Vice President Investment Banking

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced, high-impact individual to drive our Deal Advisory and Investment Banking business. This role is tailored for a seasoned professional with a strong transaction closure track record, exceptional origination capabilities and the execution rigor needed to manage complex sell/buy side mandates end-to-end.

The role involves responsibility for sourcing quality mandates, mentoring a high-performing execution team and maintaining deep relationships across the private equity, venture capital and overall corporate ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:

- Origination & Strategic Growth: Proactively identify, pitch, and secure new deal advisory and investment banking mandates to drive overall business expansion.

- End-to-End Deal Execution: Lead and oversee transaction execution from initial pitch through structuring, negotiation, and closure.

- Technical Quality Control & Review: Maintain rigorous oversight over financial models, valuation frameworks, investment memos and client presentation materials.

- Team Leadership & Mentorship: Build, guide and manage a team of associates and analysts, fostering a high-performance culture driven by precision and accountability.

- Ecosystem Networking: Cultivate and expand a robust network across PE/VC funds, financial institutions, UHNWIs, family offices and corporate leadership.

- Stakeholder Management & Travel: Represent the firm in key client interactions and travel shall be required to negotiate and close active mandates.

Qualifications & Key Requirements:

- Experience: 8-10 years of progressive experience within the Investment Banking / M&A Advisory domain.

- Proven Track Record: Demonstrated history of originating and successfully closing mandates.

- Education: CA, MBA from a top-tier institution or CFA (Level III passed).

- Technical Expertise: Advanced proficiency in quantitative analysis, financial modeling, valuation methodologies and pitchbook development.

- Leadership: Proven ability to manage, retain and develop junior and mid-level deal teams.

What We Offer:

- Autonomous Leadership: Complete ownership of your mandates with the freedom to lead from the front.

- Elite Talent Network: Work directly alongside top-tier dealmakers, market leaders, and industry veterans.

- Uncapped Growth & Recognition: A meritocratic culture where high performance is rewarded with industry-leading compensation, bonuses, and rapid career progression.

- Opportunity to lead from the front, independently monitor & drive the progress of your mandates.

- Work alongside top rankers & bankers in the business.

- Keeping in view our culture, sky is the limit for high performers - our reward and recognition is one of the best in the industry!

About us:

- Wodehouse is a leading mid-market focused Investment Bank.

- Though we are sector agnostic, our demonstrated transaction closures are biased towards Healthcare, Consumer, Business Services, Chemicals and other Industrials.

- We have a buzzing cross border practice as we are the exclusive Indian member firm of World M&A Alliance (www.world-ma.com)

- Our active alliance spans USA, Mexico, Brazil, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Turkey, Japan and Australia.

Our Culture:

- The Wodehouse team is an exciting blend of experience and youth and comprised of super achievers - CA rankers, Top B School honours, leading bankers from multinational and domestic firms and leaders who started straight with us 15 years ago!

- Our usual work week is sub 50 hours - which means we prioritize efficiency over long hours, quality over quantity and balance work & fun. All this while delivering the highest value to our clients.