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AI Business Development Analyst
entry · Corporate Finance
Business Unit:
Corporate FinanceIndustry:
Corporate

Overview
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank recognized for delivering independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and governments. With uniquely deep industry expertise, broad international reach, and a partnership approach rooted in trust, the firm provides innovative, integrated solutions across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Our unmatched transaction volumes provide differentiated, data-driven perspectives that help our clients achieve their most critical goals. To learn more about Houlihan Lokey, please visit HL.com.

Corporate Finance
Houlihan Lokey has extensive expertise in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, activist shareholder and takeover defense, and other related advisory services for a broad range of U.S. and international clients. Our experience in M&A has earned us consistent recognition throughout the industry. In 2025, LSEG ranked our firm the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions.

AI Strategic Business Development Analyst
Our Corporate Finance business is a global leader, and we are looking to integrate advanced AI capabilities to further enhance our advisory services. This role offers a unique opportunity for a recent graduate to gain hands-on experience at the intersection of finance and technology.
As an AI Strategic Business Development Analyst, you will support our forward-thinking Corporate Finance team by contributing to innovative AI and machine learning projects. You will work alongside experienced professionals to help create solutions that empower our dealmakers, providing you with invaluable exposure to the investment banking industry and the practical application of AI in solving complex financial challenges.
Responsibilities
Assist the AI Strategic Business Development team in designing, building, and testing machine learning models.
Support investment banking professionals in identifying opportunities for AI integration and process automation.
Help conduct research on the latest advancements in AI and machine learning and present findings to the team.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of data pipelines that support our AI applications.
Provide support for ad-hoc analytical projects and data-driven tasks as needed.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
A strong academic record and a demonstrated passion for technology and finance.
Coursework or project experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analysis.
Familiarity with Python and common data science libraries (e.g.,
Exposure to or an interest in large language models (e.g., Gemini) is a plus.
Solid foundational knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
A strong desire to learn, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced team environment.
Compensation and Benefits
Houlihan Lokey is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive total compensation package, which may include other components such as discretionary incentive compensation. The firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is:

$70,000


Actual salary at the time of hire may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant qualifications, skills, and experience and the location where this position may be filled.

Houlihan Lokey provides a competitive benefits package. Our current benefits offerings can be found here:
2026 Benefits
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.


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