Investment Analyst, Private Markets

Job Type:

Permanent

Location:

Londonand there will be some flexibility to work between the office and home, and we will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business, and we will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process.

You can read more about flexible working here.

Salary and Benefits:from £45,000 - £60,000 (subject to experience),

• bonus
• private medical cover
• 38 days annual leave
• excellent pension
• 12x salary life assurance
• career breaks
• income protection
• 3x volunteering days
• much more.

Closing Date: 9th October

If you’re someone who has willingness to learn, curiosity to explore new opportunities and drive to further develop your career in investments (i.e.assessing Structured Credit & Mortgage investments (Mortgage Solutions, Equity Release Mortgages, Securitisations (including ABS/CLO), Asset-Backed Finance and/or Insured Credit), our Private Markets team would love to hear from you!
We're looking for someone who takes initiative, embraces new challenges, rolls up their sleeves when needed and is excited about building a long-term career in Private Markets.

We’re Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We champion the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better, and for more than 200 years, we’ve been helping our customers plan and prepare for their financial futures.

Life today is increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable. People move through different careers, face unexpected moments and navigate important choices. We offer our colleagues flexibility, trust and benefits that work for whatever life brings. In return we expect curiosity, connection, accountability and high standards. We make room for what matters - so you can bring your best, every day.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career within Private Markets, helping to deliver strong investment outcomes across Standard Life's c.£300bn assets under administration. As part of the Real Assets team within Capital Markets, you'll work alongside experienced investors and transaction specialists to originate, analyse, execute and manage investments across Infrastructure, Asset-Backed Lending, Real Estate Debt, Long Income and other Private Markets strategies.

Working closely with colleagues across Private Markets and RS&AM, you'll support complex transactions from initial assessment through to ongoing portfolio management, while contributing to the continued evolution of Standard Life's Real Assets proposition. The role offers broad exposure to investment origination, execution and asset management, providing an excellent platform to deepen your technical expertise, build market relationships and develop a long-term career within Private Markets.

• Analyse and assess private markets investment opportunities, including transaction structuring, risk assessment and financial modelling.

• Support the sourcing, execution and ongoing management of investments across Structured Credit and wider Private Markets strategies.

• Conduct credit and relative value analysis to identify attractive investment opportunities and enhance portfolio returns.

• Build and maintain cash flow models and investment recommendations to support decision‑making.

• Assist in negotiating commercial, financial and legal terms to optimise risk‑adjusted outcomes.

• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to progress transactions through approval and execution.

• Monitor portfolio performance, emerging risks and covenant compliance, supporting asset management and restructuring activity where required.

• Contribute to strategic initiatives, market research and…