2023 Hamilton Lane Analyst Development Program - Private Markets Analytics Analyst
Hamilton Lane is looking to expand their team to satisfy the needs of our growing client base. Hamilton Lane is built on collaboration, teamwork and integrity. Our employees pursue excellence and always strive to do the right thing. We invest in our employees, clients and partner relationships, as well as, in the technology and resources necessary to remain competitive, working in a competitive environment that inspires innovation.
Are you graduating school soon and looking to join an award-winning private markets investment management firm? Do you have an interest in developing your career by being a part of a prestigious three-year Development Program? If so, we have an exciting and challenging opportunity for you!
Hamilton Lane, a global investment leader in the private markets sector, is seeking recent college graduates to join our Analyst Development Program. This apprenticeship kicks off with a robust, hands-on training session starting in July 2023 at our Philadelphia headquarters. Within the program, analysts can expect to develop job skills, receive mentoring opportunities, and be coached by some of the industry’s best leaders within the investment teams.
Successful candidates are interested in gaining knowledge within the industry, have demonstrated excellence in their studies, activities, and internships. They are also intellectually curious, analytical, creative thinkers, thrive in a team-based environment, and are exceptional communicators.
The Opportunity
We are looking to hire an Analyst for our Private Market Analytics team. This team provides insightful, data-driven analysis pertaining to private markets portfolio construction, strategy, and risk. It interacts regularly with our global offices, reacts to external client needs, and provides proactive thought leadership to drive investment selection, client satisfaction and new business development.
As a first year Private Market Analytics Analyst, you will work with some of the industry’s most highly regarded and experienced professionals to develop analytical techniques that drive portfolio strategy, investment assessment and portfolio forecasting. You will:
- Manipulate large data sets and financial models to draw conclusions for use in client deliverables, investment diligence, and other ad hoc projects of strategic importance to the firm;
- Combine investment acumen with advanced statistical and quantitative analysis to support the investment process and promote the firm as an industry thought leader;
- Actively develop and expand quantitative and statistical competencies in order to contribute increasingly advanced concepts, strategic projects, thought leadership, and model development.
Second year Private Market Analytics Analysts will continue to build on the skills attained in their first year however, as their skills deepen, they are expected to work more broadly across the global organization contributing to the success of both client and investment focused teams. In their second year, Analysts employ a combination of logic, analysis, and guidance to propose solutions to unique, unstructured problems. Second year analysts are more proactive, they recognize when change is necessary and generate new and unique ideas to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of current processes.
In their third year Private Market Analytics Analysts lead small teams of junior resources on more complex projects and model development. They are accountable for specific processes and are responsible for the accuracy and effectiveness of deliverables. In the third year, analysts effectively draft and deliver presentations to senior leadership and clients and help select and train internal resources.
Ready to be considered?
If you are interested in applying to our Analyst Development Program, we require:
- High academic achievement: 3.0 or higher overall GPA required.
- Majors: We are interested in applicants who have demonstrated excellence in their chosen majors, have strong analytical talent, and are keenly interested in investments. We will consider all majors for our program; however, the following majors are preferred: Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Financial Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science.
- Technical Skills: experience with financial modeling, basic statistical analysis, and / or data analysis with programming / scripting skills (SQL, R, Python, MATLAB, etc.) required.
- Language: English Fluency
- The ability to work in the US without sponsorship.
We are particularly interested in candidates who have demonstrated:
- On-Campus Leadership: in clubs, sports, community service, etc.
- Success in Professional Level Internships: with references to illustrate that success
- Language Skills: additional spoken and written languages.
How do we invest in our employees?
Hamilton Lane offers the following benefits:
- Competitive salary and an annual discretionary bonus
- Flexible to WFH; most analysts work in the office 4 days a week
- Comprehensive benefits package which includes Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance
- Generous PTO policy and paid company holidays
- Volunteer Time Off days
- 401K plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health Club Reimbursement
- Phone Reimbursement
- Employee-Led Firm Initiatives
- Work-life balance