Business Unit:
Corporate Finance
Industry:
Business Services
Overview
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank recognized for delivering independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and governments. With uniquely deep industry expertise, broad international reach, and a partnership approach rooted in trust, the firm provides innovative, integrated solutions across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Our unmatched transaction volumes provide differentiated, data-driven perspectives that help our clients achieve their most critical goals. To learn more about Houlihan Lokey, please visit HL.com.
Corporate Finance
Houlihan Lokey has extensive expertise in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, activist shareholder and takeover defense, and other related advisory services for a broad range of U.S. and international clients. Our experience in M&A has earned us consistent recognition throughout the industry. In 2025, LSEG ranked our firm the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions.
Business Services - Tech Enabled Professional Services
Houlihan Lokey's Tech-Enabled Professional Services team advises companies that combine technology with outsourced or specialized professional services. The team focuses on businesses that leverage proprietary software, data, automation, or AI to deliver services more efficiently and at scale. Coverage includes sectors such as consulting, legal and compliance services, accounting and tax services, engineering and design, marketing services, human capital management solutions.
Job Description
Vice Presidents are primarily responsible for managing all aspects of the M&A process, including supporting the development of process design, overseeing the development of marketing materials and analyses, and managing deal execution (including providing leadership and guidance to junior team members). In addition, you will be involved with new business generation, including supporting relationship maintenance with clients and developing and supporting the delivery of pitches to new business prospects.
As a VP for the Environmental and Facilities Services practices, you will be expected to:
- Manage all aspects of a transaction process and be the day to day “quarterback” for the deal
- Manage the development of and explain historical and projected financial analyses
- Coordinate and perform business due diligence and execute M&A transactions
- Oversee the preparation of marketing pitches, confidential information presentations, management presentations, and other presentations as needed
- Oversee the development of valuation and ad hoc financial analyses
- Assist in the marketing and execution of existing engagements
- Build relationships and maintain direct contact with clients, prospective clients, and professional advisors
- Supervise and mentor junior staff members
Basic Qualifications
- Advanced knowledge of accounting and finance
- 6+ years of relevant investment banking experience
- An undergraduate degree, including an exemplary academic record, from an accredited institution
- Strong analytical/quantitative and technical abilities
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong public speaking and presentation skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment managing multiple project deliverables simultaneously
- Extensive operational financial modeling and valuation experience
- Hands-on M&A experience
Compensation And Benefits
Houlihan Lokey is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive total compensation package, which may include other components such as discretionary incentive compensation. The firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is:
Base salary: $250,000
Actual salary at the time of hire may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant qualifications, skills, and experience and the location where this position may be filled.
Houlihan Lokey provides a competitive benefits package. Our current benefits offerings can be found here:
2026 Benefits
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
