Founding Investment Banker – AI-Powered M&A

About Analyst3Analyst3 is a vertical AI company building an “investment banking team in a box” to help small M&A advisory teams scale their operations without adding headcount, and our long-term vision is to compress deal timelines from months to days. We’re a VC-backed, early-stage, Toronto-based startup working at the intersection of M&A, AI, and vertical SaaS.You’d be joining a small founding team with deep experience across M&A, AI, GTM, and vertical market SaaS. You won’t be “the banker off to the side” – you’ll play a crucial, leading role in how our platform of AI analysts is built and how we support M&A advisors. This role is designed to put you on a path to a future leadership role within the company as we grow.Learn more at https://analyst3.ai/.What You’ll DoTurn real-world workflows that power M&A deals into AI-powered workflows by helping design and build highly specialized AI agents.Lead the work that drives key decisions on how our AI analysts execute sell-side and buy-side mandates for our customers.Own the quality bar for how our AI analysts support deals – from CIMs, teasers, and outreach through diligence, data rooms, and overall process management.Work with customers (senior M&A advisors) on live mandates to prove and improve how we operate.Partner closely with the team on product direction, keeping us focused on problems that actually matter to M&A advisors.Who You AreIdeal Experience5+ years in investment banking or M&A advisory, focused on the lower middle market or middle marketHands-on sell-side experience from building pitch decks and CIMs, through managing diligence and closing dealsStrong track record building and reviewing CIMs and deal materials across multiple industriesDirect experience running processes and managing diligence (data rooms, Q&A, related workstreams)Experience managing and training junior analysts/associatesMindset & SkillsInterested in early-stage startups and comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguityTired of the traditional IB grind, but still willing to work hard on meaningful problemsComfortable with extreme ownership, high standards, and being accountable for outcomesFamiliar with or curious about AI and LLMs, and interested in using and shaping them in your daily workUnderstands the nuances of working with senior bankers and business ownersBased in Toronto or willing to relocate, and prefers working in person with the teamBonus: you’ve read at least one startup book (e.g., The Lean Startup by Eric Reese)Why Join Analyst3Work on a real, high-stakes problem in M&A and business succession.Use your deal experience to design how AI-powered M&A should work, instead of reacting to it from the sidelines.Join an ambitious, hard-working team that values trust, honesty, and integrity, where your judgment directly shapes the product and the company.Build a role that can grow into broader leadership as the company scales.Equity in a VC-backed, early-stage AI company that’s reshaping a $100B+ industry.How to ApplySend an email to mitchel@analyst3.ai with:Your resumeA sentence or two on your M&A experience (mandate types, sectors, and typical deal sizes)A sentence or two on the biggest setback you’ve overcome (professional or personal) and what you learned from it