Senior Investment Analyst
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Lead development of financial models for film and television investment analysis at Parrot Analytics. Help studios and investors make disciplined content investment decisions using audience demand data.
Responsibilities:
- Develop sophisticated financial models that evaluate the commercial performance of film and television projects across multiple distribution windows.
- Models will incorporate production budgets and cost structures, financing structures and investor positions, distribution revenue streams across global markets and investor return scenarios and capital recovery timelines.
- Revenue modelling will consider multiple distribution pathways including theatrical, SVOD, AVOD, FAST, Pay TV, and international licensing.
- Leverage Parrot Analytics’ global dataset on audience demand and content valuation to inform revenue assumptions within financial models.
- Develop structured approaches to translating audience demand signals and valuation into realistic commercial scenarios, benchmarking projects against comparable titles across genres, markets, and platforms.
- Evaluate projects through structured scenario modelling that assesses downside risk and capital exposure, break-even performance thresholds and investor return scenarios under different market conditions.
- Conduct sensitivity analysis across key variables including budget changes, distribution outcomes, and shifts in audience demand.
- Produce financial analyses used by funds, studios, and investors evaluating content opportunities.
- Translate complex financial models into clear insights that help decision-makers understand the economic implications of project budgets, distribution strategies, and market positioning.
- Help design the financial modelling frameworks used to evaluate film and television investments using Parrot Analytics’ data. The goal is to build repeatable analytical tools that allow projects to be evaluated with institutional investment discipline, enabling more structured decision-making across the industry.
Requirements:
- 5–10+ years of experience in roles that require strong financial modelling and investment analysis in the following environments:
- film or television investment funds
- studio finance or content strategy teams
- media-focused investment banking or private equity
- entertainment strategy consulting
- corporate finance roles within media or technology companies
- Direct experience working with film finance structures, production budgets, or distribution economics is required.
- Advanced financial modelling - Ability to build complex Excel models from scratch incorporating scenario analysis, sensitivity modelling, and structured investment return frameworks.
- Investment analysis mindset - Strong ability to evaluate opportunities through structured risk and return analysis.
- Data-driven thinking - Comfortable integrating external datasets and quantitative signals into financial forecasts and commercial assumptions.
- Intellectual curiosity - A genuine interest in understanding how film and television projects generate economic value.
- Communication - Ability to translate complex financial analysis into clear insights for non-technical decision-makers. Ideally fluent in Arabic to service regional clients.
Benefits:
- Be Part of a Founding Team: Join a pivotal, early team member group supporting our newly established HQ in Qatar, with the opportunity to help shape its direction and impact from the ground up.
- Global & Distributed by Design: Work as part of a globally distributed team, collaborating across timezones while contributing to high-impact, international projects.
- Flexible Ways of Working: Operate in a flexible environment that supports autonomy while enabling seamless collaboration across teams and regions.
- Collaborative & Transparent Culture: Be part of a team that values openness, knowledge-sharing, and strong cross-functional collaboration.
- Purpose-Driven Work: Join a team of problem solvers who care deeply about delivering meaningful insights and real value to clients.
- Stay Connected Globally: Take part in monthly virtual all-hands sessions to celebrate wins, share updates, and stay aligned on company goals and strategy.
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