We are seeking full-time Research AVP to support new product development in the Coalition Greenwich Investment Management business, including the buildout of a new research product for asset management markets in the US, Europe and Asia. The role will involve collecting, analysing, and interpreting data from multiple sources, producing insights that will shape our market intelligence offerings. This is an exciting time to join the team, and you will be working closely with Product owners, the Head of Product Development, and the Co-Heads of IM globally to support our broader product development roadmap.
The job involves conducting industry and financial research to analyze and estimate revenues, AUM, and in detail funds analysis of Asset Managers at the most granular level possible and thereafter providing benchmarking analysis and contributing to internal knowledge building efforts. Typical projects will involve gathering, analyzing, synthesizing and presenting data using structured methodologies and frameworks.
Key responsibilities involve:
- Gather, structure, and consolidate quantitative and qualitative data relevant to the asset management industry in the US, Europe and Asia
- Conduct market, industry and competitor analysis across intermediary and institutional channels, ensuring accuracy and consistency of datasets
- Build and maintain efficient and robust models and data sets to support forecasting and trend analysis
- Collaborate with internal teams to develop benchmark report deliverables and methodologies for new analysis
- Prepare market insights, charts, and visualizations for client presentations and internal reports, including qualitative write-up and messaging
- Coordinate delivery of data and insights to meet project milestones, and contribute to overall product development workstream activity
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
The successful candidate will have to demonstrate the following skills, experience and attributes likely to have been gained over two to four years relevant experience:
- The ideal candidate has a strong intellectual curiosity, proven at problem-solving and can learn new business domains, tools and processes quickly
- Proficiency in data analysis tools including Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables, data modelling), knowledge of data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is a plus
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills with experience in forecasting and market data gathering
- Extremely high attention to detail, adaptable to a variety of tasks
- Familiarity with the asset management industry is preferred but not mandatory
- Experience working in agile environments is preferred
- Has excellent command and knowledge on Asset Management Products and Industry
- MBA or post graduate degree in finance, business management, statistics, economics or similar analytical fields.
- Ability to take decisions while working with unstructured and limited information
- Responsible attitude and ability to complete tasks proactively and in a timely manner
- Well - developed interpersonal and active listening skills
- Prior experience of 2 years or more in financial research / analytics
- Sound knowledge of global capital markets products preferred
- A strong degree of independence and self-motivation
- Fluency in spoken and written English is essential
- Excellent working skills with MS office tools, especially good at advanced Excel and PowerPoint
- Working knowledge of professional information services like Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters etc preferred