visible M&A transactions across the key macro-verticals.

The team is looking to add an ambitious Vice President with relevant sector and M&A / corporate finance experience who can hit the ground running from day one. The Vice President will be a key pillar of the TMS group playing an instrumental role in the professional training and development of a pool of over 10 analysts and associates.

Role Description:

• Typical work includes (i) taking a lead role in executions, and (ii) client and sector coverage, including generating transaction ideas and providing deep sector insight both internally and externally
• Required to co coordinate and work with all other product, geography and industry teams, including: M&A, Leverage Finance, and Financial Sponsors
• Opportunity to work on a range of transaction types, including sell side M&A, buy side M&A, leveraged buyouts, equity advisory mandates, for a broad range of clients
• Broad engagement across teams / groups, for example: M&A, Leverage Financed, Financial Sponsors, Equity Advisory, Structured and Risk solutions (e.g. IR, FX swaps)
• Play a key role in training and recruitment of the junior pool

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required: Essential:

• A proven background in M&A / Corporate Finance with experience obtained within investment banking or an advisory boutique environment
• Previous experience in buy side and sell side M&A transactions in the technology sector
• Excellent financial modelling experience (e.g. operating models, merger models, LBO)
• Project management: ability to manage teams to deliver to client needs
• Strong communications skills: ability to interact confidently with banking professionals and clients
• Team work: experience of working in a project based environment with tight deadlines
• Strong academic record

Nomura competencies Explore Insights & Vision

• Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.

Making Strategic Decisions

• Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.

Inspire Entrepreneurship in People

• Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.

Elevate Organizational Capability

• Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.

Inclusion

• Respect DEI, foster a culture of psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

Diversity Statement

Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities, and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation.

DISCLAIMER: This Job Description is for reference only, and whilst this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. The management reserves the right to revise the job and may, at his or her discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer