Senior Associate / Vice President Investment Banking
Part-time (ALL GENDERS)
Senior Associate / Vice President Investment Banking Part-time bei hillstreet advisory partners GmbH
Location: Frankfurt am Main / Start: immediate
hillstreet advisory partners:
hillstreet is an independent M&A boutique based in Frankfurt, Germany. We advise mid-market companies, entrepreneurs, and family businesses on mergers & acquisitions and succession planning, combining deep sector expertise with a genuinely tailored advisory approach. Small team, real deals, direct impact.
Our clients include entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, private equity investors, and corporate groups. We have a strong track record of successfully closed transactions and we work hard to keep it that way.
To support our continued growth, we are looking for a hands-on Vice President (m/f/d) to join our Frankfurt team, someone who leads deals and rolls up the sleeves in equal measure.
Your responsibilities:
- Own and drive sell-side and buy-side M&A transactions from kick-off to signing including hands-on execution
- Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for clients, investors, and advisors with the credibility to manage senior relationships and the willingness to handle the details yourself
- Manage and structure project workstreams across the full deal lifecycle
- Prepare and review marketing materials, financial analyses, and transaction documentation
- Deep dive into financial models, run valuation analyses, and produce company assessments directly
- Coordinate due diligence processes and manage counterparty interactions end to end
- Support negotiations and transaction structuring together with senior leadership
- Support and develop Analysts and Associates while remaining willing to take on analytical and operational tasks yourself when the situation demands it
- Contribute to origination efforts, including preparation of pitches and development of client relationships
What you bring:
- 4/5+ years of relevant experience in investment banking, M&A advisory, corporate finance, or private equity
- A genuine hands-on mentality: you are comfortable doing the work yourself: a model, a teaser, a process letter and do not consider any task below your level
- Excellent financial modelling, valuation, analytical skills and advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and lead junior team members while staying close enough to the work to jump in where needed
- Strong client communication and presentation skills
- High degree of personal ownership: you take responsibility for quality and outcomes, not just tasks
- Entrepreneurial mindset and strong attention to detail. You thrive in an environment where role boundaries are deliberately broad
- Fluent German and English, both written and spoken
What awaits you:
- Direct involvement in meaningful mid-market transactions: working closely with entrepreneurs, founders, and investors on deals that matter to them
- Real responsibility from day one in a team where your contribution is visible and your impact is not diluted across layers of hierarchy
- A lean boutique structure where decisions are made quickly and everyone, including partners, work close to the transaction
- Daily collaboration with senior advisors and partners who remain actively involved in transactions not just in kickoffs and closings
- The opportunity to help shape the firm including its processes, client base, and long-term direction
- A small, committed team that takes both the work and each other seriously with a culture built on trust, candor, and shared ownership
We look forward to receiving your application via recruiting@hillstreet-advisory.com!