Research Associate, Insights

Overview

The Insights product is a new offering for Guidepoint's Institutional investment and corporate clients, that offers teleconferences, surveys, and in-person events. The teleconferences live in a transcript library portal, which covers a wide of industries/topics that enable our clients to make informed decisions. All content features experts from Guidepoint’s proprietary global network and is conceptualized and hosted by former investment professionals (i.e., private equity/hedge fund), sell-side equity research analysts, and industry professionals. Visit Insights team biographies at https://www.guidepoint.com/insights/#team.

What You'll Do:

• Work closely with the Insights team to execute teleconferences that will cover a wide range of sectors with focus on tech/media/telecom.

• Might be required to monitor a coverage universe of private companies within the Greater China space.

• Track key industry trends, material news flows, earnings releases, investor presentations, research in key coverage markets.

• Identify and maintain a robust pipeline of company and industry specific topics — generate original ideas for discussion, covering business updates, event studies, channel checks, hot topics, and other investment narratives.

• Proactively monitor pipeline of upcoming call topics so experts can be identified or selected 1-2 weeks before scheduled call date

• Recruit new advisors to join the Guidepoint network, using a variety of outreach tools and resources provided. Communicate with potential experts via phone to answer questions or discuss/verify their credentials

• Develop effective screening criteria for experts to test knowledge of subject matter; Review responses to screening questions from experts to gauge sufficient knowledge of subject matter

• Ensure Guidepoint compliance policies and protocols are adhered to.

• Work with research teams to identify and recruit additional industry experts to our Expert Network; Manage and further develop relationships with both experts and clients

What You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree, CFA or CPA is a plus

• 2 to 5 years of work experience at a financial services or research firm with a focus on TMT sector or as a generalist.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment; Effective time management and organizational skills.

• Outgoing personality with the ability to speak with people at all professional levels.

• Intellectual curiosity and desire to learn.

• Demonstrated ability to work both individually and as part of a team.

• Excellent communication and interaction skills, including demonstrated written and verbal abilities in English and Mandarin.

What We Offer:

• A competitive compensation package structured to reward strategic impact and over-performance.

• A pivotal role in a high-growth team with clear visibility into the execution of the company's strategic roadmap.

• An entrepreneurial, diverse, and international culture that values initiative and results.

• Significant opportunities for professional growth and increasing responsibility.

About Guidepoint:

Guidepoint is a leading research enablement platform designed to advance understanding and empower our clients’ decision-making process. Powered by innovative technology, real-time data, and hard-to-source expertise, we help our clients to turn answers into action.

Backed by a network of nearly 1.75 million experts and Guidepoint’s 1,600 employees worldwide, we inform leading organizations’ research by delivering on-demand intelligence and research on request. With Guidepoint, companies and investors can better navigate the abundance of information available today, making it both more useful and more powerful.

At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, advisors, and client base, which allows us to create connections that offer a wealth of perspectives. We are committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for our community, regardless of background, identity, or experience.

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