Private Equity Associate

Overview

As an Investment Associate in the Private Equity team, you will help evaluate and execute private equity opportunities for MetLife’s portfolio. You’ll work with a 18-person team managing over $20B of assets, supporting primary fund commitments and equity co-investments. Your role focuses on due diligence, financial modeling, and prep work for investment decisions, with exposure to market research and performance monitoring. This position offers a chance to shape private markets investments within a large global insurer and leverage AI-enabled processes to boost efficiency.

Pay / Benefits

• 9% employer pension contributions with up to 4% matching
• comprehensive private medical insurance
• income protection insurance
• life insurance
• benefits allowance 20 per month for extra benefits
• annual leave buy/sell option

Responsibilities

• Analyze and evaluate investment opportunities and due diligence to support decisions
• Assess private equity fund opportunities and perform equity underwriting and risk assessment
• Prepare investment memos and presentations for the investment committee
• Monitor existing investments and provide regular performance updates
• Sourcing and tracking new opportunities with external private equity sponsors
• Conduct market research and stay updated on industry trends
• Collaborate with team members to support the investment process
• Maintain and update financial models and databases
• Utilize approved AI tools to draft, summarize, organize information, and improve daily tasks

Key requirements

• 3 to 4 years of financial services experience
• 1–2 years in due diligence, selection, monitoring, and management of private equity fund investments and/or direct equity underwriting
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and interpersonal skills; able to work independently in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Proactive, detail-oriented with focus on performance and results
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of AI capabilities with ability to evaluate outputs with guidance

• analytical thinking
• interpersonal skills
• proactiveness
• financial modeling
• due diligence
• equity underwriting

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