Senior Research Associate
The firm is widely recognized as Wall Street’s premier sell-side research firm, with a global equity trading platform that spans the US, Europe, and Asia. Its research and its trading capabilities are sought out by leading investment managers around the world, and the firm is annually ranked at the top of its industry. In independent surveys of major institutional clients, Bernstein's research is ranked #1 for overall quality, industry knowledge, most trusted, best detailed financial analysis, major company studies, most useful valuation frameworks and best original research. In Institutional Investor’s latest annual client survey, the leading survey by which research analysts in this industry are evaluated, over 90% of the firm’s U.S. analysts were recognized as among the best in their respective fields. The firm began operations in Hong Kong in 2010, and now covers a range of sectors across Asia.
Since Sanford C. Bernstein was founded in 1967, research has been our calling card. The Bernstein research brand is defined by our renowned Blackbooks, reports known for their unbiased, in-depth company and industry forecasts. We have a community of Research Analysts who are acknowledged thought leaders that typically have years of experience in the industries they cover. Our reputation is for the very highest caliber of independent and disciplined investment and industry analysis. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of our buy-side parent, AllianceBernstein.
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Research Associate to join our Internet team in New York, covering companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, eBay, Yahoo! and Netflix. As a Senior Research Associate on the Internet team, you will acquire expertise in technology, the internet, and the issues facing these dynamic companies, in addition to learning the most rigorous level of fundamental company and financial analysis. You will contribute to our written product, build complex financial models, understand new and future technologies, and interact with company managements as well as Sanford Bernstein's sales, trading, and institutional clients. You will have a high level of responsibility and daily interaction with the Senior Analyst, and be empowered to make an important contribution. We make a strong commitment to Associate development, and give you opportunities to rapidly gain visibility and incremental responsibility. While our culture is intellectually rigorous, it is also very collegial and fun – Associates participate in a range of activities including development programs, philanthropy, social events, and offsites.
Job Qualifications
Our Senior Research Associates typically have less than five years of professional experience; track records of outstanding professional performance; excellent analytical skills; a background or strong interest in the intersection of the financial markets, business, technology, computer science, and the Web; relentless intellectual curiosity and a drive to excel at the highest level. We look for stellar intellectual and academic credentials, including honors and awards, and test scores and grades in the 90th percentile and above. We want consummate team players who seek a highly rigorous and challenging environment for their career development. Candidates for Senior Research Associate positions on our technology teams typically have MBAs from top business schools and/or advanced degrees in finance, mathematics, physics, computer science or engineering. These are typically 3-5 year positions with outstanding growth potential.
Application Instructions
Please click APPLY ONLINE below and submit your resume and cover letter. Please include your overall undergraduate/graduate GPA and relevant test scores (SATs with breakdown, ACT, GRE, GMAT, etc.) in the Cover Letter.
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