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Investment Analyst

Dubai, United Arab Emirates 7 hours ago

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About the job

This is an analyst-level position on the MENA investment team of a global capital formation team focused on venture capital in emerging markets. The role is based in the Middle East or North Africa and is full-time.

The Role

The Investment Analyst works across deal execution, portfolio management, and stakeholder engagement within the MENA region. The position involves a high degree of autonomy from an early stage, with structured support and training during the first months. The analyst represents the investment team locally and works directly with founders across the portfolio.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct due diligence and execute investment contracts for prospective deals.
  • Support founders with corporate governance and fundraising readiness, including investment decks, financial models, and data rooms.
  • Research, analyse, and document steps of the investment process to inform internal decision-making.
  • Maintain accurate investment data, metrics, and files for existing and prospective deals.
  • Monitor portfolio companies, track key business metrics, and support their fundraising efficacy.
  • Track market developments, competitor activity, and technology trends relevant to current and prospective investments.
  • Build and maintain relationships with portfolio founders, co-investors, and ecosystem partners.
  • Collaborate with the broader network of mentors, advisors, and stakeholders to support portfolio startups on fundraising and business development.
  • Participate actively in startup communities across the region.

First-Month Milestones

  • Complete investment processing training.
  • Become familiar with the team\\\'s programmes, portfolio companies, and platform structure.
  • Onboard a new company and document, analyse, and present steps of the investment management process.
  • Take ownership of portfolio company communications proactively.

Three-Month Milestones

  • Understand the investment strategy and conduct independent research on potential investments.
  • Write investment committee memos.
  • Analyse portfolio follow-on round terms and fund ownership.
  • Execute at least two investment deals under direct supervision.

Nine-Month Milestones

  • Execute investment deals independently with minimal supervision.
  • Prepare startups for fundraising, including pitch materials, data rooms, and financial models.
  • Establish a personal network of investors in the region.
  • Receive confirmed feedback from portfolio companies as a trusted resource.

Required Profile

  • Bachelor\\\'s degree in any discipline.
  • One to two years of professional experience; strong internship or fellowship experience is acceptable.
  • Fluency in both English and Arabic is required.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead projects to completion with limited direction.
  • Strong attention to detail and capacity for independent research.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills with a systematic approach.
  • Demonstrated use of AI tools in a professional or academic context.
  • Genuine interest in startups and startup ecosystems.

Application Process

Submit your CV and cover letter using the application form linked in the job posting. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. All submissions must go through the form.

About MENA Careers

MENA Careers is a private equity career platform built for candidates who want better access to recruiters, live opportunities, and market insight. It helps members discover relevant private equity roles, find specialist recruiters, and navigate the search with sharper direction across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha, London, and Singapore. MENA Careers is designed to make the private equity search more focused, more informed, and more effective. For more information, visit joinsenna.com.

About Senna and MENA Careers

Private equity careers, organised by Senna.

Senna is the brand behind MENA Careers, a focused career platform for private equity professionals looking at Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha, London, Singapore, and the wider Middle East. MENA Careers brings together curated jobs, tracker-based alerts, market news, and application support so candidates can understand the opportunity and act quickly.

Senna: the parent brand

Senna builds specialist career tools for candidates who need more than a generic job board. The brand is focused on helping ambitious professionals navigate competitive hiring markets with sharper role discovery, better application materials, clearer market context, and membership products that support the full career workflow.

MENA Careers: the platform

MENA Careers is the Middle East jobs platform under Senna. It is built for candidates targeting private equity and adjacent investing roles in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha, London, Singapore, and other relevant hubs. The platform focuses on roles where speed, relevance, and strong positioning matter.

Built around trackers

Instead of forcing users through a broad feed, MENA Careers organises roles into practical trackers. Candidates can follow focused categories such as private equity jobs in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Riyadh private equity roles, London private equity roles, Singapore private equity roles, real assets, infrastructure, private credit, portfolio operations, and investor relations roles.

What candidates use it for

  • Discover private equity and adjacent investing roles across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha, London, Singapore, and the wider Middle East.
  • Track focused job categories instead of browsing a noisy, generic feed.
  • Receive instant alerts for the role types and markets they care about.
  • Review role context, market news, company signals, and application options in one place.
  • Use Senna membership tools for stronger CVs, tailored materials, and faster applications.

Core markets and role areas

MENA Careers is designed for markets where private capital, sovereign capital, family offices, private markets, and portfolio transformation are increasingly concentrated. The platform covers private equity, investment banking feeder roles, real assets, infrastructure, private credit, growth equity, capital formation, investor relations, portfolio operations, and related investing roles.

The strongest focus is on Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, and Doha because these cities are central to Middle East private equity hiring. London and Singapore are included for candidates targeting international funds, investment platforms, and cross-border private markets roles.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Senna?

Senna is the parent brand building career infrastructure for ambitious private equity candidates. The brand brings together role discovery, application support, market intelligence, and membership products that help candidates move faster in competitive hiring markets.

What is MENA Careers?

MENA Careers is the jobs and career platform under Senna. It focuses on private equity and adjacent investing roles across the Middle East, with a particular focus on Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, and Doha, plus London and Singapore for global fund opportunities.

Which locations does MENA Careers cover?

MENA Careers prioritises Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, and Doha, while also covering selected opportunities across the wider Middle East, London, and Singapore when the role is relevant to private equity professionals.

What types of jobs are listed on MENA Careers?

The platform highlights private equity, investment banking feeder roles, real assets, infrastructure, growth equity, private credit, investor relations, capital formation, portfolio operations, and related investing roles where candidates need context, speed, and strong application materials.

How are roles organised?

Roles are grouped into trackers such as private equity jobs in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, private equity jobs in Riyadh, London private equity roles, Singapore private equity roles, private credit, infrastructure, and portfolio operations. Trackers help candidates follow the markets and job types that matter most to them.

How does MENA Careers show fresh roles?

Fresh private equity roles are shown with clear posting timestamps, such as minutes or hours ago, so candidates can quickly see which opportunities were added recently without relying on a gated 48-hour access window.

Can users get alerts for new roles?

Yes. Users can request instant alerts for specific trackers so they receive one focused role at a time. The alert format is designed to feel like a concise, useful briefing rather than a generic jobs newsletter.

Do users need an account to browse MENA Careers?

Visitors can browse the public MENA Careers experience without being forced to create an account. Membership unlocks premium workflows such as tailored application support, saved preferences, qualified job matching, and deeper profile tools.

How is MENA Careers different from a generic job board?

MENA Careers is built around focused private equity markets, curated trackers, role context, market news, and application support. The aim is to help candidates understand where the opportunity sits, whether it is relevant, and how to move on it quickly.