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Western & Southern Financial Group

Provides personalized financial solutions and guidance

Investment Manager - Private Equity

Full-TimeDeadline 9/18/27
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's, MBA
Cincinnati, OH, USA
In Person
Finance & BankingPrivate Equity

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree from a prestigious university.
  • Typically six years of relevant experience including at least one of private equity, investment banking, corporate finance, or mergers and acquisitions; commercial banking, consulting, investment management, or corporate strategy experience is preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience effectively influencing a group toward a recommended course of action.
  • Experience coordinating multiple projects or assignments simultaneously and completing tasks independently, accurately, and on time, with strong attention to detail, organization, and process orientation.
  • Project management experience planning, executing, and maintaining a project from start to finish.
  • Experience identifying complex problems, quantifying problems, and providing creative resolutions.
  • Advanced experience with Excel models.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly with internal and external customers at all staff and management levels.
  • Strong project management skills, including developing, organizing, initiating, and maintaining projects and successfully accomplishing set goals.
  • Strong analytical skills, including identifying and quantifying problems, providing effective resolutions, making decisions among multiple alternatives, conceptualizing and using new methodologies, and analyzing complex data and output quality.
  • Presentation skills, including conveying information clearly and concisely and using effective listening and communication techniques.
  • Ability to handle confidential information.
  • Proficiency in word processing and spreadsheet applications.
  • Valid, in-state driver's license and a satisfactory driving record.
  • Appropriate vehicle insurance.
  • Ability to communicate verbally and exchange accurate information with customers and associates.
  • Visual acuity to read and interpret correspondence, procedures, reports, and forms and to inspect work accurately.
  • Ability to prepare written correspondence, reports, and forms using prescribed formats and correct punctuation, grammar, diction, and style.
  • Ability to apply logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Ability to perform substantial continuous computer work involving the wrists, hands, and fingers.
Responsibilities
  • Lead or participate on deal teams for prospective investments.
  • Oversee investment analysts on deal teams and various projects.
  • Participate in marketing and client meetings.
  • Serve as a secondary relationship manager on certain investments.
  • Source investment opportunities.
  • Edit and review reporting information on underlying investments.
  • Attend events with limited partners, general partners, and portfolio company management.
  • Write reports and investment memoranda and direct analysis for investments.
  • Write communications for quarterly and annual reports.
  • Edit and respond to requests for proposals on new business initiatives.
  • Attend meetings with managers of prospective and existing investments.
  • Participate in negotiating terms for investment documents.
  • Work in an office setting and remain stationary for extended periods while working at a desk, on a computer, with office equipment, or in meetings.
  • Work extended hours during peak workloads or special projects and events.
  • Travel extensively.
  • Perform other assigned duties and comply with applicable policies and standards.
Desired Qualifications
  • Master of Business Administration.

About the company

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Western & Southern Financial Group

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Western & Southern Financial Group helps individuals and middle-market clients manage financial needs through personalized, face-to-face guidance. Western & Southern Life sales representatives assess goals and tailor solutions like life insurance within an agency-based system supported by mentors and managers. The firm translates complex financial concepts into practical plans focused on protection, savings, and retirement, backed by a long heritage dating to 1888. Its goal is to provide clear, stable guidance and ongoing support through a relationship-driven, professional team.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Cincinnati, Ohio

Founded

1888

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What believers are saying

  • April 27, 2026 Till acquisition expands direct-to-consumer family banking immediately.
  • March 31, 2026 assets reached $132.3 billion, supporting acquisition capacity.
  • Fidelity’s IncomePoint distribution keeps Western & Southern inside employer retirement plans.

What critics are saying

  • The 2025 overtime class action targets Western-Southern and Eagle Realty’s payroll practices.
  • Armstrong v. Western & Southern shows repeated employee-benefit litigation pressure in 2026.
  • Till integration failure wastes capital and distracts management from core insurance profitability.

What makes Western & Southern Financial Group unique

  • 1888 Cincinnati mutual heritage and seven life subsidiaries anchor trust.
  • $132.3 billion in assets and managed assets signal scale and staying power.
  • Till Financial adds digital family banking to Western & Southern’s family-focused portfolio.

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Benefits

  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Performance Bonus

Company News

The Business Journals
May 1st, 2026
Western & Southern acquires fintech firm in first deal since 2022

Western & Southern has completed its first acquisition since 2022, purchasing a fintech firm to expand Gerber Life Insurance's family-focused offerings. The deal marks the company's return to acquisition activity after a two-year pause. Western & Southern indicated it has sufficient capital to pursue additional acquisitions when suitable opportunities emerge. The transaction strengthens the insurer's position in the family insurance market through enhanced technology capabilities.

Benzinga
Apr 27th, 2026
Western & Southern Financial Group acquires Till Financial to expand into digital family banking

Western & Southern Financial Group has acquired Till Financial, a fintech platform focused on digital family banking, marking a significant expansion into consumer financial services. The acquisition adds to Western & Southern's portfolio of family-focused brands, including Gerber Life Insurance and Fabric Technologies. Founded in 2018, Till provides a family banking platform featuring a mobile app and debit card with parental controls, automated allowances, shared savings goals and fraud protection. The platform helps families teach children financial literacy through hands-on money management. The deal advances Western & Southern's direct-to-consumer strategy and diversifies its offerings beyond traditional insurance products. Western & Southern, founded in 1888, serves 6.3 million customers and manages $132.3 billion in assets as of March 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed.

PR Newswire
Apr 27th, 2026
Western & Southern Financial Group Acquires Till Financial, Expanding into Digital Family Banking Services and Investing in the Next Generation

/PRNewswire/ -- Western & Southern Financial Group, a leading financial services company serving more than six million customers with insurance, retirement and...

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Jul 16th, 2025
Retirable Raises $10M in Series A Funding

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The Cincinnati Enquirer
Aug 9th, 2024
Cincinnati-based company listed among the best for high school grads to start careers

Cincinnati-based Western & Southern was No. 48 of the top 50 companies listed on the report.