FinTech / InsurTech Business Development Associate
FT Partners is an investment banking firm focused exclusively on financial technology. It provides strategic and financial advisory services, including M&A, capital raising, IPO advisory, valuations, and restructuring, to FinTech companies, founders, CEOs, boards, investors, and financial institutions.
About FT Partners
Financial Technology Partners, also known as FT Partners, is a global investment banking firm focused exclusively on the FinTech sector. The firm provides strategic advisory services such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, fairness opinions, and anti-raid advisory, as well as financial advisory services including private capital raising, private equity, restructuring and LBOs, IPO advisory, and valuations. FT Partners also operates a FinTech equity research and strategic insights platform, publishing market reports, transaction analysis, and research for institutional investors and industry executives. Its clients include early-stage startups, high-growth private companies, public companies, financial institutions, investors, CEOs, and boards of directors across the financial technology ecosystem.
Skills
About the Role
You will perform due diligence on high-growth FinTech and InsurTech companies, including DCF, public comparables, and precedent transaction analyses. You will meet directly with founders, VCs, private equity firms, and traditional finance executives to assess strategy, product roadmaps, and capital raising needs. You will track industry trends and investment activity, leverage proprietary databases and alternative data sources to identify emerging InsurTech leaders, and research significant M&A and capital raising transactions. You will also develop market-facing deliverables such as sell-side pitches and industry reports, and assist senior bankers in developing business development strategies and facilitating dialogue with CEO, CFO, and Board-level contacts.
Requirements
- 2+ years of relevant experience in InsurTech, FinTech, investment banking, or a related field
- Finance, Economics, or Accounting background preferred
- Strong interest in and knowledge of the InsurTech and FinTech landscape
- Superior research, writing, and verbal communication skills
- Strong data management skills and high attention to detail
- Proficiency with AI tools including ChatGPT and Claude
- Team player, self-motivated, and entrepreneurial
- U.S. work authorization required
Responsibilities
- Perform due diligence on high-growth FinTech and InsurTech companies, including DCF, public comparables, and precedent transaction analyses
- Meet directly with FinTech and InsurTech founders, VCs, private equity firms, and traditional finance executives to assess strategy, product roadmaps, and capital raising needs
- Track industry trends, company performance, and investment activity across FinTech and InsurTech sectors
- Leverage proprietary databases and alternative data sources to identify emerging InsurTech leaders
- Research significant M&A and capital raising transactions and contribute to high-quality industry reports
- Develop market-facing deliverables including sell-side pitches, market trend analyses, and investment activity summaries
- Assist senior bankers in developing and implementing business development strategies and facilitating dialogue with CEO, CFO, and Board-level contacts
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Bonus potential
