Sr. Analyst, Global Energy Production

About the role

At PitchBook, a Morningstar company, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We're deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company.

Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there's going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We're willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.

If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you.

About the Role

PitchBook Institutional Research Group is a provider of research services to private market investors. The group provides investment strategy, fund performance, and industry research through a differentiated, framework-driven approach that blends traditional fundamental investment research with PitchBook's proprietary private market data platform. The group also provides custom research and data analysis support to subscribing clients.

As a PitchBook Industry Research Analyst covering global energy production you will join a research team focused on creating best-in-class research utilized by PitchBook's global clientele of private equity investors, investment banks, and corporations. Our team is AI-native, creative, driven, and focused on providing actionable, industry research to help our clients tackle their highest priority workflows.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Lead PitchBook's coverage of the global production and distribution of energy, including oil, gas, services, utilities, transportation, transmission and more. Your role will focus on providing proprietary data-driven research on funding and investing trends across the energy landscape
• The role will also focus heavily on the production, transportation, transmission and storage of energy for the global AI and datacenter build out
• Push the boundaries of what's possible with AI in creating leading research, data and intelligence
• Engage with investor and corporate clients to support thesis development, due diligence, competitive intelligence, market mapping, business development, etc.
• Create a taxonomy and industry categorization that enables PitchBook clients to quickly locate companies and follow trends within specific segments of the power, energy and fossil fuels landscape
• Consistently publish research that provides clients with up-to-date industry overviews, market trend analysis, subsector landscapes and ecosystems, independent commentary, and outlooks related to potential threats and opportunities
• Move fast on market-moving news with timely, well-reasoned notes, and contribute to group reports and quarterly cycles
• Utilize proprietary PitchBook data and a variety of other resources including third-party research and industry contacts to inform and develop actionable analysis
• Support research-driven sales efforts to help new and existing clients use and discover PitchBook's research offerings
• Manage and respond to inquiries from clients, press, internal colleagues, and the public regarding published research
• Contribute to internal platform development efforts to enhance how research is discovered and distributed within PitchBook's proprietary research platform.
• Contribute to distribution and awareness via curated distribution lists, social posting, media exposure, and speaking on research calls and with clients
• Serve as research point of contact for various speaking engagements and press requests

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years experience in oil, gas, energy services, energy production, transmission, or utilities. Experience in multiple areas in this list is a strong positive
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior positions that lend well to the role include equity research, securities analysis, investment banking, private equity, consulting, any form of substantive research, commercial banking, corporate develop, M&A, and anything similar
• Experience publishing research, white papers or anything where you create and distribute intelligence. Can even be a personal writing
• Strong understanding of, or ability to quickly learn, financial concepts such as valuation techniques (discounted cash flow, comps, etc.)
• We're most interested in your work ethic, ability to adapt, AI acumen, and eagerness to learn AI as opposed to pedigree or resume
• Portfolio of tangible projects where you wielded AI to create research, data or intelligence. Alternatively, the ability to create and share newly created projects
• Track record of meeting the needs of demanding, discerning clients. Strong in meeting deadlines under pressure
• A genuine passion for markets, industries, and company research
• Detail-oriented, analytical mindset
• Bias towards publishing frequently
• Exceptional writing skill
• Experience with ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Claude Design, and agentic tools like Cowork, etc.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

Benefits + Compensation at PitchBook

Physical Health

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Additional medical wellness incentives
• STD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance

Emotional Health

• Paid sabbatical program after four years
• Paid family and paternity leave
• Annual educational stipend
• Ability to apply for tuition reimbursement
• CFA exam stipend
• Robust training programs on industry and soft skills
• Employee assistance program
• Generous allotment of vacation days, sick days, and volunteer days

Social Health

• Matching gifts program
• Employee resource groups
• Subsidized emergency childcare
• Dependent Care FSA
• Company-wide events
• Employee referral bonus program
• Quarterly team building events

Financial Health

• 401k match
• Shared ownership employee stock program
• Monthly transportation stipend

*Please be aware the above PitchBook benefit and perk offerings are subject to corresponding plan and policy documents and may change during the course of your employment.

Compensation

• Annual base salary: $150,000-$200,000
• Target annual bonus percentage: 10%

Working Conditions

At the heart of our company is a belief in the power of in-person collaboration. Being together in the office fuels our creativity, strengthens our connections, and drives the innovation that sets us apart. Our culture is built on spontaneous moments-those hallway conversations, whiteboard brainstorms, and shared celebrations in each of our global offices-that simply can't be replicated remotely. This role is expected to be in the office 5 days a week.

• The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting.
• Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day.
• Limited corporate travel may be required to remote offices or other business meetings and events.

• We are excited to get to know you and your background.
• Concerned that you might not meet every requirement?
• We encourage you to still apply as you might be the right candidate for the role or other roles at PitchBook.

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