Private Equity Intelligence - Research Team Lead-Investors & Lenders

Location: Bengaluru

Who are we?

Gain is on a mission to provide global private market visibility. Our industry-leading platform combines advanced AI technology with local-for-local research, delivering the highest quality intelligence on the companies and investors that matter most.

We serve 100% of MBB/Big Four advisories, clients representing over $1 trillion of private capital, and more than 70% of the top-20 global M&A houses. Trusted by names like Blackstone, McKinsey, and Goldman Sachs, we lead the market in client satisfaction with an NPS of 80+.

Recognised for our commitment to delivering excellent data, we have been named US Data Provider of the Year (PE Wire), awarded Global Financial Market Review’s Best Use of AI in Finance, listed among Sifted’s Top 100 Fastest-Growing Companies, and ranked in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50. Gain operates globally with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Warsaw, and Bangalore.

Position Overview

Our Global Research Centre in Bangalore is driving the company's ambitions of building a Private Markets Super App and become a global leader in private markets intelligence. The Private Equity Intelligence (PEI) vertical drives research and thought leadership for Gain through a large global team. Our investors (LP, GP) and Lenders insights are key a part of our offering and vision.

We are seeking a dynamic Research Team Lead to join our Bangalore office and have operational and strategic ownership of our research teams focused on GP, LP, and Lender data sets. We are looking for a strategic leader with a proven track record in scaling private market data sets and managing high-performing teams. You will play a key role in synthesising human expertise with AI-driven workflows whilst ensuring our market coverage remains high quality and up to date.

What does the role entail

- Operational ownership and oversight of the GP, LP and Lenders public data verticals
- A subject matter expert with the ability to guide research teams and ideate on product direction and strategy
- Experience in managing data sets with a focus on coverage growth, timeliness of new data capture, quality, and a think-forward mindset to react to industry developments and client needs.
- Managing and scaling multiple teams, being able to train, develop and motivate team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning, personal and professional growth
- Cross-functional collaboration across other Research Teams and Product / Engineering to facilitate strong partnerships that innovate and develop product offerings.
- Identify and lead initiatives for Process optimization of workflows such as automation efforts to streamline recurring data updates.

What you need to join us?

- 8+ years experience in a senior-level research-focused data management role
- Successfully managed a team of people managers with a positive, decisive, and empathic management style
- Demonstrated experience working with private market data. Knowledge of private credit debt instruments and relevant data points spanning BDCs, CLOs, and broadly syndicated loans is a plus
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven ability to deliver strategic thought leadership along with a hands-on/getting things done mindset

What do we offer?

- Competitive base salary with annual bonus linked to your performance/OKRs
- Opportunity to grow with the company, gaining increasing responsibilities, supported by lots of coaching and a feedback-driven approach
- Opportunity to be a part of a new and growing team that is a highly strategic part of our platform
- Flexible hybrid working model
- Opportunity to carve your signature in a fast-growing SaaS scale-up

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