Research Associate, Preqin
Private Wealth
$50-52k
3+ days a week in office
Data and insights provider for the alternative assets market.
Open for applications
Data and insights provider for the alternative assets market.
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$50-52k
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To revolutionise the private markets with data, insights and tools that help industry professionals make more informed decisions.
Role
Who you are
- 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
What the job involves
- 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
- 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
- Reporting To: Senior Manager, Investors – US Non-Institutional
Our take
Preqin is a London-based investment data company empowering the alternative asset market with essential data and insights. Supporting customers throughout the entire investment lifecycle, Preqin provides them with critical information leading to analytical solutions.
Preqin has produced advanced methods of collecting private data for 20 years. Its products allow a customer base of over 200,000 professionals to streamline how they raise capital, source deals and investments, understand performance, and stay informed.
As a global company, Preqin is working with software providers, world-renowned institutions, and industry associations around the globe to build innovative products, tools, and research that helps connect data to critical decisions. It's had a successful history, and will look to continue on a strong growth path ahead.
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Company benefits
- Hybrid workplace & flexible holiday allowance
- Parental leave: maternity & paternity leave policies
- Pension/retirement contributions: contributions are matched up to 10% after 1 year's service (US & UK)
- Subsidized medical insurance
- Bereavement leave
- Annual personal study support allowance of $1,500/£900
- Discounted gym membership (US & UK)
- Access to discount & reward programs
Company values
- Be Customer Obsessed: We exist for our customers. We listen to them and understand their challenges. We design best-in-class data solutions for their success.
- Act with Integrity: We build trust through honesty and transparency. We're committed to doing the right thing for our customers, our company, and each other.
- Own Your Success: We're a high-performance team. We challenge and champion each other in our pursuit of excellence. We never stop learning and strive to become experts in our fields.
- Think Forward: We lead the industry through innovation. We foster collaboration and creativity to solve our clients' next challenge and give them a competitive advantage.
- Make an Impact: We drive postive change as individuals, and as a company. We're passionate about creating a better tomorrow for our industry and our communities.
Company HQ
Victoria, London, UK
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Leadership
Mark O'Hare
(Managing Director)Previously a Manager at The Boston Consulting Group and CEO of Citywatch.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Preqin
- Our company vision is to create an environment where diversity and inclusion are at its core and our differences are valued. An environment where we actively celebrate and support each other, no matter our visible or invisible differences. We believe that every person has the right to work in a safe and welcoming environment and that’s why we commit to being a truly inclusive employer that integrates DEI throughout all of our operations, whilst investing in and empowering our people.
- Launched our DEI Steering Committee in October 2020. They hold sessions regularly to support and guide Preqin’s DEI initiatives, with active leadership from our CEO.
- Workshops, fireside talks and external guest speakers discussing important topics such as, navigating challenges for women in senior leadership, menopause and managing stress.
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