Vice President, Deal Advisory & Research COE

Job Summary

• Director / Associate Vice President will oversee the M&A COE hub in Bangalore, leading a team of associates / associate directors to enable global deal execution.

• The role requires a proven background in M&A execution, corporate finance advisory, and capital markets.

• Accountable for delivery governance, quality assurance, and alignment with stakeholders, while mentoring the team and scaling the capability over time

• Responsible for driving execution for global M&A and Capital Markets transactions across multiple geographies

• The role requires strong corporate finance, valuation, and execution skills, with the ability to prepare high-quality financial models, pitchbooks, sector analyses, and transaction documentation

• Work in close collaboration with M&A Advisory teams across key sectors such as (Oil, Gas & Chemicals, Metals & Mining, Diversified Industries, Clean Tech & Environment, etc) in origination and execution of transactions.

• This position is critical in enabling seamless execution with deal teams in key markets such as UK, Singapore, UAE, India.

• The role offers full exposure to the investment banking advisory business and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain significant expertise on cross-border deals

• Role requires being open to working in shift rotations to support multiple time zones and working days (Singapore, UAE, UK)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of M&A professionals delivering across deal origination, research, modelling, and execution.

• Act as the primary delivery lead, ensuring outputs meet global quality standards and are client-ready.

• Oversee financial modelling and valuation workstreams, reviewing associates models for accuracy and robustness.

• Drive preparation of complex client materials, including pitchbooks, management presentations, investment memoranda, and deal summaries.

• Coordinate with deal teams (UK, Singapore, India, UAE) for seamless execution, ensuring efficient turnaround across time zones.

• Manage staffing allocation across live deals and projects, ensuring optimal resource utilisation and alignment with business priorities

• Provide leadership in due diligence execution, integrating findings across financial, strategic, and industry aspects.

• Oversee sector research initiatives, with emphasis on Metals & Mining, O&G, Cleantech, and diversified industries.

• Manage pipeline priorities and allocate resources effectively across multiple deals.

• Engage with deal teams to align incentives, escalate risks, and ensure transparency.

• Build training, career progression, and retention programs for the team to develop world-class M&A delivery capability.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct.

• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.

• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Other Responsibilities

• Excel / Financial Modelling

• Stress Testing

• Document Drafting & Review

• Valuation Techniques: Trading comparables, transaction comps, precedent analysis, NAV/SOTP.

• Accounting Knowledge / Financial statement analysis

• Prior M&A / investment banking / Corporate Finance experience

• Stakeholder management

• Project Management

Skills and Experience

• Financial Modelling and Accounting

• MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)

• Market Data Services (Bloomberg / Capital IQ / Mergermarket)

• Industry Research

• Due Diligence

• Problem Solving

Qualifications

• Education MBA, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, CFA, Masters in Finance

• Certifications CA, CFA, FR

• 15+ years of experience in investment banking, M&A advisory, corporate finance, or transaction advisory.

• Strong track record of executing M&A deals across geographies, with hands-on knowledge of deal lifecycle.

• Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills with a proven ability to create client-ready outputs

• Experience with various MDS tools such as Bloomberg, Capital IQ, Market, Wood Mackenzie, etc

• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and manage teams in high-pressure environments.

• Deep expertise in corporate finance, valuation, and financial modelling.

• Excellent stakeholder management, strong communication and presentation skills with proven experience in delivering C-level presentations.

• Possession of jurisdiction-specific regulatory certifications (e.g., UK FCA-approved exams, Singapore MAS licensing) would be desirable for cross-border transaction work

VP - Deal Advisory (M&A)