Jobs at Lazard

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.

Work as an Associate on Technology M&A teams: build and maintain complex financial models, support execution of M&A and capital-raising transactions (due diligence, documentation, client coordination), conduct industry and company research, and mentor/train junior analysts while managing multiple transactions in a fast-paced environment.

Support LazardNext M&A team in origination, execution, and coverage: prepare pitch materials, monitor investors and markets, build financial models and analyses, prepare process documents, manage transaction process, and conduct sector/company research and reports.

Lead and grow institutional, third-party distribution (TPD) and family office relationships across Belgium and Luxembourg. Drive new-business pipeline and account plans, present investment solutions, coordinate internal stakeholders, deliver client materials and events, and maintain accurate CRM records. Travel regionally and represent Lazard at roadshows and client meetings.

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 and execute complex public and private M&A, restructuring and ECM transactions. Manage client relationships, supervise Associates and Analysts, support origination and business development, review financial models and analyses, prepare client presentations, and help oversee team operations including recruitment and junior development.

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.

Design and execute high-quality brand and marketing materials across channels. Translate complex, data-rich content into elegant visual stories, build and evolve brand templates, deliver production-ready assets for web and presentations, collaborate with stakeholders, and manage projects end-to-end on a day-rate contract.

10-12 week M&A internship supporting senior bankers: perform financial and valuation analyses, prepare client presentations, assist marketing, and conduct industry research while learning deal execution.

Lead people and process aspects of enterprise transformations: redesign operating models, re-engineer processes, create change management frameworks, build communications and training, and drive stakeholder engagement to ensure adoption and implementation outcomes.

Serve as the senior technology advisor and functional architect for enterprise transformation programs. Translate strategy into system design, lead architecture for ERP/CRM/middle-office platforms, set integration standards (APIs, data pipelines, event-driven architectures), evaluate build-vs-buy and AI/LLM solutions, ensure regulatory/SOX compliance, and hold internal teams and vendors accountable to delivery and quality outcomes.

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 portfolio management and construction for Saudi & MENA equities strategy, drive research and idea generation, manage risk and optimize portfolio performance, prepare investment reporting, represent Lazard publicly, and partner with sales and marketing to win and deepen client relationships.

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.