Portfolio Valuation and Fund Advisory Services, Structured Products - 2025 Graduate Product Analyst

Responsibilities

• Develop deep knowledge of the securitized and structured credit markets and become conversant in the broader aspects of the Houlihan Lokey business
• Apply this knowledge to build and maintain data sets, and refine our valuation algorithms
• Analyze client portfolios of structured credit securities
• Model complex, bespoke transactions using either Excel or our in-house modelling software
• Assist the core engineering team on software development projects
• Resolve client queries and assist with product demos
• Prepare for interviews: approximately 48 hours prior to your interview, you will receive a brief task requiring basic analysis in Excel. This task will involve working through a structured finance deal scenario. No prior financial expertise is required, and the task is designed to take about one hour to complete.
• Interview process overview: two remote interviews via Microsoft Teams with two product and engineering team members each; one discussion will focus on your approach and findings from the Excel task
• Round 2 – In-person meetings in our London office with additional team members, including logic-based discussions and conversations about your interests and motivations
• Travel expenses: we will cover reasonable travel costs for your visit to our office
• Round 3 – Final interview in the London office, with the possibility of a job offer if all goes well
• Each stage is designed to assess skills, fit with the team, and to provide insight into our work environment

Qualifications

• A degree in a numerate or hard science discipline from a top university
• A keen interest in working in the financial markets
• Self-motivated, flexible, and keen to work in a collegial environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Excel
• Programming experience such as Python or C#

About Houlihan Lokey – Structured Products Group (SPG)

The Structured Products Group (SPG) within Houlihan Lokey\’s Financial and Valuations Advisory Practice (FVA), based in London and NY, focuses on providing valuation services relating to securitized and structured finance across asset classes including Asset Backed Securities (ABS), Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLO), and Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS), as well as complex bespoke repack deals, residual and capital relief exposures. Our clients include some of the world’s largest banks, asset managers, hedge funds and insurance companies.

The SPG team in London is hiring a Financial/Product Analyst to be based in our London Office. The opening is for an ambitious graduate to join our growing product team. The successful applicant will gain a deep understanding of the structured credit markets and be exposed to the full range of technologies developed at Houlihan Lokey. It is expected that they will swiftly become an important team member with key responsibilities.

About Houlihan Lokey: Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. The firm serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. Independent advice and intellectual rigor are hallmarks of the firm’s commitment to client success across its advisory services. The firm is a leading global adviser in M&A and related financial services as described by authoritative market data providers.