Operations Associate - Investment Office

Carnegie Mellon University, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global top-tier, private research university founded in 1900 by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. A birthplace of innovation throughout its greater than 125-year history, Carnegie Mellon is recognized for arts and technology programs, collaboration across disciplines, and leadership in educational excellence. Created through generous gifts and augmented by careful financial stewardship, Carnegie Mellon’s $4 billion investment portfolio serves as a key strategic and growing asset to support the university’s research and education mission.

Carnegie Mellon’s Investment Office manages the endowment portfolio and the university’s other long-term financial investments with a growth orientation. The equities-focused investment portfolio comprises premier investment management firms across the globe with an emphasis on private equity, including VC, growth, and buyouts, as well as allocations to hedge funds and traditional investments. As a leading research university, Carnegie Mellon has excellent access to the best investment opportunities and investment managers in the world.

Carnegie Mellon has high expectations for its investment portfolio. The importance of our mission and the diversity of our activities foster a challenging, intellectually stimulating, and driven work environment that we balance with an inclusive and collaborative approach. We are seeking an Operations Associate to join our team! This is an exciting opportunity if you thrive in an interesting and challenging work environment.

You will assume critical process, control, and recording responsibilities for endowment financial reporting and analytics. Reporting to the Director – Investment Operations, Risk and Analytics, you will be responsible for core operational functions and for producing key reports and analytics for leadership. Core responsibilities include: