01 Primary Research Specialist (Full Time)

Primary Research Specialist

Location: Mon-Friday On-site Washington D.C.

Hours: 40 hours per week

Duration: After one year opportunity for extension or promotion

About Us

Matters Graph is a specialist buy-side-focused consultancy that provides objective fact-based commercial due diligence and value gen support for private equity and private lender clients

About the Role

Were looking for sharp driven college graduates to join our team as Primary Research Specialists. This is your chance to build real professional skills in a role that is critical to Private Equity advisory.

Your mission: Identify the right experts. Pitch them on participating. Schedule the consultation. Deliver for the client. Repeat across industries topics and seniority levels.

Youll spend your days researching industries cold calling and emailing professionals across a variety of fields from former Fortune 500 executives to niche technical specialists and coordinating research consultations for our consulting teams. Youll manage multiple projects at once learn to pitch with confidence and build skills that translate directly into careers in consulting finance sales and beyond

What Youll Do

Research and identify qualified experts using LinkedIn professional databases industry publications and creative sourcing strategies

Cold call email and message senior professionals across industries to recruit them for paid research consultations

Screen and qualify potential participants for relevance expertise and availability across multiple simultaneous projects

Coordinate scheduling between experts and our research team or clients managing all logistics from first contact to post-call follow-up

Manage your pipeline maintain clean accurate CRM records and report on project progress and outreach metrics

Improve the playbook contribute to better outreach scripts sourcing strategies and team processes over time

What Were Looking For

Required:

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university (all majors welcome)

Excellent verbal and written communication skills youre articulate persuasive and professional on the phone

Resilient and persistent cold outreach means hearing no often and you dont take it personally

Highly organized you can manage 1-3 projects simultaneously without letting anything slip

Self-motivated and resourceful you figure things out and dont wait to be told what to do

Able to work in-person at our D.C. office Monday through Friday

Preferred:

12 years of experience in sales business development recruiting fundraising customer service or any outreach-driven role

Familiarity with CRM tools (Salesforce HubSpot) or research platforms (LinkedIn Sales Navigator ZoomInfo)

Background or interest in consulting finance and private equity

Why This Program

Its a launchpad not a dead end. Our one-year structure is designed to build your skills progressively and position you for your next career move whether thats with us or beyond.

At the end of year 1 research analysts will be eligible for extension or may be considered for full-time associate position in the consulting track

Our first-year structure is designed to build your skills progressively and position you for your next career move whether thats with us or beyond.

At the end of year 1 (and possibly earlier) Primary Research Specialists will be eligible(and hopefully equipped) for extension or may be considered for candidacyas an Associate position full-time associate position inour consulting track

Primary Research Specialists will develop skills ang gain highly relevant experience for a career in:

Consulting The research skills and client exposure translate perfectly

Sales & Business Development Youll master cold outreach and objection handling

Finance & Private Equity Youll gain exposure to how investors make decisions

Startups & Operations Hustle resourcefulness and communication are the core of this role

What youll get:

$60000 annual salary bonuses

In-office MonFriday in Washington D.C.

Health dental vision 401k

An exceptional professional network and resume credential

Exposure to Private Equity and Commercial Strategy Advisory

How to Apply

Apply on Bamboo using the link embedded below. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Early applications are encouraged.

Matters Graph is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members

Required Experience:

Junior IC