Associate - Strategy - Investment Banking

IB Strategy with a Global Bank - Mumbai - Associate

Role & Responsibilities :

- Work as a part of the Wholesale Strategy division on global, regional and divisional projects with a focus on Investment Banking

- Support management / businesses on strategic projects and initiatives, long term business growth and overall positioning of the franchise

- Conduct competitor / industry research and analysis, leveraging both public and non-public sources

- Assess the impact of general macroeconomic indicators and emerging market trends

- Identify, analyze and monitor issues that affect profitability, growth and productivity, e.g., client segments behavior, banker time and resource allocation

- Financial forecasting, including fee pool and market share projections, costs and investment planning

- Develop recommendations for business heads

- Prepare management presentations including business plans, business reviews, offsites, town halls, covering financial performance analysis, changes in business environment and key themes impacting earnings

- Work closely with Strategy team members, as well as business CAOs, Finance, HR and other functional teams in different regions; working independently or with the support of other team members

- Role provides wide exposure into investment banking industry across traditional banking (ECM Cash, DCM Cash, M&A, ALF) and non-traditional banking (RSG, SSG, ISG, Equity Solutions), with secondary exposure to other wholesale businesses, such as Fixed Income and Equities

Mandatory Skill :

- 2-6 years of relevant work experience in a strategy role, in a consulting firm or a strategy/business planning unit of a financial institution

- Strong analytical skills and excel skills

- Strong with PowerPoint and presentation

- Strong communication skills (written & oral)

- Ability to multi-task efficiently and meet project deadlines

- Attention to detail

Desired Skill : Interest in wider investment banking / capital markets industry, including key trends and market dynamics, such as market structure, fintech, regulations