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Capabilities & Insights Analyst - Private Capital

McKinsey & Company

Boston, MA, USA · Dallas, TX, USA

USD 92k-95k / year

Posted on Sep 24, 2025

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Capabilities & Insights Analyst - Private Capital

Job ID: 101767

Boston
Dallas

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Do you want to work on complex and pressing challenges—the kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day? If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place.

Your Impact

You will joinMcKinsey’s Private Capital Client Capability Network (CCN)– Transaction Center of Excellence. As part of this expanding team, you will collaborate with senior investors, practitioners, and McKinsey experts to deliver distinctive insights for private equity clients.

By leveraging proprietary assets and advanced AI solutions, you will contribute to standardized modules in due-diligence and portfolio company work, playing a pivotal role in shaping investment decisions and creating lasting impact in a dynamic field.

The PC CCN is McKinsey’s platform for Transaction excellence for private capital clients. Here, you will build intellectual property, digital assets, and consistent approaches for delivering high-quality due diligences, portfolio company transformations, and strategy engagements.

You will be part of a 3,500+ professional global CCN network delivering client impact and fostering innovation.

You will work with leaders in our Private Capital team to help investors build strong investment theses, generate insights, maintain a robust knowledge base, and develop innovative approaches for delivering transactions. You will have a unique opportunity to contribute to a dynamic industry while gaining broad market exposure.

In this role, you will take on a range of responsibilities aimed at driving impactful outcomes. You will deliver standardized modules in due diligence, such as Voice of Customer analyses, B2B/B2C surveys, competitive landscape assessments, and market modeling. Your work will involve supporting investment thesis development, market sizing, and growth benchmarking by leveraging data-driven insights.

Collaborating closely with private equity practitioners, you will apply advanced GenAI solutions to codify knowledge and amplify impact. As part of a hub team of over 30 colleagues across North America, you will gain early exposure to a variety of sectors, enriching your professional experience. Additionally, you will work in partnership with Private Capital solution teams to ensure consistent excellence and foster innovation in client service.

Your Growth

Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.

In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else.

When you join us, you will have:

Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
World-class benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

Your qualifications and skills

Bachelor’s degree with outstanding academic record; bachelors’ or master’s in business, finance
1+ years in Private Equity, Investment Banking, or business consulting
Strong analytical skills and toolkit (market modeling, survey analysis, financial/business acumen)
Proficiency with Excel/PowerPoint; experience with digital/analytical tools preferred
Foundational knowledge of due diligence (e.g., market modeling, conducting surveys, etc.) or demonstrated experience/interest in the same
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a professional, service-oriented mindset
Excellent problem structuring, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues.

Our unwavering commitment to integrity drives everything we do, guiding us to always act in the best interests of our clients, our people, and the communities we serve.

Industries

Financial Services
Private Capital

Capabilities

Strategy & Corporate Finance

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FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Certain US jurisdictions require McKinsey & Company to include a reasonable estimate of the salary for this role. For new joiners for this role in the United States, including all office locations where the job may be performed, a reasonable estimated range is $92,000 - $95,000 USD —to help you understand what you can expect. This reflects our best estimate of the lowest to highest [salary/hourly wages] for this role at the time of this posting, ensuring you have a clear picture right from the start, though it's important to remember that actual salaries may vary. Factors like your office location, your unique blend of experience and skills, start date and our current organizational needs all play a part in determining the final figure. Certain roles are also eligible for bonuses, subject to McKinsey's discretion and based on factors such as individual and/or organizational performance.

Additionally, we provide a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our commitment to the wellness of our colleagues and their families. This includes medical, mental health, dental and vision coverage, telemedicine services, life, accident and disability insurance, parental leave and family planning benefits, caregiving resources, a generous retirement contributions program, financial guidance, and paid time off.

FOR NON-U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. For additional details regarding our global EEO policy and diversity initiatives, please visit our McKinsey Careers and Diversity & Inclusion sites.

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Job Skill Code - CIAN - Capabilities and Insights Analyst
Function - Strategy & Corporate Finance
Industry - Financial Services;Private Capital
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Posted to LinkedIn Date - Fri Sep 19 00:00:00 GMT 2025
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