Associate, Investment Support

Wilshire Advisors LLC; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 74,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model in Amsterdam

Generous PTO

Company pension scheme

Medical/dental insurance

Disability insurance

CFA and professional membership Reimb.

Other insurance coverage

Job summary

Wilshire Advisors LLC in Amsterdam seeks an Associate to support the Europe private markets investment team. You will evaluate, monitor, and select private market investments, gaining exposure to diverse strategies and manager relationships.

The role suits an analytically minded professional with 3-6 years of experience, a MSc in a related field, and strong English communication. The position is hybrid, based in Amsterdam, with attractive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• MSc in finance, economics, engineering, or business-related studies.
• 3-6 years of relevant professional experience in private markets or related financial services.
• Strong English communication and analytical skills.
• Proactive, team-oriented, and ethical.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and due diligence across private market segments in Europe.
• Support investment process: market research, manager evaluation, and investment analysis.
• Prepare materials and committee presentations; interact with fund managers and market participants.
• Assist with ongoing monitoring of private markets investments.
• Contribute to development of research capabilities and insights.

Skills

English communication

Analytical skills

Team player

Entrepreneurial mindset

Proactive

Integrity

Attention to detail

MS Excel

Education

MSc in finance/economics/engineering/business

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

• Compensation: EUR 74,000 - EUR 85,000 - yearly

Company Description

As part of the Wilshire family, you can rest assured that every day you are contributing to an organization that is helping investors improve their financial outcomes. For more than 50 years, Wilshire has been dedicated to providing customized portfolio solutions grounded in research and powered by next generation technologies.

Wilshire advises on over $1 trillion in assets for some of the world’s largest and most sophisticated institutional investors and is headquartered in the United States with offices worldwide.

Job Description

As an Associate, you will be an integral member of Wilshire’s global Private Markets investment team. You will play a key role in the evaluation, selection, and monitoring of private markets investments across Europe, while gaining exposure to a broad range of private market strategies and manager relationships.

This is an excellent opportunity for an analytically minded, entrepreneurial professional with prior investment, consulting, or financial services experience who is passionate about private markets and eager to take on increased responsibility within a collaborative, international investment environment.

What you’ll do:

• Conduct research and due diligence efforts across all private market segments (private equity, venture capital, private credit, private real assets) in Europe.
• Take an active role throughout the investment process, including market research, manager evaluation, investment analysis, preparation of investment materials and committee presentations.
• Lead portions of due diligence processes and interact directly with fund managers, industry participants, and other market stakeholders.
• Assist with the ongoing monitoring of private markets investments
• Contribute to the continued development of the team’s research capabilities, processes and investment insights.

Qualifications

• MSc. in finance, economics, engineering, or business-related studies.
• 3-6 years of relevant professional experience in private markets, investment management, investment banking, management consulting, transaction services, or a related financial services environment.
• A self-starter who is hard working, proactive and results oriented.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills.
• A passion for excellence.
• An entrepreneurial bent and a “roll-up-the-sleeves” orientation.
• Excellent analytical skills (both quantitative and qualitative).
• Must be comfortable with Microsoft Office (particularly Excel).
• An easygoing and team-oriented personality.
• A high degree of integrity and professionalism.
• Interest in leveraging approved AI-enabled tools to streamline work processes, enhance productivity, and support high-quality outputs, while applying sound judgment, attention to detail, and adherence to firm policies.

Additional Information

• This position will work on a hybrid model out of our Amsterdam office.
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including a collaborative work environment, generous PTO, company pension scheme contribution, affordable comprehensive medical/dental insurance, accidental insurance, disability insurance, gap insurance, surplus insurance, CFA and other professional membership reimbursement, and more.
• The expected total pay range is 74,000€ to 85,000€.

Visit www.wilshire.com for additional company information.