Research Associate

Research Associate

Department: Data

Employment Type: Permanent

• Full Time

Location: New York

Reporting To: Senior Manager, Investors

• US Non-Institutional

Compensation: $50,000 - $52,000 / year

Description

Job overview

The individual is responsible for supporting the growth, quality, and reporting related to the investor dataset. This role is based in New York and will sit on the US Private Wealth team, specifically. Day-to-day responsibilities include: conducting primary research via direct outreach to investment professionals (via phone or email), conducting secondary research on investors, supporting team projects that increase coverage of the dataset, engaging in quality assurance activities, problem solving related to client requests, and conducting ad-hoc data pulls and summarizing trends.

This is achieved through operational excellence and clear day-to-day maintenance of the dataset & content, including core business-as-usual (BAU) tasks and going above and beyond to collaborate, innovate and execute on relevant ad-hoc projects to improve the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of data.

What you'll be doing:

• Proactively build relationships with key professionals in the alternative assets industry to gather proprietary information on investment activities.

• Update Preqin's online database with financial information, statistics, and analysis

• Serve as a subject matter expert for the dataset, supporting stakeholders in understanding data management processes

• Troubleshoot escalated data quality incidents, collaborating with regional and global stakeholders

• Assist in day-to-day data operations to achieve operational excellence

• Support senior team members on research projects and data enhancement activities

• Conduct ad-hoc data analysis for clients and supplement with qualitative research when necessary

• Provide support to ensure timely delivery of publications and content for Research Insights, Product & Marketing Groups, etc.

What you'll bring to us:

• 0-3 years of work experience that highlights your ability to learn and adapt quickly

• Must possess excellent relationship-building skills

• Interest in - or existing knowledge of - alternative markets is a plus

• Prior experience with a high-volume of outgoing communication is preferred - e.g. cold-calling, sales role, etc.

• Proven ability to think critically and pro-actively

• Ability to be flexible and quickly adapt to changing processes or business needs is essential

• Basic proficiency in Excel and MS Office Suite is required

• Ability to succeed and thrive in a KPI-based goals environment

• Ability to prioritize tasks appropriate and manage time effectively

• Education requirement: Bachelor degree

Why join us?

About Us

You will be joining the world's leading data and insights provider for the alternative assets market. We empower the global financial community with critical information and leading analytics solutions to help them make faster and smarter investment decisions, and to make them with confidence. A forward-thinking company, we lead our industry through innovation. We trust in the power of data, and we use it to increase transparency in alternatives. We believe that access to information leads to more investment in the ideas and infrastructure that build strong communities.

Our Culture

We centre our culture in our teams members growth, sparking their curiosity and fuelling their career adventures. We celebrate and recognise contribution, high performance and strong collaborative behaviours. We're building and growing our learning programs, frameworks and tools to help people thrive and it's an exciting time to join us. We support our internal communities and donate our time, knowledge and support to the communities that surround our offices globally.

Equal opportunities

Preqin is an equal opportunity employer, with diversity at the heart of our business. It is the policy of Preqin to ensure equal employment and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, socioeconomic status, political affiliation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.