Research Analyst - Investment Bank

Company: Leading Investment Bank

Role Research Analyst (Investment Banking division)

Reporting to Head of Research (IBD)

Location Mumbai/Bangalore

Educational qualification PGDM/CA/CFA or equivalent

Relevant work experience : 3 + years experience in:

- a] institutional equity research

- b] PMS/AIF research

- c] Strategy/Management consulting

Background industry preference: Institutional Equities/Management Consulting/Corporate Strategy/PMS research

Key Performance Areas

1. Provide unique business insights to drive the IB team's research and analysis on startups across geographies and industries

2. Ability to mine data (including macro, cross sector and company specific), think critically and do primary and secondary research on varied business models

3. Perform deep-dive quantitative and qualitative analyses into a wide variety of industries, technologies, and companies.

4. Identify and employ relevant research techniques and analytical tools to gain insights on startups (including channel checks/ market surveys/ speaking to founding team of start-ups)

5. Ensure timely, high quality research, analysis and output

6. Comfortable with the fast-paced nature of due diligences

7. Communicate data, knowledge, and clearly explain insights and implications for the client to the IB team

8. Ability to deal with ambiguity, and develop approaches to tackle diligence questions

Ideal Candidate Profile

- 3+ years of experience in an analytical role (consulting, banking, research, startup strategy etc.)

- An understanding of and interest in early-stage business models and the relevant levers (e.g. financial, product, growth/distribution, market etc.) that contribute to successful outcomes

- Entrepreneurial or high-growth startup experience a plus - we require a - self-starter- mindset- someone who's hungry to take the business from 1 to n

- Strong communication skills.

- A love for reading, learning, and dialogue