Research Analyst (Fintech)

TL;DR

Research Analyst (Fintech): Tracking and analyzing market-moving corporate events and public company news with an accent on extracting key information from primary public sources and building auditable calculations for risk. Focus on validating internal tools, identifying edge cases, and contributing to research process improvement.

Location: On-site in London, UK

Company

hirify.global is building the future of financial intelligence where deep market expertise meets the power of AI.

What you will do

• Track and analyse market-moving corporate events (M&A, IPOs) and public company news.
• Extract key information from public sources and summarise it accurately.
• Build clean, auditable calculations and simple scenarios to frame risk and outcomes.
• Write concise research notes for a professional audience, focused on what matters.
• Validate outputs from internal tools and workflows, flagging errors, edge cases, and missing assumptions.
• Contribute to ongoing improvement of research processes, templates, and data quality.

Requirements

• Strong analytical mindset and high attention to detail.
• Comfortable working under time pressure with incomplete information.
• Clear written communication, structured thinking, and ability to prioritise signal over noise.
• Good judgment and common sense in messy, real-world situations.
• Quantitative fluency (basic probability, compounding, scenario analysis).
• Strong interest in financial markets and corporate actions (M&A, IPOs).
• Strong academic performance.

Nice to have

• Prior exposure to research, investing, or event-driven market analysis.
• Experience with Python, Excel/Sheets, or similar analytical tools.
• Familiarity with regulatory filings and primary-source research.
• Additional languages, especially European languages.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture shaped by truth-seeking, velocity, and ownership.
• Focus on transforming complex data into clarity, precision, and action.
• Opportunity to amplify intelligence alongside a team of exceptional thinkers.
• Encourages curiosity, independent thinking, and high standards of integrity and impact.