Wodehouse Capital - 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.