Vice President - Industrials - Chemicals

Lazard is one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms. Our people and culture make the difference. While global in presence and reach, ours is a close, collaborative community of just over 3,000 professionals. Lazard is a place of continuous knowledge sharing, skill development and relationship building, where professionals grow and succeed together. Our entrepreneurial culture, flat structure and embrace of individual differences, allow creative ideas, original concepts, and unique perspectives to drive our business forward — and for careers to take flight.

Through our financial advisory business, Lazard advises clients around the world on strategic and financial matters including mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, capital structure and capital raising. Our client relationships are built on trust and discretion. As the world’s largest advisory-focused firm, we have exceptional depth of expertise across industry sectors and geographies. We value the rich diversity that comes from blending local perspective with our global network.

Lazard’s Industrials group is one of the firm’s most active and highly regarded practices, advising clients across diversified industrials, building products, chemicals, paper & packaging, transportation & logistics, industrial technology, and aerospace & defense. The group has deep roots in large-cap public company M&A and is recognized as a market-leading franchise across its core verticals. Within Industrials, our Chemicals team in New York serves as a trusted strategic advisor to chemical companies spanning specialty chemicals, agrochemicals, performance materials, coatings, adhesives, industrial gases, and related subsectors. The team advises on the full spectrum of strategic and financial matters, including transformative mergers, cross-border acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and activist defense, leveraging Lazard’s global network and sector expertise to deliver differentiated outcomes for clients.

The Chemicals team operates in a highly dynamic environment in which team members at all levels routinely encounter complex, novel situations that require them to think creatively and deliver solutions for our clients. Vice Presidents play a central role in deal execution and client engagement, working alongside Managing Directors to lead mandates while developing and mentoring junior team members.

We’ll trust you to:

• Interact with client senior executives

• Lead transaction execution

• Provide guidance to and supervise Associates and Analysts

• Confidently navigate and coach complex financial analyses

• Generate content and manage completion of client materials 

You’ll need to have:

• At least 3+ years of investment banking experience (M&A experience strongly preferred)
• Meaningful exposure to and genuine interest in the Chemicals sector or broader Industrials coverage

• Strong client and presentation skills

• Strong quantitative background and analytical/technical skills coupled with meticulous attention to detail

• A demonstrated team player attitude and leadership qualities with strong motivation to contribute to a positive team culture

• Top academic performance with comfort operating in an entrepreneurial environment which values initiative, creativity, and maturity

• Ability to support, manage and empower junior bankers

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to manage a variety of transactions and projects simultaneously

• Bachelor’s degree required

What we offer:

We strive to enhance the total health and well-being of our employees through comprehensive, competitive benefits. Our goal is to offer a highly individualized employee experience that enables you to balance your commitments to career, family, and community. When you work for Lazard, you are working for an organization that cares about your unique talents and passions, and will continue to invest in the development of your career. 

We expect the base salary range for this role to be approximately $250,000 - $275,000 USD. Various factors contribute to determining the actual base compensation offered, including but not limited to the applicant’s years of relevant experience, career tenure, qualifications, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, relevant skills for the role, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. Base salary is one component of Lazard Financial Advisory’s compensation package, which also includes comprehensive benefits and may include incentive compensation.

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