[Hiring] Investment Banking Associate @Pavago

Role Description

At Pavago, one of our clients is hiring an experienced Investment Banking Associate to support live M&A transactions, capital raises, valuations, and strategic advisory engagements. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role for someone with strong financial modeling skills and experience working in fast-paced transaction environments. You’ll work closely with senior bankers, analysts, clients, attorneys, and advisors to move deals from analysis through execution.

What You’ll Own

• Financial Modeling & Valuation
  • Build and maintain DCF, LBO, merger, and operating models
  • Perform comparable company and precedent transaction analysis
  • Conduct scenario and sensitivity analysis
  • Evaluate valuation assumptions, transaction structures, and financing impacts
• M&A & Deal Execution
  • Support buy-side, sell-side, capital raise, and strategic advisory engagements
  • Coordinate due diligence requests, timelines, and deliverables
  • Manage virtual data rooms and transaction trackers
  • Coordinate with clients, lawyers, accountants, and other advisors
• Pitch Books & Transaction Materials
  • Prepare and refine pitch books, Confidential Information Memoranda (CIMs), teasers, management presentations, and investor materials
  • Translate complex financial analysis into polished, executive-ready presentations
• Research & Analysis
  • Conduct industry, company, market, and transaction research
  • Analyze competitive positioning and market trends
  • Incorporate findings into valuations, presentations, and strategic recommendations
• Team & Quality Control
  • Review analyst work for accuracy and financial integrity
  • Support VPs and Managing Directors on live transactions and client meetings
  • Maintain strong version control and transaction documentation
  • Mentor junior analysts where required

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Transaction Advisory, or Corporate Finance
• Advanced Excel financial modeling skills
• Strong PowerPoint and presentation capabilities
• Hands-on knowledge of DCF valuation, LBO modeling, comparable company analysis, precedent transactions, scenario and sensitivity analysis
• Experience with Bloomberg, Capital IQ, FactSet, or PitchBook
• Strong attention to detail and deadline management
• Ability to manage multiple transaction workstreams simultaneously
• Excellent written and verbal English communication
• Availability during U.S. business hours

Requirements

• MBA, CFA, or CPA (Nice to Have)
• Buy-side and/or sell-side M&A experience (Nice to Have)
• Capital raising experience (Nice to Have)
• Technology, healthcare, financial services, or real estate transaction exposure (Nice to Have)
• Experience reviewing or mentoring analyst-level work (Nice to Have)

Benefits

• Work directly on live M&A and capital-raising transactions
• Exposure to complex valuation and financial modeling work
• Direct collaboration with senior bankers and executives
• Fully remote environment aligned with U.S. deal schedules
• Career growth toward Vice President, Private Equity, Corporate Development, or Strategic Finance

Interview Process

• Application Review
• Spark Hire Intro Video
• Pavago Recruiter Interview
• Technical Assessment – Financial Modeling / M&A
• Client Interview
• Offer & Onboarding

What Happens After You Apply

Qualified candidates will receive a Spark Hire invitation to complete a short Intro Video. This helps us learn more about your transaction experience, financial modeling background, and communication skills before the interview stage. Please check your inbox and spam/junk folder for the invitation.

If you have strong financial modeling, valuation, and transaction execution experience and thrive in high-performance deal environments, we’d love to hear from you.