CAZ was founded in 2001 with the backing of some of the most respected and successful families in the state of Texas. Since our inception, we have focused our efforts on finding excellent opportunities to invest our personal money and then providing the ability for our global network of investors to co-invest with us. We exist to provide Exclusive Access to Unique Alternatives.
We recently grew our ownership consortium to include several veterans in financial services as well as the world’s leading life and business strategist, Tony Robbins. Robbins was thrice named to the WORTH 100 most influential people in the world of global finance. His two financial books, Money: Master the Game and Unshakeable, were both #1 New York Times Bestsellers. Robbins’ latest book, The Holy Grail of Investing, co-authored with our Chairman and CIO, Christopher Zook, recently became a #1 New York Times Bestseller as well. Robbins’ private financial events often feature speakers like Paul Tudor Jones, Ray Dalio, Jeff Gundlach, Hank Paulson, Alan Greenspan, and others.
We are quite different than the vast majority of other investment management companies in multiple ways. First, we always invest our personal capital alongside our Investors. We have more than $600mm of our personal capital committed to our investment vehicles. We provide access to our Investors to co-invest with us in these vehicles, which we believe provide the best opportunities for our families’ and our Shareholders’ money. Second, because of the scale of our investments, we have access to opportunities that would otherwise not be available to investors with less than $250mm - $500mm of investable assets. Quite simply, there are many investments we can provide for our Investors they could never access on their own. Third, and what we believe is the most unique feature of our Firm, almost all of our compensation is earned only if an investor makes money. In many cases, if our Investors do not make money, we don’t get paid. This ultimate alignment of interests is why we focus on finding the absolute best risk/reward opportunities available.
Analyst - Investment Management
As an Analyst of Investment Management, you will support the Capital Formation Team. You will articulate sophisticated thematic investment strategies to Partners and Team members, build subject matter expertise internally and create investment-focused materials to contribute to the Firm's overall success. This role sits at the intersection of investment strategy, investor communication, and platform growth. You will directly influence how we position sophisticated investment ideas to current and prospective investors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage investor due diligence requests and information gathering processes for existing and prospective investors
- Develop and implement scalable systems for investment analysis and strategy communication
- Maintain and organize investment content and materials across a wide variety of investment vehicles
- Create investment-focused collateral to help our Capital Formation Team win
- Monitor macroeconomic trends and competitive landscape to inform investment positioning
- Collaborate with senior Team members across investment strategy communication and Capital Formation initiatives
Success as an Analyst in the Investment Management Team will be measured by your:
- Ability to synthesize and communicate complex investment concepts effectively
- Demonstrated understanding of investment due diligence processes
- Ability to quickly learn the CAZ investment process and philosophy
- Deliver high-quality work, on time, with exacting attention to detail
- Proficiency to work within and across Teams to bring success to all members of the Firm
- Strong organizational skills and drive toward process enhancements
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field. Significant progress toward the CAIA, CFA or MBA is preferred
- 2-4 years of investment industry experience is preferred
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under strict deadlines
- Demonstrates an entrepreneurial mindset and capacity to think outside the box
- Working knowledge of alternative investments, including private equity, private credit, venture capital, and hedge funds
- Experience with, or desire to develop, professional presentation skills
- Strong organizational and written communication skills with keen attention to detail
- Understanding of core financial concepts, including accounting and valuation
- Experience with DealCloud, Bloomberg, and MSCI Caissa software is strongly preferred
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong understanding of macro- and micro-economic trends and can quickly learn and apply quantitative modeling techniques
Compensation and Benefits:
- Base salary will be commensurate with experience
- Bonus opportunities will be tied to effectiveness, measured by a periodic goal-setting process, with the amount of opportunity depending on value-added to the organization and firm profitability
- Participation in our matching 401k plan
- We offer a generous PTO plan, along with an excellent benefits portfolio
