Special Situations Portfolio Group Associate

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Boston, MA
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Financial Services
The Role
The Special Situations Portfolio Group Associate at Bain Capital is responsible for building financial models, monitoring cash positions, assisting with fund financing initiatives, and providing analytical support in fundraising processes. The role requires collaboration with leadership and deal teams, and involves tracking fund information and evaluating new investment products.
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With approximately $185 billion of assets under management, Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading private investment firms. We create lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Over four decades we have strategically grown our platform to focus on Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit & Capital Markets, and Real Assets. Today, our team includes 1,880+ employees in 24 offices on four continents. 

We partner differently to help people and companies embrace possibility and realize potential. Founded as a private partnership in 1984, we have fostered a culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, and agility, empowering our people to define and own their career trajectories. Today, our partnership approach enables us to pursue strategic growth, build enduring relationships with a robust external network, and collaborate across our integrated platform to connect the deep and diverse expertise that unlocks breakthrough insights.

Our people are the heart of our advantage. Colleagues at all levels have a seat at the table as they tackle business challenges with a principal investor mindset. By asking incisive questions, respectfully challenging one another, and remaining intellectually agile, we work together to achieve exceptional outcomes. 

BAIN CAPITAL SPECIAL SITUATIONS OVERVIEW

Bain Capital Special Situations has invested $35 billion in more than 900 deals across a balanced geographic mix of investments in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific since its founding in 2002. We provide bespoke capital solutions to meet the diverse needs of companies, entrepreneurs, and asset owners - in all market cycles. The strategy brings together equity and credit expertise, as well as corporate and real asset expertise, to provide solutions which cannot be met by traditional providers. Our dedicated, global team of approximately 140 investment and portfolio professionals contribute the local expertise and capabilities that enable these diverse investments.

PORTFOLIO GROUP OVERVIEW

Bain Capital has a dedicated global Portfolio Group within the firm’s Special Situations business. The Portfolio Group is responsible for fund and asset management and leads the strategy and analysis on fund construction, risk, and opportunities for the Special Situations funds ($20B AUM).   

The Portfolio Group works side-by-side with Special Situations leadership and deal teams to provide extensive support, whenever and wherever needed on analytical, strategic, and operating issues. These capabilities help to optimize Bain Capital funds through leverage, cash management, and portfolio construction, and to develop and execute strategies to increase profitability and grow the broader Special Situations business.  We are currently hiring an Associate to work as part of the Portfolio Group in our Boston office.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Build and maintain projection models for all Global Special Situations (GSS) funds
  • Monitor cash position of GSS funds; maintain funding pipeline and coordinate capital calls / distributions
  • Assist with fund financing initiatives, including structuring, modeling and fund-level impact analyses
  • Provide analytical support in fundraising and investor reporting processes for the GSS business
  • Assist with management of US Special Situations portfolio reporting that tracks value creation initiatives, risk factors, and KPIs
  • Maintain system for tracking fund information for the entire Special Situations business, including asset allocations, capital activity, investor composition, returns history and trajectory, fund financings, risk factors, and value creation initiatives
  • Support in the evaluation and analysis of new fund investment products, business lines, and strategies

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Strong academic credentials (BS/BA from highly regarded institution) and a demonstrated track record of successful work experience; undergraduate concentration in Finance and/or CFA designation is a plus

  • 1-4 years of corporate/strategic finance, financial operations, or data analytics experience; prior asset management experience and/or understanding of various investment products and asset classes (e.g., private equity, credit) is a plus

  • Robust Excel skills with an ability to efficiently and effectively build financial models and analyze large sets of data; VBA and PowerBI experience is a plus

  • Proficient in Powerpoint with ability to effectively communicate insights from analyses to a diverse set of stakeholders

  • Strong interpersonal skills with ability to manage relationships across various levels of seniority across the organization

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with exceptional attention to detail

  • Ability to multi-task and work in a high-paced, team-oriented environment

  • A successful candidate must have a positive, can-do attitude while demonstrating the capability to use critical thinking to create analyses to answer complex questions about the business

Bain Capital is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

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The Company
HQ: Boston, MA
1,331 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1984

What We Do

Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading alternative investment firms. More than 1,200 Bain Capital employees work together at locations in Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Palo Alto, London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Melbourne, Sydney, Madrid, Luxembourg, Munich, Mumbai, Seoul, and Tokyo to manage approximately $155 billion in assets.

Founded in 1984, Bain Capital has advanced a consulting-based approach to investment. We develop close partnerships with management teams around the world, uncovering valuable insights that drive long-term value to businesses and markets. We have expanded this approach beyond private equity to several asset classes, including credit, fixed income, public equity, venture capital, and real estate. We’re dedicated to responsible business practices, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards are critical considerations in our investment approach.

We strive to create lasting impact for all stakeholders: our investors, our teams, our businesses, and the communities we’re a part of. We believe our shared values form the core of our competitive advantage:

- We develop exceptional partnerships. We know great outcomes come from great teams.

- We challenge conventional thinking. We think differently. We nurture a culture of deep objective inquiry and seek the full potential in every opportunity.

- We work with tenacity. We roll up our sleeves, dig in, and come to work every day searching for better outcomes.

- We believe character matters. We prize personal integrity and humility.
Our team also supports a variety of charitable and nonprofit organizations by donating time, expertise and resources through the Bain Capital Community Partnership. Bain Capital Children's Charity, founded in 1996, has proven this by providing more than $55 million to 350 youth-related causes thanks to contributions from the firm’s employees and partners.

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