Associate - Sectors Advisory (m/f/d)

General information
Job ID 52032 Area Investment Banking Products Start Date 01/2026 Contract Permanent Working Time Model Full-time Location(s) München |
Advisory & Financing Solutions (A&FS) is UniCredit's center of excellence for Corporate Finance, M&A Advisory and Capital Markets transactions in top-level strategic dialogues. A&FS partners with blue-chip corporate clients to achieve their strategic goals, creating solutions that shape the economies of Europe and beyond. Sector Advisory within A&FS follows an integrated industry and M&A origination and execution approach with in-depth knowledge of Telecommunication, Media & Technology; Industrials; Consumer, Healthcare & Retail as well as Natural Resources, Utilities & Infrastructure sectors for investment banking and corporate clients.

What you can expect from us
Working alongside top professionals in the industry, you will be acting as key bridge between your analysts and your team’s senior bankers. Your role is crucial in the ideation and realization of deals, the management of our client relationships, and the supervision and training of our high-calibre analysts.
Deal Ideation & Analysis
- Targeted company and market research
- Prepare pitch books and other marketing materials
- Conduct detailed financial modeling for M&A transactions, IPOs, and debt and equity offerings
- Performance of company valuations, inter alia using the key methodologies of DCF, comparable companies and precedent transactions


Transaction Execution
- Draft relevant deal documentation including information and offering memoranda
- Lead due diligence, dataroom management and overall project coordination
- In-depth interaction and communication with other deal advisors (e.g. legal, tax, commercial, environmental etc.)
- Support the deal structuring and negotiation process to successful signing and closing


Team Management & Client Relations
- Break down your senior bankers’ vision into actionable tasks, assign and review your analysts’ work
- Support relationship management with corporate clients and financial sponsors
- Participate in internal and client meetings and presentations
- Train, supervise and mentor junior colleagues


What we expect from you

- Minimum of three years practical experience in an investment bank, M&A boutique, or equivalent, e.g. Big Four Deal Advisory, Transaction Services or similar
- Experience in the execution of M&A and/ or capital markets projects, including drafting of info memoranda, management presentations, due diligence preparation and organization. Robust process management skills
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills. Quick grasp of commercial realities. Excellent attention to detail
- Profound practical valuation expertise
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and financial databases including Refinitiv, Bloomberg, Capital IQ, and Mergermarket
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both, German and English
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. Strong work ethic and robust commitment towards client objectives and deadlines
- The position requires the special knowledge and reliability according to § 87 (2) WpHG (2. FiMANoG) and § 1a and § 6 WpHGMaAnzV


Our offer to you
• #JoinOurTeam - Our employees are the driving force behind our success and therefore our greatest asset. Because we are aware of our responsibility as an employer, we have once again been certified as Top Employer. Become part of our team! • #UnlockYourPotential - With us, you design your training independently and individually: Courses at renowned universities such as Harvard or MIT are just one of many options. With comprehensive qualification measures, strategic and future-oriented development programs or individual mentoring, we give your career a perspective. • #LiveOurCulture - We don't just accomplish our work, but experience and shape it together. As a real team, we communicate at eye level • #ThinkEuropean - We are not only one of the largest financial institutions in Germany, but as part of UniCredit we are also internationally active and successful. With us, you can expect a pan-European company with regional ties as well as stimulating career opportunities in the world's most exciting cities. • #MakeInnovationHappen - FinTechs, Big Data, Bitcoins: Banking is evolving rapidly. Actively shape the digital transformation of one of the most change-driven industries by contributing your fresh perspective and innovative ideas. • #ComeAsYouAre - We are committed to a fair and inclusive working environment. That is why we have signed the "Charta der Vielfalt", are part of the Valuable 500 and support people with disabilities in the workplace. The UniCorns represent our LGBTQI+ colleagues, while through our Gender Diversity Program we ensure equal opportunities for everyone. Inclusion is a responsibility we recognize and emb • #CareNowForLater - We will continue to take care of you in the future. Because apart from monthly salary payments, retirement planning is a topic you should not wait until later to deal with. Therefore, we support your financial provision for retirement from day one. • #DontStopMoving - Enjoy the flexibility of Wellhub: You will have access to over 2,900 fitness, leisure, and wellness facilities across Germany and to 53,000 partner facilities worldwide. For us, movement is not just about health, but also sustainability. For this reason, we offer you a discounted rate on leasing a JobRad and provide you with the Deutschlandticket for 29€ instead of 49€ per month. This way, we support your active lifestyle and promote environmentally friendly and affordable mobility. • #StayHappyAndHealthy - We care about your physical and mental health. Our psychosocial counseling, digital health weeks, vaccination campaigns and many other initiatives ensure that you go through your private and working life in a balanced way.


UniCredit is built on Integrity, Ownership and Caring. Living these Values authentically means doing what is right for our colleagues, clients, and communities. We are a pan-European Commercial Bank with a unique service offering in Italy, Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. We serve over 15 million customers worldwide and our strength comes from the impact we can make on those people’s lives and on our environment.

Rooted in our company’s Purpose is helping our communities to progress, not only through our differentiated products and services, but also through our investments aimed at building a sustainable future for our communities and strengthening their financial well-being. Moreover we contribute to addressing the climate and environmental crisis by minimizing our carbon footprint and helping our customers and communities do the same.

Our colleagues are critical to the success of our Purpose. They are the driving force behind the impact we make in the communities we serve. When you join UniCredit, you become part of an international, inclusive and diverse community that leverages on “diversity of thought", regardless of gender identity, age, ethnicity, orientation, ability or cultural background.

As you grow in our company, we back you up through a common Culture of learning and collaboration, benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

Because we believe that the best way to make a difference in our client’s life is to make a difference in the life of our people.

Discover more about our Culture and Purpose and our ESG commitments.


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