Lazard

About the Company

Founded in 1848, Lazard is one of the world's preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms, with operations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. Lazard provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and capital solutions, restructuring and liability management, geopolitics, and other strategic matters, as well as asset management and investment solutions to institutions, corporations, governments, partnerships, family offices, and high net worth individuals. For more information, please visit www.lazard.com.

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Listed Jobs

Company Name

Lazard

Job Title

July/September 2026 - M&A Internship - Middle East and Africa (MEA) Team - Paris

Job Description

**Job Title** M&A Internship – Middle East & Africa (MEA) Team **Role Summary** A 6‑month off‑cycle internship focused on providing analytical and advisory support to M&A activities within the Middle East and Africa region. The intern will conduct research, build financial models, prepare presentations, and assist in valuation and strategic analysis for potential transactions such as deals, IPOs, and bond issuances. **Expectations** - Complete detailed sector and company research. - Prepare and deliver presentations and business cases on specific transaction situations. - Conduct strategic and financial analysis, including valuation and model building. - Assist the team in creating client‑facing pitches and technical documentation. **Key Responsibilities** 1. Perform in‑depth industry and company research to inform deal strategy. 2. Develop financial models and valuation analyses to support transaction recommendations. 3. Prepare polished, client‑ready presentation decks and supporting materials. 4. Collaborate with senior team members on strategy, market positioning, and deal execution plans. 5. Manage multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring high quality and timely delivery. **Required Skills** - Prior experience in investment banking (internship or full‑time). - Graduated from a top‑tier business or engineering school. - Strong written and verbal communication in English; proficiency in French required, Arabic appreciated. - Advanced technical skills in Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint) and professional tools (Bloomberg, FactSet). - Excellent organizational, multitasking, and analytical abilities. - Detail‑oriented, curious, and proactive mindset. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a recognized business or engineering institution (top‑tier). - No specific certifications required; relevant coursework in finance, economics, or engineering is advantageous.

Paris, France

Hybrid

22-01-2026

Company Name

Lazard

Job Title

2027 Financial Advisory Summer Analyst Program - New York M&A and Restructuring Generalist

Job Description

**Job Title** Financial Advisory Summer Analyst – M&A & Restructuring Generalist (2027) **Role Summary** 9‑week summer internship offering generalist exposure to Lazard’s M&A coverage groups and Restructuring team. Analysts perform financial analysis, valuation modeling, industry research, and assist in client presentations while interacting with senior bankers and clients. **Expectations** - Current enrollment at a U.S. university; Bachelor’s degree expected Dec 2027 or May/June 2028 - Top academic performance (high GPA) - Strong quantitative and analytical background - Excellent written and oral communication skills - High attention to detail and ability to multi‑task - Motivated, creative, mature, and poised **Key Responsibilities** - Build and maintain financial models for M&A, divestitures, and restructuring engagements - Conduct company, sector, and market research to support deal teams - Prepare and edit client presentation materials and pitch books - Support senior bankers on deal execution, strategic advisory, and capital‑markets assignments - Participate in restructuring projects as assigned - Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and attend mentorship/training sessions **Required Skills** - Proficiency in financial modeling and Excel; familiarity with PowerPoint and Word - Strong quantitative analysis and problem‑solving abilities - Effective verbal and written communication - Detail‑oriented with strong organizational skills - Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks concurrently - Team‑player mindset and professional demeanor **Required Education & Certifications** - Undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Accounting, Engineering, or related field - Expected graduation: Dec 2027 or May/June 2028 - No specific certifications required (CPA, CFA optional but not mandatory)

New york, United states

Hybrid

27-01-2026

Company Name

Lazard

Job Title

Fixed Income Business Analyst

Job Description

**Job Title** Fixed Income Business Analyst **Role Summary** The Fixed Income Business Analyst collaborates with fixed‑income investment teams to translate business needs into functional specifications, ensuring seamless integration with Bloomberg PORT enterprise for performance, attribution, and risk reporting. The role supports large‑scale financial implementation projects, drives process improvements, and delivers high‑quality software solutions through agile collaboration. **Expectations** - 3–5 years of business analyst experience in IT, with a focus on portfolio analysis, fixed‑income securities, OTC, derivatives, and reporting. - Bachelor’s degree (advanced degree preferred) and relevant financial services or asset‑management experience. - Proficiency in SQL, MS Office, VBA/Macros, JIRA/Confluence. - Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects and timelines. **Key Responsibilities** - Gather and document business requirements and functional specifications; record minutes and track action items. - Analyze and evaluate requirements for large‑scale financial implementation projects; provide expertise through each phase. - Ensure deliverables meet product requirements and define best practices with end users and stakeholders. - Identify improvement opportunities in business processes; design and implement solutions. - Collaborate with vendor, internal technology, and business stakeholders in a dynamic, agile environment to deliver quality software. - Maintain awareness of upstream and downstream processes relevant to fixed‑income investment operations. **Required Skills** - Business analysis and functional specification development. - Portfolio analysis, fixed‑income securities/OTC/derivatives, and financial reporting. - SQL – query creation and updates. - MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), VBA/Macros. - Project management tools – JIRA, Confluence. - Verbal and written communication. - Team collaboration and proactive accountability. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor's degree (or higher) in finance, economics, business, or related field. - Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CFA, FRM) preferred but not mandatory.

New york, United states

Hybrid

Junior

27-01-2026

Company Name

Lazard

Job Title

AI Engineer

Job Description

**Job Title** AI Engineer **Role Summary** Design, develop, and deploy large‑scale AI and GenAI applications that generate actionable insights for financial advisory and asset‑management functions. Collaborate with investment bankers, asset managers, data scientists, and software engineers to translate complex technical models into business strategies. **Expactations** * Deliver high‑quality, production‑ready AI solutions that drive measurable business impact. * Communicate model results and strategic recommendations clearly to non‑technical stakeholders. * Work independently and as part of cross‑functional teams. * Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of GenAI, LLMs, and MLOps tools. **Key Responsibilities** 1. Build and productionize GenAI applications using Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, and scikit‑learn. 2. Develop and deploy LLM‑based solutions with LangChain, LlamaIndex, VectorDBs, and retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) techniques. 3. Design, expose, and consume AI services via FastAPI or Flask microservices. 4. Manage data ingestion, feature engineering, and model training pipelines on Azure, AWS, or GCP. 5. Implement MLOps workflows using MLflow, Kubeflow, or Vertex AI; automate CI/CD for AI models. 6. Perform NLP tasks (sentiment analysis, entity recognition, topic modeling) on unstructured data. 7. Query and analyze data from relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Elasticsearch) databases. 8. Collaborate with domain experts to translate business requirements into technical specifications. **Required Skills** * Advanced proficiency in Python and machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit‑learn). * Experience with LLM frameworks: LangChain, LlamaIndex, VectorDBs. * Cloud deployment on Azure, AWS, or GCP. * NLP expertise: sentiment analysis, entity recognition, topic modeling, retrieval‑augmented generation. * API design and microservices: FastAPI or Flask. * SQL & NoSQL database querying (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch). * MLOps tools: MLflow, Kubeflow, Vertex AI. * Strong verbal and written communication; ability to explain technical concepts to business stakeholders. **Required Education & Certifications** * Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Machine Learning, or related field. * Preferred: cloud certifications (AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty, Azure AI Engineer Associate, GCP Professional Machine Learning Engineer). * Additional certifications in NLP, MLOps, or GenAI are a plus.

New york, United states

Hybrid

Fresher

27-01-2026