Research Analyst

At Franklin Templeton, we’re advancing our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic firm spans asset management, wealth management and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Talented teams working around the globe bring expertise that’s both broad and unique. And our welcoming, respectful and inclusive culture provides opportunities to help you reach your potential while helping our clients reach theirs.

Come join us in delivering better outcomes for our clients around the world

Core Functional Responsibilities
- Oversee and coordinate the investment lifecycle across co-investments, fund investments (primaries and secondaries), ensuring alignment with strategic portfolio objectives.
- Lead due diligence on prospective investments, including managing the underwriting process, securing approvals, and executing.
- Takes a lead analyst role of assigned investment strategies, while also serving as the analyst on others. Identifies and recommends investments and performs comprehensive due diligence including investment research, operational, sustainability, risk, and portfolio construction due diligence across a broad cross section of real asset equity and debt investments.
- Builds and reviews financial models, prepares Investment Committee Memoranda, and manages deal execution logistics including counterparty communications.
- Partner with internal and external parties and sub-advisors to screen, select, and monitor investments aligned with portfolio objectives.
- Support ongoing monitoring, valuation oversight, and reporting on portfolio holdings, subadvisors and external managers.
- Represent FRAA in client meetings, due diligence sessions, and internal and external stakeholder discussions.

Technical Competencies
- Delivered financial models and analysis, and desktop valuation modeling.
- Experience and underwriting proficiency with respect to private markets co-investments and fund investments, including assessing GP capabilities, deal and fund structures, and financial terms.
- Understanding of real asset classes and sub-sectors and asset types.
- Designed and delivered an underwriting framework, including diligence tools and project management protocols.

Interpersonal and Client-Facing Skills
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to effectively and persuasively engage with internal stakeholders and external clients.
- Professional demeanor and credibility suitable for client meetings, presentations, and due diligence interactions.
- Strong relationship-building skills for effective collaboration with external GPs, internal teams, and institutional investors.
- Demonstrated professionalism and integrity in fiduciary roles.

Preferred Experience and Qualifications
- Minimum of 10+ years of private markets or corporate finance investing experience, with exposure to real assets.
- Experience in financial analysis, financial modeling (3-statement, scenario, sensitivity), valuations (DCF, comps, precedent, liquidation, etc.) and capital markets analysis.
- Successful collaboration with multi-asset or cross-functional investment teams.
- CFA or equivalent professional qualification preferred; advanced degrees (MBA, Masters in Finance, CPA, CBV) advantageous.

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Experience our welcoming culture and reach your professional and personal potential

Our culture is shaped by the variety of perspectives and experiences brought by talent from around the world. Regardless of your interests, lifestyle, or background, there’s a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We provide employees with the tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help them excel in their career and personal life.

By joining us, you will become part of a culture that focuses on employee well-being and provides multidimensional support for a positive and healthy lifestyle. We understand that benefits are at the core of employee well-being and may vary depending on individual needs. Whether you need support for maintaining your physical and mental health, saving for life’s adventures, taking care of your family members, or making a positive impact in your community, we aim to have your needs covered.

Highlights of our benefits include:

- Flexible medical, dental and vision insurance
- Corporate Pension Plan
- Employee Stock Investment Program
- Purchase company funds with no sales charge
- Competitive vacation package that includes three annual personal days
- Company paid short-term and long-term Disability Insurance
- Education assistance

Learn more about the wide range of benefits we offer at Franklin Templeton

Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender