Contract Investment Banker (Generative AI – Finance)

TL;DR

Contract Investment Banker (Generative AI – Finance): Contributing to the development of generative AI tools for financial modeling and transaction analysis with an accent on real-world investment banking experience to help AI systems learn how to perform core banking tasks. Focus on creating, evaluating, and refining transaction-oriented analyses that reflect how bankers actually think about valuation, deal structure, and execution.

Location: New York, New York; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Virtual, Massachusetts; Virtual, New York

Company

Kensho is S&P Global’s hub for AI innovation and transformation, developing and deploying novel solutions to innovate and drive progress at S&P Global and its customers worldwide.

What you will do

• Produce high-quality investment banking deliverables used to train and evaluate AI systems.
• Build financial models that adhere to industry-standard conventions, structure, and presentation.
• Decompose complex transaction logic into clear, step-by-step reasoning that can be learned by AI systems.
• Review and assess AI-generated banking outputs for financial accuracy, soundness of assumptions, and analytical rigor.
• Provide detailed feedback to improve model reliability, realism, and edge-case handling.
• Collaborate asynchronously with product, research, and engineering teams to refine task definitions and evaluation criteria.

Requirements

• 3-7 years of experience in investment banking, corporate finance, or transaction-focused advisory roles.
• Strong technical foundation in financial modeling, valuation, M&A, capital markets transactions, accounting, and financial statement analysis.
• Deep familiarity with how banking analyses are structured, reviewed, and presented.
• Ability to clearly explain why certain modeling or valuation decisions are made.
• High attention to detail and quality standards.
• Comfortable working independently in a remote, project-based environment.
• Interest in the intersection of finance and artificial intelligence.

Nice to have

• Experience across multiple transaction types (M&A, IPOs, debt offerings, restructurings).
• Exposure to both pitch and execution work.
• Prior experience mentoring or reviewing junior analysts’ work.
• Curiosity about how automation and AI may augment financial services workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance with 100% company paid premiums.
• Unlimited Paid Time Off.
• 26 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave (paternity and maternity).
• 401(k) plan with 6% employer matching.
• Generous company matching on donations to non-profit charities.
• Up to $20,000 tuition assistance toward degree programs, plus up to $4,000/year for ongoing professional education.