Associate Analyst, Industry & Technology Research

At PitchBook, a Morningstar company, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We’re deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company. 

Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there’s going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We’re willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.

If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you. 

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. 

As a PitchBook Industry and Technology Associate Analyst, you’ll join a growing research team focused on creating best-in-class private equity, venture capital and emerging technology research utilized by PitchBook’s global clientele of private capital investors, investment banks, corporations, and other service providers. Our team is creative, driven, and focused on providing actionable, differentiated industry research and workflow tools to our readers and clients. Specifically, we are looking for an associate analyst to support our industry and technology teams as they create original research focused on their respective areas of coverage. 

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Provide support for the team of senior analysts covering specific verticals and industries 
• Help draft and write research reports 
• Use the PitchBook platform and Excel plug-in to drive core analysis and research 
• Build relationships across the research department including with other analysts, data support analysts, and the publishing team 
• Manage and respond to inquiries from clients, press, internal colleagues, and the general public regarding published research 
• Develop familiarity with PitchBook’s publishing and report distribution processes 
• Develop knowledge of private markets and various covered industries over time 
• Help contribute new research ideas or report frameworks 
• 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 Business preferred 
• Strong understanding of financial concepts such as valuation techniques (discounted cash flow, comps, etc.), internal rate of return, asset allocations, fund benchmarks, KPIs, and more 
• Research experience in equity research, investment banking, venture capital, or other related financial services or coporate development role. Related technology media experience will also be considered 
• Strong interest in private markets, venture capital, growth equity, and emerging technologies 
• Critical thinker 
• Detail oriented/analytical mindset 
• Strong communication skills and proven ability to write clear and insightful research reports 
• Experience with 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 
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

Benefits + Compensation at PitchBook:

Physical Health            

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

Emotional Health 

• Paid sabbatical progra