The Company
Wellington Management offers comprehensive investmentmanagement capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capitalmarkets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and riskobjectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robustbody of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encouragesindependent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believeour ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives withthose of our clients.
Our global investment platform is comprised of over 500investment professionals across seven investment functions (Hedge Fund Group,Private Investments, Sustainability, Equity & Fixed Income Boutiques,Research, Science & Strategy) in the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions. Theteam collectively manages approximately $1 trillion in assets across thecapital structure.
The Position
We are seeking an experienced equity analyst to join ourglobal Finance team within Global Investment Research (GIR) as a GlobalIndustry Analyst (GIA). The ideal candidate will be a key member of our Financeteam and be responsible for conducting research and making investmentrecommendations on Emerging Market Financial stocks as well as providing expertperspective on the respective subsectors and trends. The Global IndustryAnalyst (GIA) will conduct fundamental research that leads to differentiatedinsights derived from asking innovative questions, anticipating trends,identifying risks and potential disruptions in this rapidly changing industry.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about markets with ademonstrated track record of successful stock recommendations. In addition, theGIA must exhibit a fundamental, research oriented, bottom-up approach,supported by a strong investment philosophy and process, including theintegration of ESG considerations, and be able to implement ideas through ahighly analytical framework.
The GIA will be able to identify mispricing and valuationdiscrepancies, which will allow them to make investment recommendations, andcommunicate their findings to Portfolio Managers globally, who manage long-onlyand hedge fund portfolios on behalf of our clients. Over time, we expect theGIA to take on portfolio management responsibilities for their industry withinthe firm's research portfolios.Ā AtWellington, we consider research to be a core aspect of the investment processand view this as a career position that can be highly challenging andrewarding.
Essential Skills
We are seeking an analyst who is:
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Passionate about the markets and has ademonstrated record of successful stockĀpicking recommendations. GIAs must have a fundamental, research oriented,bottom-up approach supported by a strong philosophy and process.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Enjoy acting as an individual contributor withina highly collaborative investment culture. S/he will thrive by building strongrelationships with colleagues and company management teams, communicatingaction-oriented investment opinions clearly and with conviction and enjoying anopen investment dialogue and respectful debate with others across the firm.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Possesses the ability to take risks and holdnon-consensus investment views is critical, as is maintaining the humility toadmit mistakes and course correct as new information comes to light. The rolerequires striking a good balance of intellectual curiosity and the ability tomake decisions with incomplete information.
Other Qualifications
A successful candidate islikely to have the following qualifications:
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Havea strong academic credentials, ideally including an MBA or CFA
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 8+ years of relevant experience in EmergingMarket Financials research in the Buy side;
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Demonstrate the ability, skill, and comfortcommunicating to Portfolio Managers across the globe (US, Europe, and Asia);
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Demonstrate a capacity for differentiatedthinking;
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Be able and willing to make investment decisionsunder pressure and in uncertain times;
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Have a strong desire and appetite for continuouslearning;
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Have a global perspective, in addition toregional responsibilities;
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Have an understanding of how to incorporate ESGconsiderations into their investment Philosophy and Process;
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Demonstrate the highest personal andprofessional integrity and ethics
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Strong proficiency in spoken and writtenEnglish.
