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Company Description
Company Overview
- At Third Bridge, we’re a primary research business providing professional services to Private and Public Equity Investors, Investment Consultants, Investment Managers, and more.
- We help those investors understand companies and the issues they face. We build and share intelligence on key industry drivers and the latest sector trends. And we offer the kind of critical knowledge that’s regularly overlooked by conventional investment research, and which investors won’t find anywhere else on the planet.
- Put simply, we’re creating the world’s largest database of human insights — and we’re the architects of an incredible ecosystem that fuels better and faster investment decisions.
- Together, we’re on a mission designing, building and delivering a different kind of future. It’s all about creating a space where people are empowered to make bold moves. To explore new ways of working. To go where no-one has ever gone before.
Job Description
What is Private Equity (PE)?
In a nutshell, our private equity clients invest in companies with the intention of increasing the value of their stake down the line. The insights they get through our experts and content become the basis of their decision to invest in opportunities, or to pass on them.
Associate, Private Equity Clients
Our Associates target, source, and screen relevant industry specialists facilitating interactions to help our clients make better-informed business decisions. As a client focused company, our clients’ needs drive our work and as an Associate, you can expect to work on multiple requests that span a wide range of industries and geographies on any given day. It’s a sales-oriented role where you’ll spend most of your time connecting to relevant experts via cold calls/texts/emails, persuading them to commit to speaking with our clients - it’s all about human connections and insights!
The hats you will wear:
- Problem solver: Consulting clients count on us for their research needs, it’s our job to execute on their requests for experts.
In practice: you will search for relevant content and vet experts to support your clients at each stage of their research.They operate under very tight deadlines that we have to match with urgency, but not at the expense of quality.
- Business driver: understanding excellent client servicing in a highly competitive market and how your work impacts revenue growth. Work with your team to execute strategies for the accounts you are responsible for.
In practice: on every project, you will have an opportunity to drive performance by delivering on client requests. Each client and expert interaction is an opportunity to bring in revenue and build your book of business.
- Player & coach: We operate as one team, both within your individual team and within the Consulting business at large. One day, you will be leading the charge, and another you’ll be supporting your peers.
In practice: you will be asked to train and develop the people around you, both on your team and those you’re working with on client requests. You will also receive lots of hands-on training and coaching yourself. We are a feedback-centric culture, and value effective communication.
- Researcher partner: Throughout their research, clients rely on us to think as an extension of their team.
In practice: there will be times where we need to think outside the box and offer solutions that bridges their knowledge gaps, quickly. You’ll also need occasionally to go above and beyond to ensure a smooth partnership with your clients.
Discover More
Curious about our Consulting and Funds verticals? Check them out and decide which feels right for you. Focusing on an asset type allows our Associates to speak our clients’ language and intricately understand how they operate.
Qualifications
You must be able to deliver high quality work on a deadline. You will be working on lots of active workstreams simultaneously, but that doesn’t scare you - in fact it excites you, and you’re confident in your ability to multitask and remain organised. Private equity investors are under a lot of pressure to make decisions fast, but you stay calm and get things done. If at times your client asks you for help out of hours, or your expert is in a different time zone, you strive to support - your hours vary according to the client project you are involved in, but you prefer that to a routine job. There is no typical week as a Third Bridge Associate.
The Founder’s Mentality completely resonates with you, as this approach is part of our DNA. You’re an independent thinker who feels energised by the freedom Associates have to come up with the best solutions for their clients, because you’re endlessly curious and often question the way things are done. As long as you are eager to learn, we’ll provide you with the resources and coaching you need as you bring value to your clients and experts.
You’re a clear communicator who can create the right narrative to share your ideas with a wide range of people, such as introducing our products and services to new clients and experts. You find that conversations often lead to strong relationships with people because you easily connect. You always look for the most efficient way to get things done, rather than the path of least resistance - for example you pick up the phone to get an answer to your questions straight away, rather than send an email and wait for a reply. Cold calling doesn’t phase you - what matters to you is to get results, and fast.
Your attitude is to roll up your sleeves and you enjoy being in the thick of the action. It matters a great deal to you to understand how your performance ranks against your own potential and against others, so you continuously seek feedback to make sure you can be at the top of your game. One of your clients preferring a competitor over you is not an acceptable state of affairs for you - you’re relentless in getting the data points you need to adjust your approach until you are their number one. With the soft skills gained on the job (hard skills are getting displaced by machines), you aspire to a future as a high EQ business leader.
Additional Information
What our people love about being Associates in PE Clients Team:
Being surrounded by people they not only enjoy working with, but who also challenge and support them
Partnering first hand with the leading investors in the world and being privy to their thought process with all the learning this leads to
Building their career in business on a foundation of problem-solving, communication and commercial skills
Living by “great minds think differently” in a diverse and inclusive team
Thrive at Third Bridge!
The starting Associate pay places you in the top 30% of graduate salaries across industries, and it is complemented with an uncapped bonus commensurate with target achievement. You can expect clear performance goals and to be recognised for your contributions. After ~2 years of strong results you could transition from being an individual contributor to managing your own team and P&L - a huge career milestone. Depending on your aspirations, you could also progress to a role in Sales, Product, or opportunities across our organisation.
We ensure every team member is able to bring their best self to work as well as in their lives outside - take a look at our benefits:
- Salary: competitive base salary of HKD 300,000 which increases upon performance milestone achievement (average timeframe is 12-14 months) plus an uncapped bonus
- Vacation: 15 days (which increases to 20 days after 2 years of service)
- Learning: personal development allowance of HKD 9,800 per year, which can be used for any learning programmes you feel would be beneficial for you
- Health and wellbeing: private medical insurance, Modern Health to focus on mental health. Pension scheme.
- Future and family: pension scheme and vitality private medical insurance
- Flexibility: 2 annual volunteer days, 2 personal days, Work from Anywhere program, and flex days, offered at the company’s discretion and subject to annual review
- Social: weekly optional social gatherings, daily breakfast and snacks, social events
The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the country they are applying.
We know that to be truly innovative, we need to have a diverse team around us. That is why Third Bridge is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If you are not 100% sure if you are right for the role, please apply anyway and we will be happy to consider your application.
