Associate Director

Profile Summary

The Associate Director supports senior bankers in client outreach and origination while leading junior team members through the preparation of key transaction materials and execution workstreams. The role is hands‑on across due diligence, negotiations and documentation, and contributes to firm‑wide marketing, pitches and client relationship development within the European renewables sector.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supporting Senior bankers in their outreach and origination efforts with existing and prospective clients
• Managing and overseeing junior resources responsible for the preparation of key transaction marketing materials (information memorandum, process letter, financial model etc.)
• Assisting in the co-ordination of due diligence activities. You will be hands-on across the entire execution process including co-ordinating workstreams with other advisers
• Advising and supporting clients in negotiation stages of key transactional documents such as sales and purchase agreements and shareholder agreements
• Drafting deal marketing documents as well as internal investment presentations and other client documentation where required
• Firm-wide marketing activities including drafting pitches and building and strengthening relationships with new and existing clients

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

• At least 4 to 6 years of existing investment banking/consulting experience, preferably in the energy sector
• Education: top results from a leading university
• Leadership: ability to lead and coordinate a team of 2-4 junior bankers
• Motivated: ability to work under pressure in a collaborative environment
• Maturity: ability to deal with senior industry counterparties
• Enterprising: high level of initiative and cultivation of relationships with senior sector peers
• Skills: excellent analytical skills with robust financial modelling and presentation experience (Microsoft excel and PowerPoint abilities) February 2026
• Languages: fluency in English and ideally another European language

What We Can Offer You

In addition to the great opportunity outlined above we are also currently able to offer:

• Competitive starting salary, plus discretionary bonus
• Pension scheme
• 25 days’ annual leave
• Core working hours – 9-5
• Hybrid working – 1 day a week from home
• Virtual GP
• Dental Insurance
• Travel Insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Life insurance

We are committed to supporting equality and diversity, and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive. We welcome applications from all sections of the community that we operate in and from all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, beliefs, gender identities and disabilities

If you require more information about our equal opportunities policy or wish to discuss any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team – recruitment@mizuhoemea.com and we will be happy to help.