[Remote] Investment Banking Associate, AI Residency (Part-time) | Applied AI x Corporate Finance

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Aptura is a company founded by ex-Lazard and Partners Group professionals, focused on bridging the gap between human and artificial intelligence in finance. They are seeking an Investment Banking Associate for a part-time AI Residency role, where you will improve how Frontier AI handles corporate finance and contribute to a research project aimed at enhancing AI reasoning in investment banking.

Responsibilities

• You'll work directly on improving how Frontier AI handles corporate finance and gain rare, early exposure to how AI labs actually develop their models
• As part of the project, you will contribute your deal experience to a structured research project, which will be used to help improve AI reasoning across investment banking and capital markets
• The work involves generating, refining, and evaluating content that reflects how senior IB professionals think through transactions from origination and pitching through execution and close

Skills

• 3–7 years of experience in investment banking or capital markets at a bulge bracket or elite boutique (e.g., Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, Citi, Barclays, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo, Evercore, Moelis, Centerview, Lazard, Jefferies)
• Associate, VP, or Director level across M&A, industry coverage, ECM/DCM, leverage finance, or syndicate
• Deep expertise in at least one of: M&A deal structuring and valuation, equity or debt capital markets execution, sector-specific coverage, or syndicate/book-running
• Strong financial modeling skills (incl. LBO, 3-statement, DCF) and comfort with complex transaction analysis, fairness opinions, and client-facing materials (incl. pitch decks, market updates)
• Ability to articulate investment banking judgment clearly and precisely in writing

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate, commensurate with experience
• Referral bonus: For any successful referral hired into this role
• 20+ hours/week, flexible scheduling
• Fully remote

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