Investment Risk Analyst – PE

About the role

This Investment Risk Analyst – Private Equity description represents the type of early-career, risk- and analytics-focused roles featured on the Career Launch AI Private Job Board. It is not a direct job opening with a specific employer. Members of our platform gain access to exclusive investment, risk, and portfolio oversight roles that may not appear on public job boards. Career Launch AI provides tools and support to help candidates reach hiring managers, prepare for interviews, and pursue high-caliber finance opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Assess investment risks across financial, operational, market, and structural dimensions

• Perform downside, sensitivity, and scenario analyses on new and existing investments

• Evaluate leverage, liquidity, covenant structures, and capital stack risk

• Support due diligence across financial, commercial, operational, legal, and regulatory workstreams

• Identify key risk factors, red flags, and mitigation strategies during underwriting

• Analyze company performance, KPIs, customer concentration, and unit economics through a risk lens

• Monitor portfolio company performance against underwriting assumptions and covenants

• Track exposure to sector, macroeconomic, and concentration risks

• Support early-warning indicators and escalation processes for underperforming assets

• Prepare risk sections for investment memos and committee materials

• Summarize downside cases, key sensitivities, and potential loss scenarios

• Present clear, data-backed perspectives on risks, controls, and mitigation strategies

• Support risk evaluation for add-on acquisitions, refinancings, and recapitalizations

• Aid in exit risk analysis and timing considerations

• Contribute to post-investment reviews and lessons-learned analyses

Requirements

Education & Technical Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field
• Strong Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with sensitivity and scenario analysis preferred
• Solid understanding of accounting, corporate finance, leverage, and valuation principles

Experience (Formal or Informal):

• Prior internships or experience in investment banking, private equity, risk advisory, consulting, or corporate finance is beneficial
• Exposure to credit analysis, downside modeling, or risk assessment is a plus

Soft Skills & Mindset:

• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills
• Ability to identify and communicate risks clearly and concisely
• High attention to detail and sound judgment under uncertainty
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Coachability, curiosity, and willingness to challenge assumptions constructively

Qualifications

Not specified

Skills

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Benefits

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Pay

$140,000 – $185,000 total compensation (varies by employer)

Schedule

Hybrid