Head of Equity Research, EMEA

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.

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.