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Private equity analyst roles sit squarely within H-1B visa specialty occupation territory, requiring a directly related finance or economics degree. Sponsors file a Labor Condition Application before you start, and most PE firms run lean teams, so sponsorship decisions happen at the partner level, not HR.
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Get Access To All JobsWe exist to help people achieve financial clarity. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given.
At our core, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our clients. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Director, Private Equity Business Management, this position is responsible for owning the accuracy, timeliness, and clarity of investor and internal leadership reporting for Thrivent’s private equity and co-investment portfolio. The incumbent serves as the single point of accountability for translating fund-level, deal-level, and market data into reliable, decision-ready reporting for the CIO, Head of General Account, external investors, and other stakeholders. They also ensure reporting is reconciled, quality controlled, and supported by clear performance narratives and analytics.
Job Responsibilities and Duties
Functional Responsibilities
- Investor reporting: Prepare and validate periodic reporting to limited partners, co-investors, and other external stakeholders, ensuring figures reconcile to fund administrator, custodian, and internal books and records before distribution.
- Reporting governance: Own the investor reporting calendar and quality-control checklist; ensure each report has a documented reconciliation and second-reviewer sign-off before release.
- Stakeholder support: Serve as the primary point of contact for investor reporting questions and coordinate responses with fund administration, legal, compliance, and other partners as needed.
- Executive reporting: Prepare the quarterly private equity and co-investment portfolio package for the CIO and Head of General Account, including performance, exposure, pacing, cash flows, and material portfolio developments.
- Executive narrative: Translate raw fund and deal data into a clear, decision-ready narrative, flagging outliers, valuation changes, and covenant or governance issues.
- Exit portfolio reporting: Compile realized investment reporting that includes proceeds, hold period, gross and net multiples, IRR, and comparison with the underwriting case for each exit.
- Exit analysis standards: Standardize exit write-ups to support comparison across vintages and sponsors, partnering with deal teams to capture the qualitative exit narrative.
- Performance reporting and analytics: Produce recurring performance reporting across the private equity and co-investment portfolio and maintain the supporting performance data infrastructure.
- Benchmarking: Benchmark portfolio performance against relevant public and private market indices and peer data.
- Compliance support: Complete OFAC clearance requirements accurately and within established timelines.
Leadership Competencies
- Contribute to a high-performing team, supporting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization.
- Meet your performance objectives while acting consistent with Thrivent’s leadership competencies – Model the Way, Rally the Team, and Deliver Outcomes.
- Support an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Support a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.
Job Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Four to five years of experience in private equity, accounting, fund finance, fund administration, or portfolio reporting.
- Fluency in private equity performance metrics, including IRR, MOIC, TVPI, and DPI, and an understanding of how they are constructed from underlying cash flows and valuations.
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
- Demonstrated ability to produce polished, executive-level reporting under recurring deadlines with minimal rework.
- Strong attention to detail, reconciliation discipline, analytical judgment, and written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred:
- Experience with a portfolio monitoring or customer relationship management platform.
- Experience supporting private equity or co-investment investor reporting and executive portfolio reviews.
Additional Information
This position requires you to work on-site full-time in Minneapolis, MN five days a week.
Pay Transparency
Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $120,194.00 - $162,615.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.
Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits.
The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion.
Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.
Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.
We exist to help people achieve financial clarity. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given.
At our core, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our clients. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Director, Private Equity Business Management, this position is responsible for owning the accuracy, timeliness, and clarity of investor and internal leadership reporting for Thrivent’s private equity and co-investment portfolio. The incumbent serves as the single point of accountability for translating fund-level, deal-level, and market data into reliable, decision-ready reporting for the CIO, Head of General Account, external investors, and other stakeholders. They also ensure reporting is reconciled, quality controlled, and supported by clear performance narratives and analytics.
Job Responsibilities and Duties
Functional Responsibilities
- Investor reporting: Prepare and validate periodic reporting to limited partners, co-investors, and other external stakeholders, ensuring figures reconcile to fund administrator, custodian, and internal books and records before distribution.
- Reporting governance: Own the investor reporting calendar and quality-control checklist; ensure each report has a documented reconciliation and second-reviewer sign-off before release.
- Stakeholder support: Serve as the primary point of contact for investor reporting questions and coordinate responses with fund administration, legal, compliance, and other partners as needed.
- Executive reporting: Prepare the quarterly private equity and co-investment portfolio package for the CIO and Head of General Account, including performance, exposure, pacing, cash flows, and material portfolio developments.
- Executive narrative: Translate raw fund and deal data into a clear, decision-ready narrative, flagging outliers, valuation changes, and covenant or governance issues.
- Exit portfolio reporting: Compile realized investment reporting that includes proceeds, hold period, gross and net multiples, IRR, and comparison with the underwriting case for each exit.
- Exit analysis standards: Standardize exit write-ups to support comparison across vintages and sponsors, partnering with deal teams to capture the qualitative exit narrative.
- Performance reporting and analytics: Produce recurring performance reporting across the private equity and co-investment portfolio and maintain the supporting performance data infrastructure.
- Benchmarking: Benchmark portfolio performance against relevant public and private market indices and peer data.
- Compliance support: Complete OFAC clearance requirements accurately and within established timelines.
Leadership Competencies
- Contribute to a high-performing team, supporting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization.
- Meet your performance objectives while acting consistent with Thrivent’s leadership competencies – Model the Way, Rally the Team, and Deliver Outcomes.
- Support an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Support a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.
Job Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Four to five years of experience in private equity, accounting, fund finance, fund administration, or portfolio reporting.
- Fluency in private equity performance metrics, including IRR, MOIC, TVPI, and DPI, and an understanding of how they are constructed from underlying cash flows and valuations.
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
- Demonstrated ability to produce polished, executive-level reporting under recurring deadlines with minimal rework.
- Strong attention to detail, reconciliation discipline, analytical judgment, and written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred:
- Experience with a portfolio monitoring or customer relationship management platform.
- Experience supporting private equity or co-investment investor reporting and executive portfolio reviews.
Additional Information
This position requires you to work on-site full-time in Minneapolis, MN five days a week.
Pay Transparency
Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $120,194.00 - $162,615.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.
Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits.
The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion.
Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.
Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Private Equity Analyst
Frame your degree as directly related
PE firms filing an LCA must document that your role requires a specific bachelor's degree field. A finance, economics, or accounting degree maps cleanly. A general business degree can create RFE risk, so request a specialty occupation letter from your employer before the I-129 is filed.
Target mid-market firms over mega-funds
Bulge-bracket and mega-fund PE shops often restrict sponsorship to senior hires. Mid-market firms with 10 to 50 investment professionals frequently sponsor analysts because deal flow demands it and the talent pool for specialized PE modeling skills is narrower.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating your offer
Your employer's LCA must certify your salary meets the DOL prevailing wage for your location and role. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I and Level II thresholds before you receive an offer, so you can flag any gap early.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified sponsors
PE analyst roles rarely appear in public job postings with explicit sponsorship flags. Migrate Mate surfaces employers with verified LCA filing history for financial analyst roles, so you're targeting firms that have already committed to the sponsorship process rather than guessing.
Get the LCA filed before your OPT expires
If you're on F-1 OPT, your employer must file the H-1B petition before your EAD expires. PE deal timelines are unpredictable, so push for the LCA to be certified and the I-129 submitted at least 60 days before your authorization end date.
Align your O*NET profile with your job description
USCIS uses O*NET to assess whether a PE analyst role qualifies as a specialty occupation. Your job description should reflect the analytical, financial modeling, and valuation duties listed in the O*NET profile for financial analysts to avoid a specialty occupation RFE.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a private equity analyst role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, in most cases. USCIS evaluates whether the position normally requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field. PE analyst roles centered on financial modeling, valuation, and due diligence typically satisfy this standard under a finance or economics degree requirement. Generic job descriptions that accept any business degree create RFE exposure, so your employer's job description needs to be specific about degree field requirements.
Which visa types are realistic for a foreign national PE analyst?
The H-1B is the most common path, though it's subject to an annual cap and lottery. Australian nationals can use the E-3 visa, which has a separate 10,500 annual cap that has never been exhausted and requires no lottery. Chilean and Singaporean nationals may qualify for the H-1B1 visa. TN visa is not an option for financial analyst roles, as the USMCA profession list does not include that occupation.
How do I find private equity firms that sponsor work visas?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified LCA sponsorship history for financial analyst roles, so you can focus your search on firms that have already navigated the filing process. This is especially useful in PE, where most firms don't advertise sponsorship willingness in job postings.
Will a three-year Australian bachelor's degree satisfy H-1B or E-3 specialty occupation requirements?
USCIS generally accepts a three-year Australian bachelor's degree as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree for specialty occupation purposes, particularly when it's in a directly related field like finance or economics. Some employers request a credential evaluation from a recognized evaluation service to document the equivalency in the I-129 petition, which reduces RFE risk.
What happens to my H-1B sponsorship if the PE firm is acquired or merges?
If your employer is acquired and the new entity is considered a successor in interest, your H-1B status and approved petition can carry over without refiling, as long as the job duties and terms don't change materially. If the acquisition changes your role, compensation, or work location significantly, the new employer must file an amended H-1B petition with USCIS before those changes take effect.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Private Equity Analyst jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.