Research Associate, Executive Partnerships

About Dialectica

Founded in 2015, Dialectica is one of the fastest-growing knowledge-sharing businesses, employing 1000+ professionals globally. At Dialectica, we are on a mission to achieve unparalleled customer recognition as the most trusted knowledge-sharing platform in the world and to build a truly excellent organisation that attracts and cultivates top talent. Our clients are typically large institutional investors, such as private equity firms and hedge funds, corporates and strategy consultancies. Our service offering enables insights-driven decisions through a deep understanding of client needs, excellence in client service and driven talent that curates unique insights solutions.

Dialectica has also been recognized as one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies for 2021 by the Financial Times and as one of the Best Workplaces and a top employer in Greece in 2020 & 2021, 2022 by the Great Place to Work Institute.

About the Role

The Executive Partnerships team is a newly formed team at Dialectica, dedicated to sourcing senior-level Executives and Deal Advisors for our Private Equity; Hedge Fund; and Corporate clients.

As an Associate, you will be an integral part of the Team, responsible for identifying; meeting; and connecting senior-level executives and Deal Advisors with our clients. You will also develop a strong understanding of the industries that we service, specifically Private Equity, Consulting and institutional investing.

You will be joining an exciting new business unit with an ambitious mandate, where you will be encouraged to share ideas; take risks; and gain start-up experience within an established business and brand.

What you will do

The roles and responsibilities for this role will include, but are not limited to:

• Research, identify, and connect with senior-level executives to grow our network of Industry Advisors.
• Fulfil deal and sector-specific research requests for some of the world’s largest Private Equity and Investment firms.
• Track private equity activity and sectors of investor interest to help inform Advisor sourcing priorities.
• Conduct granular research into those sectors and their value chains, identifying key organisations and executives within them.
• Facilitate and schedule interactions between senior industry executives and our clients.
Work closely with colleagues across Dialecitica’s other product lines to identify areas of cross-sell opportunity and overlap.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science, business, marketing, or a related field is often required.
• Proficient in English.
• Excellent interpersonal and strong communication skills with proven experience in communicating effectively and building relationships quickly over the phone.
• Be passionate about building a new product and excited by the unknown
• Have demonstrable experience in researching and summarising content in English.
• Be able to confidently and professionally interact with Senior industry executives
• Have meaningful experience in telephone conversations with many individuals and lead these conversations with ease.
• Have a strong entrepreneurial drive and desire to develop the product.
• Be a results-driven team contributor who is able to effectively manage their time while maintaining a positive and “can-do” attitude.
• Be able to thrive in hybrid remote and in-office environments.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary with additional benefits.
• Coverage under the company’s collective health insurance plan.
• Hybrid work model & extra personal/flex days and paid volunteer days a year for your favorite cause.
• Weekly health & wellness activities, gym discounts, healthy breakfast, snacks and beverages
• The opportunity to gain transferable skills, including research, negotiation, commercial awareness, professional communication, time, and project management.
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career in a global organisation along with the opportunity to be part of a new Dialectica service.
• Company-sponsored team-bonding events.
• Entrepreneurial culture and amazing coworkers.

*This is a full-time permanent position.