Research AssociateLibrary

Position Description

The Library(Forum) is a content product that helps investors make better investment decisions faster. We conduct in depth Interviews with senior executives and industry specialists to unearth critical insights and generate unfiltered transcripts. Our 150-strong industry-aligned team covers over 14000 public and private companies applying data-driven factor models to identify where capital is most likely to be deployed. Our library of over 40000 Forum Interview transcripts is continually strengthened by the generation of approximately 10000 transcripts per year.

In order for us to deliver on our ambitious growth targets we would like to recruit an Associate to assist our growing team in Shanghai  in identifying and engaging with the most relevant industry professionals to take part in upcoming interview discussions.

Responsibilities

In this role your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Performing research on industries and businesses in the China in order to source and identify the most relevant individuals (executives and practitioners working at the heart of their industries) to take part in moderated interviews

• Engaging these individuals to invite them to participate in our research while assessing and ensuring that their insights are relevant and their fees are within budget

• Building a professional network and monitoring the relevant markets/companies in the assigned sector areas according to the Librarys content coverage strategies

• Working in tight deadlines and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders across different global offices

Qualifications :

Qualifications

• A real interest in financial markets and the alternative investments space

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to confidently interact with C-level industry experts on the phone

• Demonstrable skills in carrying out phone-based and desktop research with a logical and focused approach

• Self-motivated; a resourceful nature with a diligent and proactive approach to their work

• The ability to work well within a team in a fast-paced environment and under pressure.

• Positive and can-do attitude are essential

• The ability to manage multiple projects efficiently and reach assigned KPIs

• Fluent in spoken and written English

• Bachelor degree or above

Additional Information :

Additional Information about the role:

• The format is a 1-hour industry interview between our Sector analyst and 1 industry expert. The Sector Analyst is responsible for generating the projects and designing the question list. The Associate will collaborate with one of our Sector Analysts (Third Bridge employee like an internal client) on the projects to source the industry experts

• Once the Sector Analyst assigns a project the Associate will do some desktop research and will be responsible for sourcing the Industry Expert we want to connect and invite for an industry interview. You need to find the most relevant individuals using LinkedIn company websites job boards our own database and a lot more. Once youve found someone with the right background you are then responsible for making contact with them. Most often that comes in the form of a cold call. You will introduce Third Bridge and what we do screen the individuals background assess whether they have the right experience/knowledge related to the project/topic and if they are the right fit for the topic convince them to participate in our industry interviews.

• Something to consider about this role is that it is very outreach-heavy fast-paced and metric-oriented the first year the goal is to schedule industry interviews with 14-16 industry experts per month

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time