Intelligence Origination – Credit Reporter

Gain • New York, NY

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

Gain is expanding its Intelligence Origination team into Credit. This team is responsible for sourcing proprietary, transaction-level credit intelligence across live and announced private equity-related transactions. Unlike traditional newsrooms, our model is data-first, capturing structured intelligence rather than producing news stories. The focus is on the completeness, accuracy, and speed of data capture, not editorial output. The mission is to cultivate a trusted network of off-record sources, including lenders, investment bankers, private equity sponsors, advisors, consultants, and lawyers, to uncover proprietary market intelligence. The insights gathered will be transformed into clean, machine-readable data that powers the platform and forms the backbone of clients' origination and transaction analysis workflows. The role involves speaking with market participants on a background-only basis, surfacing intelligence that rarely enters the public domain. Working closely with analysts and research teams, the individual will help convert raw market insight into structured, scalable data that fuels client workflows and supports better investment decisions.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of relevant professional experience and strong knowledge of private credit, leveraged finance, M&A, private equity, restructuring, or a related field
• Experience sourcing market intelligence - in journalism, research, origination, investor relations or a related field
• Skilled at cultivating senior-level sources and handling off-record, background-only conversations
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, both in-person and remotely
• High attention to detail and ability to work quickly without sacrificing accuracy
• Comfortable operating independently as part of a fast-moving, entrepreneurial team

Nice To Haves

• A background in covering deals in private credit, distressed debt/restructuring, high-yield bond and leveraged loan offerings is preferred but not necessarily essential

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a network of sources - including lenders, investment bankers, sponsors, advisors and lawyers
• Conduct daily off-record, high-trust conversations to surface non-public credit intelligence
• Ensure high-quality sourcing of proprietary datapoints that feed directly into the Gain platform
• Collaborate closely with our in-house analysts and research teams to ensure data completeness, consistency and structured format
• Support the expansion of our real-time transaction tracker and contribute to internal market intelligence sharing

Benefits

• Base salary: $100,000-140,000 (depending on experience and qualifications) and an annual performance-based bonus
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with pension contribution
• 20 days paid time off and public holidays
• Annual learning & development budget
• International offsites and local team events
• A high-performance, inclusive culture with global collaboration and real ownership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed