Makena Capital Management Investment Analyst Position

They are currently hiring an Investment Analyst to join and work alongside an incoming class of three analysts on the Investment Team. The Investment Team manages assets across three asset classes: Private Equity (Venture, Growth Equity, and Buyout strategies), Marketable Investments (Long-Only, Long/Short, and Opportunistic Hedge Funds), and Real Assets (Real Estate and Natural Resources).

In the role, you will work in a flat team environment to:

• Support diligence, underwriting, and recommendations of new investment opportunities (Funds,

  Co-investments, and Direct Investments);

• Actively participate in the investment process including building models, writing investment

  memos, and conducting reference calls;

• Participate in meetings with existing and potential fund managers;

• Track, report, and analyze the performance and exposures of the portfolio, including generating

  various analyses central to client relationship management and marketing efforts;

• Support portfolio monitoring, including participation in quarterly calls and annual meetings;

• Conduct market research and analysis on bespoke thematic investment areas including crypto,

  healthcare, China, emerging markets, etc.;

• Handle ad-hoc tasks related to investment pipeline tracking, portfolio reporting, market research,

  internal requests, and marketing efforts.

  The position will be based in Menlo Park, CA with some expected domestic and international travel.

  Qualifications:

• 0 - 2 years of finance or comparable work experience (e.g., investment banking, sales and trading, fund of funds, asset management, consulting, etc.)

• Strong research, problem-solving, and analytical skills

• Basic financial modeling and quantitative experience

• Excellent written, presentation, and oral communication skills

• Self-starter mentality, strong work ethic, and a team-oriented mindset

• Ability to simultaneously manage and execute multiple projects independently to completion

  Please send resumes to Stephanie Chang at schang@makenacap.com.