Hedge Fund Investment Research Associate

Job Title:

Investment Research - Long/Short

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Prestigious alternative investment firm is seeking an investment research professional to join their Long/Short Equity Investment Research team. The Investment Research team is responsible for identifying potential alternative investment opportunities, performing due diligence, proposing recommendations for client investments, and monitoring client portfolio holdings.

This position is based in their New York office and will include regular interaction with global colleagues and clients.

Responsibilities:

• Authoring market focused research
• Drafting investment research reports and communicating research findings to clients
• Analyzing manager performance, portfolio positioning, and risk exposures
• Publishing research notes and Strategy Outlook Report content
• Conducting calls and meetings with hedge fund managers
• Attending industry conferences and investor panels

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong work ethic
• Positive attitude
• Strong Excel skills
• 5+ years of experience in hedge fund due diligence or research – with the majority of time focused on equity strategies
• Team player
• Attentive to detail
• Ability to think analytically and critically
• Ability to articulate investment themes and recommendations of hedge fund investments that incorporate outside research as well as hedge fund specifics
• In-depth knowledge of the hedge fund universe
• Proactive, self-starter with ownership mentality
• Strong written and verbal communication skills