Jobs at Lazard

Support the Emerging Markets Equity team by preparing client and new-business materials (pitch decks, commentaries, quarterly letters), assisting with RFPs/DDQs/RFIs and ad-hoc requests, liaising with internal teams, contributing to portfolio analytics and client servicing, and attending meetings to understand market drivers and investment ideas.

Support monthly and quarterly NAV calculations, maintain investment and investor data, prepare capital-account reporting and investor materials, oversee fund financial statements and treasury operations, assist audits and tax filings, respond to stakeholder requests, and support compliance and internal initiatives for marketable funds and private equity vehicles.

Lead and execute M&A and strategic transactions for chemicals clients, manage client relationships, supervise and mentor Associates/Analysts, produce financial analyses and client materials, and support deal origination and execution alongside Managing Directors.

Support C-suite on firm-wide strategic planning, partnerships, and growth initiatives. Lead quantitative analyses, financial models, KPIs, and executive materials. Coordinate cross-functional projects, mentor analysts, and drive execution on high-visibility, confidential strategic workstreams.

Own and validate firm-wide AUM and flow data, produce recurring and ad-hoc analytics and dashboards, reconcile across systems, drive automation and process improvements, present insights to senior management, and support board, earnings, and regulatory reporting with strong data governance.

Lead shareholder-advisory engagements advising public company boards and executives on ownership analysis, investor priorities, activism defense, engagement strategies, market trends, and presentation development. Manage pitches, supervise Associates and Analysts, contribute thought leadership, and support client-facing marketing and live situations.

Lead and execute financial analyses, build models, prepare client presentations, manage deal processes, interact with senior clients, and supervise Associates and Analysts on Life Science Tools & Diagnostics transactions.

Manage procurement and lifecycle of global market data subscriptions and vendor relationships. Negotiate contracts, identify savings, assess emerging data/AI products for licensing, remediate licensing and compliance risks, and support budgeting and stakeholder coordination to ensure operational continuity.

Design, build, and maintain production-grade full‑stack applications with emphasis on backend engineering and data-driven features. Develop Python backend services and APIs, build front-end components (e.g., React), deploy and operate apps on Azure, integrate internal and analytics data, ensure security and regulatory compliance, collaborate with engineers and stakeholders, and contribute to CI/CD, testing, and production operations. Deliver and productionize AI/ML solutions with measurable business impact.

Lead design and delivery of a centralized AI control platform to operationalize governance, explainability, monitoring, approvals, and auditability across the AI lifecycle. Partner with risk, legal, compliance, privacy, and audit to meet regulatory expectations, drive adoption, set metrics for control effectiveness, and report AI control maturity to senior management.

Senior deputy to the CFO/Treasurer overseeing ~73 funds and $42B AUM. Owns regulatory filings, audit coordination, NAV integrity, reconciliations, fair valuation, expense analysis, vendor oversight, automation-led process improvements, and mentoring a high-performing team while representing the function to boards, auditors, regulators, and senior management.

Lead modernization of legacy and contemporary finance systems, design and build backend and frontend solutions, manage databases and ETL pipelines, apply AI for reconciliation, predictive analytics, and anomaly detection, establish CI/CD and DevOps best practices, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure financial technology and reporting solutions.

Lead analytics for enterprise transformation: design KPI frameworks, dashboards, and reporting; guide data warehousing and medallion architecture; lead data migration and validation; ensure data governance, lineage, and quality; deliver AI-augmented analytics for leadership decision-making.

Support Private Capital Advisory fundraising by managing transaction workflows, coordinating due diligence, preparing marketing materials, liaising with clients and distribution teams, coordinating investor roadshows, and tracking investor feedback and fundraising status for North American private equity clients.

Lead transaction management for real asset fund placements: prepare marketing materials and financial models, coordinate roadshows and investor outreach, manage due diligence and virtual data rooms, analyze track records and market data, maintain investor feedback, communicate with clients, and supervise Associates and Analysts throughout the capital-raising process.

Lead and oversee the accuracy, timeliness, and quality of Lazard's 10-Q/10-K filings and earnings releases. Manage disclosure governance, XBRL tagging, cross-functional data sourcing, auditor and legal interactions, and modernization of the SEC filing process while mentoring a team and partnering with Accounting Policy, Investor Relations, IT, and senior management.

Lead a multi-year modernization of Lazard Asset Management's cloud-native data platform: define architecture, migrate legacy systems, enforce security and compliance, deliver data-as-a-service and AI-ready datasets, and build/mentor a high-performing data engineering organization.

Define and deliver AI-enabled products for advisory and asset management. Own product vision and roadmap, identify and prioritize AI use cases, translate business needs into product requirements, partner with AI/data/engineering teams, oversee lifecycle from proof-of-value to production, ensure governance, metrics, and stakeholder communication.

Support GP-led secondary transactions by performing due diligence, building financial and cash‑flow models, preparing marketing materials (CIMs, teasers, investor presentations), managing investor outreach and VDRs, and coordinating diligence and communications across Lazard deal teams and institutional investors.

Lead financial analyses and model review; prepare client presentations and marketing materials; manage deal processes; interact with senior clients; supervise and mentor Associates and Analysts; provide M&A, restructuring, and strategic advisory across telecom and digital infrastructure sectors.