Position: Yale Investments Office Financial
Analyst
Compensation: Competitive salary and bonus structure,
as well as substantial benefits
Start: Summer 2010 (flexible)
Description:
For those interested in business
or investing, this position is a job unlike any other in finance. In contrast
to many more narrowly defined positions on Wall Street, Financial Analysts in
the Investments Office gain exposure to a wide variety of asset classes and
interact with the world's best money managers. Analysts have the opportunity to
work closely with Chief Investment Officer David Swensen and Senior Director
Dean Takahashi. With a staff of twenty professionals, the Investments Office
manages Yale's multi-billion Endowment, employing a broadly diversified portfolio
of
Depending on work demands and
degree of interest, a Financial Analyst will receive broad exposure to all
aspects of the investment process and all facets of Yale's portfolio. The
responsibilities of a Financial Analyst will include:
1. Analyzing Endowment
management issues including investment objectives, allocation of assets among
different investment strategies, investment performance, and ethical
investments policy.
2. Assisting in the screening,
selection, and monitoring of money managers through background research,
manager meetings, and portfolio analysis. Manager interaction includes travel
across the
3. Tracking and monitoring
Endowment transactions and performance.
4. Conducting research and
analysis and preparing information on a variety of investment topics, ranging
from strategic global allocations to using financial instruments such as swaps
to manage market and product exposures.
5. Helping structure and
negotiate deal terms with managers and other counterparties.
To learn more
about the Yale Investments Office and how it manages the University Endowment,
please read our annual report
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We are offering two resume
drops. To be considered amongst the first group of applicants, please email michael.r.schmidt@yale.edu your resume, self-reported unofficial
transcript, and cover letter by September 18. The deadline for the second round
of applications will be October 5. You may also submit your materials via eRecruiting. Prospective analysts should have excellent
analytical and writing skills as well as a sense of humor, and all majors are
encouraged to apply (we currently employ graduates from the following majors:
computer science, economics, physics, political science, mathematics, East
Asian studies, American studies, history, and more). We would like to accommodate
seniors evaluating other offers, so please let us know if you face a deadline.
If you have any questions please
do not hesitate to email or call 203-432-0120.
Michael Schmidt ‘07