Investment Analyst

Company:
Oryx Ltd.

Employment:
Full-time

Reports to:

Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager

Department:
Investment

Location:

Kuwait

Oryx Ltd. is a family office with a global investment mandate spanning private equity, venture capital, public markets, real estate, and alternative investments. The group's primary focus is the USA and the GCC, with additional exposure across the UK, Europe, and select global markets. It operates through specialist subsidiaries and takes a principal led, long term approach to building and managing assets.

Reporting directly to the Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager, the Investment Analyst supports investment activity across the full deal cycle - sourcing, due diligence, execution, monitoring, and exit - for opportunities spanning real estate, private equity, public markets, and alternatives. The mandate is global, with primary focus on the USA and the GCC and selective exposure across the UK, Europe, and Asia.

You will work across asset classes and jurisdictions, building the analytical and financial discipline that supports principal investment decisions. The role demands strong analytical capability, the discipline to produce rigorous financial models and memoranda, and the judgment to evaluate opportunities on both absolute merit and against the firm's existing portfolio. Success looks like a well maintained deal pipeline, investment grade memoranda, accurate portfolio monitoring, and the ability to surface insights to the Managing Partner clearly framed for decision making.

• Build financial models and valuation analyses across DCF, IRR, NPV, and comparable company methods
• Prepare investment memoranda with clear risk return framing, geographic context, and a recommendation for the Managing Partner
• Evaluate offering memoranda, pitchbooks, business plans, and related transaction documentation
• Analyze company and asset performance on both an absolute and relative basis
• Synthesize publicly available data on deals, sectors, and real estate assets to support investment views

• Support new investment execution across asset classes - direct real estate, private equity, public markets, and alternatives
• Coordinate due diligence work streams including commercial, financial, and legal assessments
• Manage interaction with external advisors, intermediaries, and co investment partners through transaction close
• Handle investment documentation including subscription documents and private placement memoranda

• Monitor macroeconomic and geopolitical developments across the US, GCC, UK, and Europe; assess portfolio implications
• Track financial market activity to inform positioning across local and global markets
• Maintain internal research databases and a structured deal pipeline
• Stay current on regulatory developments affecting the firm's investment landscape

• Monitor portfolio positions across geographies and asset classes; produce regular performance reports
• Support compliance tracking, documentation, and risk monitoring across active and historical investments
• Recommend optimization strategies as portfolio composition and market conditions evolve

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
• Experience:
  
  1-3 years in investment, finance, advisory, or a related role; strong recent graduates with relevant internships will also be considered
• Financial modeling:
  Solid proficiency in financial modeling and valuation techniques including DCF, IRR, NPV, and comparable company analysis
• Tools:
  Strong command of Excel and PowerPoint; working familiarity with at least one of Bloomberg, Pitch Book, or Capital IQ
• Communication:
  Strong written and verbal English; able to prepare and present investment memoranda and reports to senior stakeholders
• Discretion:
  Proven ability to handle highly confidential financial and investment information with absolute discretion

• CFA Level I or II passed, or active progress toward the CFA
• MBA from a recognized institution
• Familiarity with real estate investment structures, joint ventures, and waterfall economics
• Exposure to GCC markets
  - Kuwait CMA and Boursa Kuwait; UAE (ADGM/DIFC, DFM/ADX);
  Saudi (PIF ecosystem, Vision 2030)
• Familiarity with Islamic finance structures
  - Murabaha, Ijara, Sukuk, Diminishing Musharaka
• Arabic language skills are a strong advantage for GCC facing work

• A global investment mandate across asset classes and jurisdictions
• Exposure to principal investment decisions at a family office - not advisory work
• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience