Assistant Vice President/Senior Manager - Strategic Investments - Financial Due Diligence

Role Overview:

The Strategic Investments team is expanding to broaden coverage across high-impact sectors and companies of financial and strategic interest to the Bank. This role is responsible for driving thesis-driven sourcing, comprehensive financial analysis, end-to-end deal execution, and active portfolio management, primarily across unlisted entities, AIFs, and strategic ecosystem partners.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Thesis Development, Sourcing & New Investment Evaluation:

• Formulate thesis-driven investment themes to actively identify, map, and source direct investment opportunities across priority sectors - primarily BFSI, Fintech (B2B Enterprise / SaaS), Consumer, Healthcare, and Pharma.
• Screen and evaluate new investment and divestment opportunities across unlisted companies, listed entities, and Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs).
• Build comprehensive financial models, valuation frameworks, and IRR sensitivity analyses.
• Collaborate with internal business units to validate and rationalize commercial synergies, projected revenues, and cross-sell potential.
• Author institutional-grade Investment Committee (IC) and Board notes covering macroeconomic drivers, industry trends, company operations, financial health, risk factors, and strategic rationale.

2. End-to-End Deal Execution & Due Diligence:

• Lead and manage the entire transaction lifecycle from screening through to post-closing integration.
• Drive the financial due diligence (FDD) process, setting rigorous diligence agendas and synthesizing findings to identify valuation adjustments or deal risks.
• Coordinate operational, tax, and legal due diligence workstreams alongside internal teams and external advisors.
• Structure and prepare term sheets, definitive agreements (SHA, SPA, SSA), and transaction documentation in coordination with Legal, Secretarial, and Compliance teams.
• Manage regulatory filings, approval processes, compliance clearances, share issuance/transfers, and escrow/fund disbursements.

3. Portfolio Monitoring & Governance:

• Periodically engage with executive leadership and founders of investee companies to evaluate operational trajectories, governance, and operating environments.
• Monitor operational metrics and financial performance:
• Unlisted Investments: Review semi-annual/annual performance against business plans presented at the IC stage, re-calculate IRRs, and prepare executive review decks.
• Listed Holdings: Track quarterly performance and market valuation shifts.
• AIFs / Funds: Track quarterly NAVs, capital calls, distributions, and portfolio health; prepare consolidated bi-annual IC reviews (by June 30 and November 30).
• Maintain auditable deal archives including IC/Board approvals, executed agreements, NDAs, DD reports, and regulatory documentation.

4. Ecosystem Business Development:

• Identify commercial synergies across prospective and evaluated pipeline companies where no prior banking relationship exists.
• Build business cases for strategic collaboration, validate feasibility with internal business leaders, and facilitate senior-level promoter introductions to initiate new institutional banking relationships.

Candidate Profile & Qualifications:

Education:

• Chartered Accountant (CA - strongly preferred) or MBA in Finance from a premier/Tier-1 business school.

Relevant Experience:

• 5 - 7 years of total experience in Strategic Investments, Corporate Development, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Investment Banking, or Transaction Advisory.
• A minimum of 3 to 4 years of dedicated Financial Due Diligence (FDD) / Quality of Earnings experience, ideally within a Big 4 accounting firm (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG).
• Direct track record in end-to-end deal execution and thesis-driven sourcing.

Sector Focus:

• Core exposure to BFSI and Fintech (B2B Enterprise / SaaS) is preferred; relevant transaction exposure in Consumer, Healthcare, or Pharma is an added advantage.

Core Competencies:

• High executive presence, strong communication, and seasoned presentation skills suitable for engaging with Bank C-suite executives, Board members, and company promoters.
• Advanced financial modeling, valuation, and M&A accounting skills.
• Self-starter with high ownership, intellectual curiosity, and rigorous analytical discipline.

Location:

• Must be currently based in Mumbai