Research Associate

Position Profile

Key Objective

To provide business information and library services to investment banking and professional services clients.

Position Objectives

  • Extract, format and deliver accurate, complete and relevant results from multiple databases to meet a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative information/data requests for US- and UK-based customers (bankers and consultants)
  • Interact directly both by telephone and email with US and UK customers to provide high level professional customer service
  • Learn and follow research process best practices for a broad range of research products, using analytical abilities and judgment to select most relevant research content for delivery to customer
  • Willing to problem-solve and “go the extra mile” when confronted with challenging situations such as inability to easily find information about a particular company or individual.
  • Perform both basic and complex tasks with a high degree of accuracy, consistency and in a timely manner. This will require the ability to meet productivity goals and to estimate workload and turnaround
  • Ability to work under time pressure and juggle priorities/ multi-task in quick work turnaround situations
  • Ability to communicate clearly in spoken English language and in writing, with good grammar and spelling

Personal Success Characteristics

  • Excellent verbal and written English language communication skills
  • Extremely high level of attention to detail
  • Punctual and time-sensitive
  • Research-oriented and lateral-thinking mind set
  • Able to adhere to processes and also able to problem-solve creatively
  • Ability to remain calm and work effectively with US and UK professionals under pressure
  • Team player
  • Knowledge of and interest in general business and economic matters and terms
    Competent in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Previous Experience Requirements

  • Applicable experience in financial firm or other similar business environment (not a pre-requisite)
  • Familiarity with the following databases is helpful but not required: Alacra, Bloomberg, Factiva, Factset, Hoover’s, ICC Juniper, LexisNexis, OneSource, Perfect Information, Shareworld, Thomson One Banker, Thomson Research, Venture Source.

Educational Requirements

  • Graduate from any field, finance background will be preferred.

Reports To

Dedicated DC lead or Team Lead