Director, Investment Banking
At a glance
Director-level Investment & Corporate Development role at Fireclay Partners. Kansas City · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $195,000–$260,000 across the United States.
Fireclay Partners has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Guide M&A assignments from initial positioning and preparation through deal talks and completion
- Lead senior client discussions, make high-stakes calls, and oversee the standard of key work products
- Build new client connections and turn market understanding into advisory work
- Develop teams using AI, automation, structured data, and proprietary technology with care
- Capture sector, company, and transaction insights for reuse, while coaching junior bankers on sound judgment and better workflows
What you bring
- A strong investment-banking record spanning deal execution, client leadership, and business development
- Sound judgment and strong communication, negotiation, valuation, and transaction-management abilities
- The ability to assess and embed technology-supported workflows while protecting accuracy, confidentiality, and accountability
Who this fits
This role suits a senior banker who wants to lead transactions and client relationships while developing people and improving how advisory work gets done. You'll lead VPs, Associates, and Analysts. The role is based in Kansas City.
From the employer
Director, Investment Banking
Fireclay Partners is building a technology-native investment bank. Directors lead client relationships, transaction strategy, team development, and business generation while institutionalizing a modern operating discipline across the firm.
What You Will Do
- Lead M&A engagements from positioning and preparation through negotiation and closing.
- Own senior client communication, judgment-intensive decisions, and the quality of all major deliverables.
- Develop new relationships and convert market insight into differentiated advisory opportunities.
- Build and lead technology-native teams that use AI, automation, structured data, and proprietary technology responsibly.
- Ensure that important sector, company, and transaction knowledge is captured, structured, and reusable rather than remaining trapped in individual inboxes or files.
- Coach VPs, Associates, and Analysts to pair sound banking judgment with better systems and workflows.
Who Thrives Here
- Experienced investment-banking professionals with a strong record of execution, client leadership, and business development.
- Excellent judgment, communication, negotiation, valuation, and process-management skills.
- A credible point of view on how technology is changing advisory work and a willingness to lead that change personally.
- Ability to evaluate and institutionalize technology-enabled workflows without sacrificing accuracy, confidentiality, or accountability.
- A team-building mindset: you create standards, develop talent, and leave the institution more capable after every engagement.
This role is for a senior banker who wants to deliver exceptional advice and help build the operating model of the next generation of investment banking.
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