Investment Analyst

A newly launching hedge fund is seeking an Investment Analyst to join its cross-asset investment platform focused on thematic, catalyst-driven investing across equities and credit.

The strategy invests opportunistically across the capital structure with a focus on misunderstood trends, market dislocations, restructurings, and complex situations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct deep fundamental research across equity and credit opportunities
• Develop thematic investment views and identify catalysts across sectors and industries
• Analyze complex capital structures, restructurings, distressed situations, and special situations investments
• Build and maintain detailed financial models and valuation frameworks
• Monitor portfolio positions, earnings, catalysts, and market developments
• Present investment recommendations directly to the CIO and senior investment team
• Work closely with legal and restructuring advisors on select investments
• Assist with portfolio construction and dynamic capital allocation decisions across equity and credit

Ideal Background

• 3–5 years of investing experience within a hedge fund, investment management firm, or restructuring / leveraged finance platform
• Strong preference for candidates with Industrials, Consumer, or Telco sector exposure
• Open to strong generalists with a fundamental long/short equity background and a desire to learn credit
• Experience analyzing opportunities across the capital structure preferred
• Understanding of distressed investing, restructurings, and special situations is highly attractive
• Strong financial modeling and valuation skillset
• Intellectual curiosity around thematic and catalyst-driven investing
• Collaborative personality with an entrepreneurial mindset suited for an emerging manager environment

Candidate Profile

• Strong academic and professional pedigree
• Fundamental, bottoms-up investor with a value-oriented mindset
• Ability to think dynamically across both equity and credit opportunities
• Comfortable operating in a lean, highly collaborative environment
• Interest in joining a platform early and helping scale the business over time