&A Associate

Position: 2026 M&A Associate
- ** Diverse projects**:
Associates lead key work streams throughout client engagements. Beyond client work, this role will expand your professional experience through recruiting initiatives, mentorship programming, efforts to generate new client engagements, and more.

- ** Professional development**:
Your professional development is our top priority. New analysts and associates convene in our Richmond headquarters for a robust training program designed to build relationships, provide baseline knowledge of M&A, and prepare you for your first client engagement. This initial program is just the beginning of an extensive learning experience.

- ** Comprehensive compensation and benefits program**:
Highly competitive compensation, pension, 401(k) matching, and eligibility for performance bonus amongst many other robust benefits.
* Approach all tasks with humility and inspire collegiality and enthusiasm  + View challenging tasks as opportunities for growth  + Share ideas and credit among peers and teammates  + Learn from mentors
* Are curious self-starters  + Exhaust available resources before asking senior deal team members for guidance  + Offer creative suggestions and thoughtful solutions  + Seek feedback from your teammates/peers during and at the end of a project
* Are responsive  + This is an “on-call”, in-office role  + Answer emails and calls quickly  + Attend deal team meetings in-person  + Find moments of levity even when working long hours  + Clarify deadlines as needed  + Stay aligned with your team on active work streams and upcoming tasks
* Partner with the Analyst  + Ensure effective use of the analyst’s time, balancing delegation with a collaborative approach  + Take pride in your work by delivering accurate, thoughtful work product  + Deliver real-time performance feedback to analysts
* Articulate thoughts and ideas to your teammates on day 1, both verbally and in writing  + Speak up during internal (Harris Williams deal team/colleagues) and external (client/C-suite facing) discussions, as directed by your deal team  + Translate technical concepts, data, and analysis into a compelling story that resonates in the market
* Ability to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
* Submit application through Harris Williams’ website, . Make sure to include your cover letter and resume *(You must combine your resume and cover letter into one PDF and upload)
** You are required to complete a profile with Suited which will cover your academic background, prior work experience, employment preferences, and ask a series of suitability questions. Your Suited score will be considered as a data point in addition to your resume, interactions with the firm, etc. Please click the following link to proceed: .
* Your HW application is not complete until you submit the Suited profile.
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