Portfolio Analytics Analyst

About Bain Capital

Established in 1984, Bain Capital is one of the world's leading private investment firms with approximately $185 billion in assets under management. Bain Capital manages a range of strategies including private equity, credit, public equity, venture capital, real estate, life sciences, and impact investments. Our competitive advantage is grounded in a diligence-intensive, value-added investment approach that enables the firm to deliver industry-leading returns for its investors. Headquartered in Boston, Bain Capital has offices in Chicago, Dublin, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Lisbon, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mauritius, Melbourne, Mumbai, Munich, New York, Osaka, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo.

Bain Capital Credit Overview

Bain Capital Credit is a leading global credit specialist with approximately $53 billion in assets under management, including approximately $24 billion in Structured Products. We invest across the full spectrum of credit strategies, including asset-based finance, direct lending, leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, non-performing loans, real estate and other hard assets and equities. Through a wide diversity of mandates, we have the ability to invest in every level of a company or asset’s capital structure from secured debt to equity and can provide holistic solutions to growing companies with unique financing needs.

Our investment process is characterized by detailed business and financial analysis and a culture of vigorous debate. We combine a consulting-based approach to industry, competitor, and business analysis with an in-depth examination of a target company’s financial performance and capital structure. Our goal is to select the best industries, the best companies, and the best relative value among the many securities each company offers.

Bain Capital Credit has a world-class team of over 100 investment professionals with extensive experience analyzing and managing high-yield investments.

Bain Capital Credit is currently seeking an Analytics Analyst to support the Portfolio Management Analytics team. This position resides in our Boston headquarters. As a key member of the team, this person must combine analytical and programming ability as well as investment knowledge.

Responsibilities Include

• Gather, interpret, and analyze data to provide insights driving portfolio business decisions across the Liquid and Structured Credit Portfolio Management Team
• Use tools such as Python and SQL to deploy data to address the needs of the Portfolio Management Team
• Develop recurring and ad hoc portfolio analyses (e.g., exposures, performance, risk, liquidity, and positioning) to support investment decision-making
• Define requirements and partner with technology stakeholders as well as Investor Relations, IT, Operations and Finance to enhance data pipelines, reporting infrastructure, and analytics tools
• Automate portfolio analytics workflows and reporting processes to increase scalability, reduce manual effort, and strengthen controls
• Enhance, refactor and create analytical libraries leveraged across the Portfolio Management Analytics Team
• Support existing and integrate new data sources into the investment process
• Identify opportunities to improve investment processes and recommend enhancements
• Interact closely with Portfolio Managers, Industry Research and Trading Teams on analytics-focused projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, with preference to Computer Science, Data Analytics, Finance or Mathematics
• Demonstrated programing expertise in data analytics and quantitative research techniques by using Python and SQL required
• 1-3 years of experience, preferably in the investments industry or data science capacity cleaning and preparing data, building models, or producing analytical work.
• Experience with or general understanding of Fixed Income markets preferred
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and perform well under pressure using strong problem-solving skills
• Proactive, collaborative, and a “roll-up-your-sleeves” mindset with strong attention to detail

Compensation

Expected Annual Base Salary $80,000-$85,000

Actual base salary will be determined by a wide range of factors including but not limited to role, function, level, experience, qualifications, and geographic location. In addition to a competitive base salary, this position may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based upon factors such as individual impact, team and firm performance. Bain Capital offers a competitive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial security, and family needs, and overall well-being.

Key skills/competency

• Data Analysis
• Python
• SQL
• Portfolio Management
• Fixed Income Markets
• Quantitative Research
• Reporting Infrastructure
• Workflow Automation
• Investment Decision-Making
• Stakeholder Collaboration