Deal Intelligence Analyst

Certified Contractor Roles: Analyst
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Initio Sphere Private Capital Ecosystem – (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

Compensation:
$50–$200/hour (based on Analyst Rating Score, credentials, and approval scope)

Initio Sphere is a full-service private capital ecosystem where capital meets talent. We support fund managers, investors, operators, and finance professionals across private markets by integrating deal flow, analyst talent, investor relations, networking, training, and placement into a single platform.

Our mission is to promote opportunity, credibility, and real earning potential for serious private capital professionals. Deal Intelligence Analysts do not wait months for placement—once verified, they can immediately begin earning income by delivering real-time insights on active deals across our network.

Initio Sphere is seeking qualified finance professionals to join as Certified Deal Intelligence Analysts.

This is not a traditional employment role. Analysts operate as independent contractors and are activated through Initio Sphere’s certification, verification, and approval process.

Are promoted within the Initio Sphere platform

Gain access to live deal flow and paid intelligence-driven analytical work

Support investors, fund managers, and operators by transforming deal data into actionable insights

Contribute to screening, diligence, and transaction decision-making

Build a verified deal track record and Analyst Rating Score

Rating Score: 90–100

Pay: $150–$200/hour

Typical Background:
Former investment banking, private equity, venture capital, transaction advisory, or senior consulting professionals with 5+ years of deal execution or analytical experience

Rating Score: 80–89

Pay: $100–$150/hour

Typical Background:
Finance professionals with 3–5 years of experience in deal analysis, modeling, diligence, or investment research

Rating Score: 60–79

Pay: $50–$100/hour

Typical Background:
Entry to mid-level analysts with strong technical skills and exposure to deal support, research, or financial analysis

Deal Intelligence Analysts are engaged based on category-specific approvals, earned through assessment and performance—not tenure.

Analyze inbound deal opportunities and preliminary investment data

Identify key value drivers, risks, and red flags early in the deal process

Support go/no-go decisions through structured deal insights

Track deal progress and update intelligence as transactions evolve

Build and maintain 3-statement financial models

Perform DCF, LBO, and transaction-level valuation analyses

Conduct commercial real estate and operating company underwriting

Run sensitivity, scenario, and downside analyses

Prepare comparable company and precedent transaction analyses

Develop football field valuation summaries

Perform Quality of Earnings (QoE) analysis

Support commercial, financial, and operational diligence

Assess transaction and execution risks

Contribute to investment memos, IC materials, and deal briefings

Analysts may only perform work in categories for which they are explicitly approved.

Complete the Analyst Certification Assessment or approved training

Become verified on the Initio Sphere platform

Begin earning immediately through hourly projects and live deal intelligence work

No cold applications. No unpaid “experience.”
Verified Deal Intelligence Analysts are actively promoted to investors and deal sponsors.

To qualify, candidates must meet at least one of the following:

Score ≥70% in at least one category of the Analyst Certification Assessment

Completion of Initio Sphere Financial Training

Active professional credential (CFA, CPA, Series 7, 63, 79, or equivalent)

Each analyst receives a 0–100 Analyst Rating Score, which determines:

Platform visibility and access to live deal flow

Approved work categories

Recommended hourly rates

Scores are dynamically updated based on analytical rigor, insight quality, and client feedback.

Analysts operate as independent contractors, not employees

Hourly rates depend on Rating Score and approval level

Analysts may earn up to 10% of the first $100,000 in…