Job Description & Requirements
Market Intelligence International Sector Analyst, Proprietary Research
ABOUT PROPRIETARY RESEARCH
On our proprietary research team—Market Intelligence—you’ll partner with our Investment Professionals and Compliance team to uncover insights about companies, industries, and the broader economy through deep fundamental research and applying data science and engineering techniques to alternative data sets. You’ll work alongside a talented team with diverse skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. Our industry researchers, product managers, and data scientists and engineers work together to build compliant research products that answer the questions our investment professionals care about most. We look for other bright, motivated, and collaborative people to join our team and grow with us—more than 90% of the leaders in our group were promoted from within.
ROLE SUMMARY
As a Market Intelligence International Sector Analyst, you will provide industry context and business fundamentals to our team of data scientists and engineers and deliver synthesized insights to our investment professionals as you partner with them on their research needs. The work is ever evolving, affording opportunities to tackle new challenges alongside research teammates from diverse backgrounds. Specifically, you will gain exposure and knowledge to:
• Develop subject-matter expertise on the key themes and KPIs that drive the industries and companies in your coverage
• Compose research reports that synthesize research findings on behalf of our investment professionals
• Interact directly with our investment professionals, learning the discretionary investment process from them and helping drive more informed investment decisions
• Collaborate with our global proprietary research teams to source and extract the most value out of new and existing data assets
WHAT EXCITES YOU
• Staying current on the industry trends impacting businesses around the world
• Gaining deep expertise in industries, business models, and supply chains
• Synthesizing clear takeaways from complex information derived from both qualitative and quantitative methods
• Understanding the use of alternative data market and its role in discretionary investing
• Multi-tasking and switching gears frequently to address the needs of the business
• Taking an experiment-based research approach with freedom to innovate
• Working as part of a cross-functional team made up of Investment, Research, and Compliance professionals
WHAT EXCITES US
• Superb business intuition and a solution orientated, methodological approach to problem solving
• Ability to collaborate with and build strong client relationships
• Intellectual curiosity and an eagerness to find out if your conclusions are right or wrong
• People who “elevate the room” through their work ethic, curiosity, and solution orientated attitude
WHAT’S REQUIRED
We’re looking for someone with a thorough understanding and appreciation for the research process, who values collaboration and challenging work. Specifically, you will need:
• An understanding of, or passion for, navigating equity markets
• 2-5 years of equity/investment research experience, or experience leveraging data analysis as part of fundamental research process for business, public policy, finance, engineering, applied sciences, or other quantitative fields
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and project management skills
• Elevated business intuition and an innate ability to structure ambiguous problems and take action to solve them
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Adherence to the highest ethical standards working closely with the firm’s Compliance team
• Proficiency with technical coding/programming (SQL, Python)
