Head of Equity Research, EMEA

Posted 7 days 21 hours ago by GUIDEPOINT GLOBAL, LLC

Permanent
Not Specified
Research Jobs
London, United Kingdom
Job Description

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 Insights team biographies .

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

  • Work and liaison closely with Global Heads of Research, across multiple asset classes, to effectively identify and execute content for EMEA clients.
  • Liaise with and report to global leadership on the EMEA library coverage universe. Maintain a seamless coverage universe and address any gaps in conjunction with the existing team.
  • Direct the team in terms of market trends and research approach angles to ensure the relevancy of the topic/content coverage. Identify and flag topics of potential teams for content creation in the EMEA region, based on:
    • Monitor a coverage universe of public and private companies within a specific sector, across multiple asset classes and structures. Track key industry trends, material news flows, earnings releases, investor presentations, and 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.
  • Work with outreach teams to formulate, design product marketing and thematic research and other outreach campaigns to ensure relevant content is disseminated to appropriate clients.
  • Champion relevant and appropriate content and activities to clients and prospects in the EMEA region.
  • Maintain proactive communication channels with clients and prospects with the goal of increasing platform engagement.
  • Lead business development efforts to expand client portfolio; ensure effective presentation of library and coverage to prospects and existing clients.
  • In collaboration with business development teams, develop tools and collaterals that will increase utilization of the Insights products; Attend prospect/client meetings to support sales and CRM teams.
  • 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.
  • Review moderator's teleconference transcripts' quality of content; standards and quality of expert recruitment network; monitor and address content quality and quantity requirements, as needed.
  • Ensure Guidepoint compliance policies and custom client compliance protocols are adhered to.

    • WHAT YOU HAVE:

    • Master's degree
    • 12+ years of work experience at financial services, buy-side institutions, or research firm with a focus on EMEA markets. Coverage or Knowledge of Global Markets will be a plus.
    • Understanding of the institutional buy-side / sell-side research and investing workflows in the EMEA region
    • Experience in dealing with portfolio managers at hedge funds, institutional asset managers preferred.
    • 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; must be willing to train and mentor junior professionals.
    • Fluent in English, both written and verbal.

    WHAT WE HAVE:

    • Competitive salary, bonus and benefits
    • Excellent medical coverage through BUPA
    • Excellent professional development opportunities
    • Supportive culture that celebrates and rewards success
    • Friday happy hour and "Summer Fridays"
    • Year round company sponsored sports and team building events
    • Informal work environment
    • Employee Assistance Programs
    • Volunteer days

    All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

    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 1.5 million experts, and Guidepoint's 1,300 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.