Head of Private Company Research

Overview: 

The Insights product is an offering for Guidepoint's institutional investment and corporate clients, now in its 9th year, that offers teleconferences, surveys, in-person events, and AI-facilitated data and content. The teleconferences live in an online library portal, which covers a wide of industries/topics that enables 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.

This is a hybrid position based out of our New York City office.

What You'll Do:

• Monitor private equity deal activity across sectors with the goal of facilitating pre-packaged due diligence on these companies in a systematic manner.
• Conduct bottoms-up company research including reviewing earnings releases, reading investor presentations and analyzing regulatory filings
• Moderate teleconferences on timely topics featuring an expert from Guidepoint’s network with the goal of producing actionable insights for buy-side and PE clients
• Build and manage team of expert recruiters and junior moderators
• Work with our AI team to systematize diligence questions with the goals of automating certain fundamental research solutions such as customer checks, primers, etc.

What You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree
• 7+ years or more of deep fundamental analyst experience ideally in a private equity setting
• Must follow a bottoms-up, fundamental approach to investment research focusing on individual companies
• Has prior experience conducting diligence on privately-owned companies and familiarity with the deal process
• Ability to work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment
• Outgoing personality with the ability to speak with people at all professional levels
• Intellectual curiosity and desire to learn
• Effective time management and organizational skills

What We Offer:
The annual salary range for this position is $200,000-$240,000. Base salary may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, as well as geographic location. Additionally, this position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on performance.

You will also be eligible for the following benefits:

• 15 PTO days, 10 legal holidays, and sick days
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Will match up to 10% of employee contribution for 401(k), life insurance, paid time-off and parental leave plans
• Commuter benefits and a corporate gym rate
• Development opportunities through the LinkedIn Learning platform
• Free snacks and beverages in the office
• Friday happy hour and “Summer Fridays”
• Year-round corporate athletic league
• Casual work environment, team building, and other social events

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 1.75 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.
At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, advisors, and client base, which allows us to create connections that offer a wealth of perspectives. We are committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for our community, regardless of background, identity, or experience.
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