Associate, PEGAR Execution Team

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WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

We’re Bain’s guardians of external data. Whenever case teams or leaders must know the size of a particular market, or need a sudden, specific understanding of the strength of a pharma company’s pipeline, they turn to us, and we turn to our vast portfolio of tools, methods, and data providers. If you like to research for a purpose, this might be the team for you.

WHERE YOU’LL FIT WITHIN THE TEAM 

You’ll join the PEGAR Execution Team, a part of the Private Equity Group Innovation team that supports our Private Equity (PE) Practice.  The role reports into Senior Manager, in the Americas PE Innovation Team, and collaborates closely with Director, PE Innovation on a regular basis.

The PEGAR execution team is a part of PE Innovation team. The team’s mission is to provide accelerated insights and cutting-edge analyses on case work for our Private Equity teams, using digital and alternative data/AI enabled tools. 

Bain & Company is the leading consulting partner to the PE industry and its stakeholders. Our global PE Practice helps private equity firms and other financial investors realize value through investment strategy, deal generation and screening, due diligence, and portfolio company value creation

WHAT YOU’LL DO 

This role is focused on accelerating client results through the execution of high value and cutting-edge analyses supporting our PE due diligence and post-acquisition casework.  This will involve working with a wide range of GenAI tools, resources as well as digital/next gen/ alternative data sources, leading high impact analysis leveraging focused models and developing custom analytical approaches.  The individual will establish subject matter expertise on a range of data sources and analytical modules, advising and problem solving with Bain consulting teams on the right data and tools across private equity use cases.

You will interface with PE case teams and work with PE innovation team to deliver client-ready analysis on active client casework and to capture and codify learnings to develop our IP portfolio.  The individual will lead workstreams on various due diligence and post acquisition work across various sectors (E.g. Tech, Retail / CP, Healthcare, etc.), working on one to three active cases at any given time.

Essential Functions

Lead digital/alternative data/GenAI enabled analysis on active casework (45%)

• Work on innovation enabled workstreams for our private equity teams, building insights using digital tools, alternative data and GenAI/automation assisted resources and tools
• Work with case teams to understand scope of case and provide guidance on appropriate plug-ins
• Lead and own analyses using a range of data tools (e.g. Powerpoint slide creation, Excel models, Alteryx, Tableau output, etc.), generating output to clearly communicate insights

Communicate insights to Private Equity teams (40%)

• Communicate output of analysis to case team and leadership during live diligence/post acquisition casework, highlighting key takeaways
• Answer case team questions related to nuances of analytics conducted or underlying data sources used

Develop products/Intellectual Capital for Bain (10%)

• Provide inputs on product development (working with the core PE Innovation teams on a regular basis
• Build analytical modules (including data analysis models and visual output) to be deployed on future casework
• Engage with Bain Private Equity Innovation stakeholders (e.g., Consultants, Directors, Senior managers/managers, Expert Partners, COEs, etc.) to collect input on high value analyses to be codified

Lead awareness and adoption efforts (5%)

• Develop and lead content training sessions to drive awareness and adoption of Private Equity Innovation resources
• Create and circulate collateral to promote latest Intellectual property and offerings

ABOUT YOU

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 2+ years of professional experience in a business analyst/associate consultant or related role, preferably with a professional services / strategy consulting firm
• Experience conducting analysis using a range of data sources and generating visual output to clearly communicate insights
• High degree of proficiency conducting data analysis using Excel, Power Point or related tools (Tableau and Alteryx is preferred, but not a requirement)
• Strong business acumen, with ability to quickly understand key questions and propose potential data-based solutions
• Ability to communicate insights in a clear and well-structured manner
• Interest in developing advanced analytics skills, learning new digital / data tools, Generative AI based solutions, etc.
• Attentive to detail and very organized

Preferred

• Master’s degree in Data Analytics or related field
• Experience working with alternative data/digital sources and GenAI enabled tools
• Experience developing or deploying automation solutions leveraging big data
• Experience with advanced data query and analytical tools or programming languages, e.g.: SQL, Python, R, etc.
• Basic understanding of AI/GenAI/LLMs and related tools

This role follows a hybrid model, requiring in-office presence at least 2 days per week.

In Atlanta, the good-faith, reasonable annualized full-time salary range for this role is between $84,250 - $101,250

In Dallas, the good-faith, reasonable annualized full-time salary range for this role is between $88,500- $106,250

• Annual discretionary performance bonus 

• This role may also be eligible for other elements of discretionary compensation

• 4.5% 401(k) company contribution, which increases after 3 years of service and is 100% vested upon start date

Bain & Company's comprehensive benefits and wellness program is designed to help employees achieve personal independence, protection and stability in the areas most important to you and your family.

• Bain pays 100% individual employee premiums for medical, dental and vision programs, offering one of the most comprehensive medical plans for employees without impacting your paycheck

• Generous paid time off, including parental leave, sick leave and paid holidays

• Fully vested 401(k) company contribution

• Paid Life and Long-Term Disability insurance

• Annual fitness reimbursements