Associate - PJT Camberview (Strategic IR)

PJT Camberview Overview:

PJT Camberview, our shareholder advisory practice, provides holistic shareholder advisory advice across governance advisory and annual meeting support, strategic investor relations and activism preparedness and defense.

Responsibilities:

PJT Camberview seeks an experienced and highly motivated Associate to join our advisory team. The Associate should have experience in buy-side or sell-side equity research and/or an advisory role providing strategic advice to public companies. This role is not sector-specific, and candidates will be expected to operate within a generalist model. The successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to develop and translate a deep understanding of current issues related to portfolio management, equity analysis and shareholder activism into actionable advice for clients.

Responsibilities of the Associate include, but are not limited to, the following:

Executing Client Engagements

• Work effectively within assigned client teams to support all aspects of client mandates

• Conduct analyses of company fundamentals and IR messaging to optimize investor strategy across a variety of topics including: corporate strategy, capital allocation, financial disclosure and guidance

• Assist in drafting materials to support companies navigating complex investor relations situations and in articulating a compelling investment thesis to help clients retain current shareholders and appeal to prospective shareholders, including through major investor events and investor targeting

• Perform financial and valuation analyses to identify and develop creative solutions to address issues that may adversely impact valuation

• Prepare high-impact management/investor presentations, press releases, scripts and other deliverables relating to a range of fundamental and governance issues

• Demonstrate the capacity to work directly with clients and prospective clients, successfully contributing to both relationships

• Assist in developing strategies for engaging with and securing support of active and governance-oriented investors

Supporting Senior Leaders in Business Development

• Assist in identifying and pursuing new business opportunities

• Prepare senior leaders for pitch meetings with potential clients

• Assist in creation of company-specific pitch materials highlighting the most relevant services for that particular prospect

• Support the ongoing development of marketing materials

Supporting Talent Development

• Serve as a leader and mentor to Analysts, helping to develop the next generation of Associates

• Assist in identifying and recruiting new team members

Qualifications:

We seek to hire individuals who are highly motivated and intelligent. Successful candidates will possess the following:

• 4+ years of work experience in a buy-side or sell-side equity research role and/or an advisory role providing strategic advice to public companies

• Bachelor's Degree, with a strong academic record

• Experience performing in-depth fundamental research, financial modeling and valuation analyses

• Strong analytical skills

• Ability to communicate effectively in presentations and express complex strategies in an organized and articulate manner

• Ability to comfortably interact with senior-level executives and clients

• Effective time management skills and ability to meet deadlines

• Collaborative and team-oriented with sound judgment and strong interpersonal skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Demonstrated leadership skills

• Highly organized, detail-oriented and proactive

• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills

Expected annualized base salary of $200,000 to $250,000.

This range represents the low and high ends of the expected annualized base salary for this position. The specific base salary received by any employee will be informed by a number of factors, including but not limited to, role level and scope, location, candidate's relevant qualifications, skills and experience.

Base salary is one component of PJT Partners' compensation structure. In addition to base salary, PJT Partners' compensation structure may include additional rewards, incentives and benefits, including but not limited to, a discretionary bonus component.