Investment Analyst

Be a part of the award-winning, world-class investment team at one of the world’s largest institutional investors. PSRS/PEERS is looking for an organized and motivated investment professional who will use their experience and expertise to help achieve the best possible private market investment returns while maintaining prudent levels of risk.

Salary: $75,000 - $135,000 commensurate with experience and education

Job Type: Full-time with benefits

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

About PSRS/PEERS

PSRS/PEERS is the largest defined benefit pension plan in Missouri. The investment program fuels the majority of the funds needed to provide pension benefits for more than 298,000 Missouri public school personnel and their families. The market value of invested assets for PSRS/PEERS is approximately $53.5 billion.

Our 161 employees work out of our recently remodeled/expanded building located at 3210 West Truman Boulevard in Jefferson City. We are now adding a satellite office in St. Louis, Missouri where this position will be located. The Systems provide state-of-the-art technology and security.

About the Job

As an Investment Analyst, you will play a key role in the private real estate program. You will implement and administer investment policies and guidelines to help exceed the actuarial assumed rate of return while constraining risk. You will conduct due diligence, prepare and present material on prospective partnerships and co-investments; monitor existing private real estate investments; conduct general market research and assist with operational duties related to the real estate investment program.

This position reports to our Managing Director – Real Estate. Some overnight travel is required.

Job Requirements

Candidates should have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, economics, mathematics or a related field. At least two years of relevant work experience and active participation (or desire to participate) in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) course of study are required.

Benefits of Working for PSRS/PEERS

Our employees enjoy a robust Health Savings Account (HSA) program, vision and dental insurance, and membership in a defined benefit pension plan with lifetime retirement benefits and five-year vesting.

We offer three weeks of paid vacation and three weeks of sick leave per year to start, and 12 paid holidays each year. We also offer paid parental leave.

Tuition assistance is available. Exemplary employees may be selected to participate in our leadership program.

Company-wide events are held both on-site and off-site, and our employee fund coordinates activities and participation in charitable campaigns.