# Analyst - Sector Investment Banking and M&A Advisory

[BNP Paribas](https://www.jorb.ai/firms/bnp-paribas.md) · New York · United States · [Investment Banking](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/investment-banking.md)

BNP Paribas is hiring a Analyst - Sector Investment Banking and M&A Advisory in New York. Posted 2026-05-27; applications close 2026-07-26.

**Apply**: https://group.bnpparibas/en/careers/job-offer/analyst-sector-investment-banking-and-m-a-advisory

Posted 7h ago.

## Role details

## Business Overview

The North America Sector IB & M&A Advisory platform operates as a function of BNP Paribas’s Global Banking group, focused on the U.S. and Canada. It covers clients in the region across the full suite of investment banking products: M&A, ECM and Leveraged Finance. BNPP provides strategic advice to multinational corporations and financial sponsors on the structuring and execution of complex transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, asset divestments, initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and leveraged buy-out underwritings. The team covers various industries including: Diversified Industrials, Consumer & Retail, Healthcare, Low Carbon Transition and Financial Institutions. The platform offers the full range of execution capabilities and services to clients, in close collaboration with BNPP’s product teams.

## Candidate Success Factors

  
- Results and Impact: Able to influence peers and team; demonstrates good judgment for high-complexity decisions; exercises appropriate autonomy in execution and delivery; responsible for driving outcomes with meaningful impact on the team or department.
  
- Leadership and Collaboration: Creates trust with colleagues; acts in a leadership capacity for projects, processes, or programs.
  
- Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus: Builds relationships with a mix of colleagues and clients; interacts regularly with management and department leaders; influences stakeholders at the team level.
  
- Compliance Culture and Conduct: Takes responsibility for personal actions; upholds corporate values with high ethical standards.

## Responsibilities

  
- Support the execution and origination of investment banking transactions.
  
- Support M&A, ECM and Leveraged Finance transactions, coordinating across all involved parties.
  
- Prepare presentations and contribute to deal pitches, including research and analysis of companies and industries.
  
- Prepare complex financial models, including valuation and merger consequences analysis.
  
- Provide industry intelligence and competitive analysis for potential opportunities; assist in scoping potential deals.
  
- Work with Managing Directors, Directors, Vice Presidents, and Associates to manage client relationships and deliverables.
  
- Establish effective working relationships and build credibility with internal constituents throughout the organization.

## Minimum Required Qualifications

  
- Bachelor’s degree with demonstrated record of academic excellence.
  
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
  
- Team player, self-motivated and entrepreneurial.
  
- Detail oriented with a complete focus on quality results/deliverables.
  
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
  
- Experience across all aspects of the Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
  
- Core understanding of accounting and valuation.

## Preferred Qualifications

  
- Prior Investment Banking experience at an investment bank with exposure to M&A, ECM and Leveraged Finance.
  
- Core valuation / financial modelling experience in a professional setting.

## FINRA Registrations & Related Certifications

  
- Series 63, 79 and SIE are required.

## Swap Dealer & Security-Based Swap Dealer

  
- CFTC Swap Dealer Associated Person: Not Applicable (NFA Swaps Proficiency Program not required).
  
- SEC Security-Based Swap Dealer Associated Person: Not Applicable.

## Salary & Benefits

The expected starting salary range for this position is between $110,000 and $130,000 annually. Actual salary may vary based on factors including relevant skills/experience, time in role, peer salaries, prior performance, business line, and geographic location.

Our comprehensive benefits package supports employees in various aspects of their lives. Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, a 401(k) Savings Plan, backup childcare, life, accident and disability insurance, mental health support, and paid time off. Details about eligibility for a discretionary bonus will be provided during the hiring process.

## About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach across the US, EMEA and APAC. It operates in 65 countries with nearly 190,000 employees and employs over 3,500 people in the US across 10 states. BNP Paribas has built a strong and diversified presence to support its client base and continues to grow its commitment to the US market through Corporate & Institutional Banking activities. The bank offers a full value chain for clients, from trading to financing, and clearing and custody in the US, supported by an international footprint. Our network enables connectivity and efficiency wherever clients conduct business.

As an international company with a global footprint, BNP Paribas fosters a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We provide robust training, development and mentoring opportunities, and are committed to DEI initiatives and employee resource groups. We strive to be a workplace where all team members can grow and thrive.

## Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

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## Applying to this role

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