Research Associate (Equity Research)

Location: New York, NY, United States; travel as needed for site visits, competitor analysis, and investment conferences.

Salary: $125,000–$175,000 per year, plus discretionary bonus and benefits.

Company

hirify.global provides long-only, large-cap equity investment management for institutional clients through the Quality Equity Group.

What you will do

• Follow company activities, financial results, and valuations to make trading recommendations on current positions.
• Generate investment ideas that can improve performance or control risk.
• Conduct primary research and maintain dialogue with company management, industry sources, and sell-side analysts.
• Build and maintain fundamental financial models and integrate them into the team’s valuation framework and research management system.
• Identify opportunities and risks, and support internal and client-facing marketing efforts.

Requirements

• 2–5+ years of experience in financial analysis.
• In-depth knowledge of one or two sectors or industries and exposure to international equity markets.
• Ability to articulate clear and concise investment recommendations verbally and in writing.
• Openness to debating major issues and moving forward when the team reaches a different viewpoint.
• Must already be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
• Must obtain Series 7 and Series 66 licenses within six months of employment if not already held.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree and/or CFA designation.
• Foreign language skills, work experience outside financial firms or financial analysis, or international work experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative research environment focused on long-term, quality-oriented investing.
• Full-time employment with paid time off, medical, dental and vision insurance, retirement benefits, life insurance, and other eligible-employee benefits.
• Compensation includes base salary, discretionary bonus eligibility, and retirement contributions.
• Work includes collaboration with senior research analysts, the portfolio manager, institutional clients, and gatekeepers.