[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 Company Overview We help train and evaluate AI to master real-world tasks in finance, healthcare, and legal. It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in , with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https//aptura.ai/.

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