Analyst, Private Company Coverage

About the Role:

PitchBook Institutional Research Group is a provider of research services to corporate clients, private market investors, advisors and other market participants. The group provides investment strategy, fund performance, and industry research through a differentiated, framework-driven approach that blends traditional fundamental investment research with PitchBook's proprietary private market data platform. In addition, the group provides custom research and data analysis support to subscribing clients. There is no better time to join us!

Our Institutional Research Group is looking for an experienced analyst to join our private company research team. As a valued team member, you'll hone your existing analytical skills, develop meaningful insight into a fascinating industry, and contribute to our best-in-class private capital research. The research this team produces is utilized by many of the largest private capital investors, investment banks and service providers globally. Our team is creative, driven, and focused on providing the most actionable research to our readers and clients.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Expand PitchBook's leadership and innovation in private market research by providing consistent coverage of the largest private companies
• Leverage PitchBook's data and knowledge of company research to develop frameworks and approaches to providing insights into private companies. This could include tracking available KPIs or financial data, following product strategies and other relevant news, creating valuation estimates and benchmarks, analyzing industry trends, and competitive positioning
• Collaborate closely with PitchBook's industry and technology analysts, as well as other private company analysts, to understand sector trends, market ecosystems, and the competitive landscape
• Track funding and secondary trade activity utilizing proprietary and partner data to identify trading and valuation trends
• Develop unique perspectives by analyzing market signals or other data sources to help track the performance of private companies
• Publish regular company updates, including company overviews and other relevant research, to help clients follow the story of private companies and understand the investment opportunities
• Contribute to research distribution and awareness efforts via curated distribution lists, social posting, and media exposure
• Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
• Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or Computer Science preferred
• 2+ years of experience writing investment research, including for equity research, investment banking, venture capital, or related financial services roles
• Strong understanding of financial concepts such as valuation techniques (DCF, comps, etc.), IRRs, asset allocations, fund benchmarks, KPIs, etc.
• Eager to contribute to the creation of innovative products and services tailored to the private market industry
• Proven ability to adhere to publication schedules and maintain high standards of accuracy
• Experience engaging with investor clients to discuss research-related topics
• Comfortable working with large structured and unstructured data sets to extract and convey meaningful insights
• Skilled at finding data points to help tell the story of private companies where data is sparse or poorly organized
• Venture Capital and Emerging Technologies: Demonstrated interest and understanding of venture capital, growth equity, and emerging technologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Proficient in Excel; experience with the PitchBook Platform is a plus
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily

Benefits + Compensation at PitchBook:

Physical Health

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Additional medical wellness incentives
• STD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance

Emotional Health

• Paid sabbatical program after four years
• Paid family and paternity leave
• Annual educational stipend
• Ability to apply for tuition reimbursement
• CFA exam stipend
• Robust training programs on industry and soft skills
• Employee assistance program
• Generous allotment of vacation days, sick days, and volunteer days

Social Health

• Matching gifts program
• Employee resource groups
• Subsidized emergency childcare
• Dependent Care FSA
• Company-wide events
• Employee referral bonus program
• Quarterly team building events

Financial Health

• 401k match
• Shared ownership employee stock program
• Monthly transportation stipend

*Please be aware the above PitchBook benefit and perk offerings are subject to corresponding plan and policy documents and may change during the course of your employment.

Compensation

• Annual base salary: $125,000-$150,000
• Target annual bonus percentage: 10%

*Starting pay will be based on several factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. We also have a location-based compensation structure; there may be different ranges for candidates by location.

Working Conditions:

We believe our business and our culture are strongest when we work together in person. We also know that it's helpful to have some flexibility to work remotely. Most roles work in the office 3+ days/week, and some are expected to work in the office 4-5 days/week. The current expectation for this role is that you are working in the office 3+days/week and that you are in the office full-time during the training period, for which the length varies by role. During an initial phone screen, the team will discuss expectations for this specific position.

The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day. Limited corporate travel may be required to remote offices or other business meetings and events.

Life At PB:

We are consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work and our culture is at the heart of our success. It's our fundamental belief that people do and create great things and that people are the cornerstone of prosperity. We believe that proactively seeking out different points of view, listening to others, learning, and reflecting on what we've heard creates a sense of belonging within PitchBook and strengthens the PitchBook community.

We are excited to get to know you and your background. Concerned that you might not meet every requirement? We encourage you to still apply as you might be the right candidate for the role or other roles at PitchBook.

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