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Strategas Securities · 7 hours ago

Investment Research Associate

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$125K/yr - $175K/yr

3+ years exp

Strategas Securities is focused on macro and market themes that impact investors. The Investment Research Associate will develop strategy narratives, deliver market insights, and create research materials for clients, while collaborating closely with senior leadership and marketing teams.

Financial Services

Hiring Manager

Angie Kriz

Responsibilities

Deliver our cross-asset class investment views into client presentations, publications or product-oriented marketing programs

Work closely with senior leadership and sales personnel to develop topical and relevant materials for presentation to clients and prospects

Support the marketing and servicing of various products for clients and prospects

Participate in the formulation of macro-based strategy views and research across all asset classes – equities, rates, credit, commodities and foreign exchange

Respond to developing macro-economic or geopolitical situations in relation Strategas’s view, proactively and reactively

Provide sales personnel with guidance comparing, contrasting and, when necessary, acknowledging conflicting strategy positioning which will arise from time to time

Work closely with Marketing, the successful candidate will be relied upon to research, create, and author original thought leadership which will be used to create pieces such as short articles, white papers, videos, audio casts, client calls, presentations and infographics

Support the Firms’ institutional clientele with bespoke requests and calls

Qualification

Macro research experienceFinancial markets knowledgeWriting skillsStatistical packages familiarityBloomberg proficiencyClient interaction skillsIntellectual curiosityResearch skillsVerbal communication skills

Required

A Bachelor's degree or higher is required

Strong client skills as frequent interaction with our clients will be required

Superb written and verbal communication skills, as well as the proven ability to effectively convey ideas with passion and clarity (simplify the complex with the use of stories, anecdotes and analogies)

Intellectual curiosity and the ability to generate insightful and relevant investment ideas backed by rigorous research

Strong understanding of financial markets and economics; candidate should be well-versed in capital markets history and economic indicators, as well as equity, fixed income, international, emerging markets, currency, asset allocation, and alternative asset classes

Familiarity with statistical packages, Bloomberg, FactSet, Reuters, Microsoft Office, etc

3-7 years of professional experience