Responsibilities:
- Generate investment ideas based on fundamental research and deep knowledge of sector trends and business models
- Work closely with a Portfolio Manager to discuss pitch ideas regularly, and monitor current positions, news-flow, sentiment thoughts, sector observations, macro trends, etc.
- Conduct deep fundamental bottoms-up analysis and actively manage a sub-sector of ~30-50 industry names
- Develop and maintain impactful relationships with company management and investor relations teams, as well as buy-side and sell-side peers
- Model all positions in a sub-sector portfolio by tracking relative performance, sizing around upcoming events, price target upside/downside, etc.
- Build models for new names introduced into core coverage universe
- Participate in industry conferences and lead meetings with management teams (includes travel)
Qualifications
- Degree-qualified with strong academic credentials and a record of achievement
- At least 3 years of relevant experience in an investment related role, ibd or equity research with a passion for investing.
- Demonstrated analytical skills including the ability to organize and synthesize data to reach conclusions
- Solid judgment, intellectual curiosity, and willingness to take a differentiated perspective
- Attention to detail combined with a solutions-oriented mindset
- Ability to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings
- Articulate with an interest in developing presentation skills
- Proactive with an ability to work both independently and in collaboration with a global team
- Ability to organize, manage, and prioritize time well
- Prior public equity investing experience with a proven track record and deep expertise in an industry sector will have an added advantage
- Candidates with the ability to speak Mandarin, Korean or Japanese will be considered for separate roles.
- Candidates with Tech or healthcare experience will be considered for a separate role.
Please send me a copy of your cv in MSWord to phoebe.ling@principle-partners.com for a confidential discussion.
Principle Partners is an Asian specialist in buy-side executive search with a focus on Asset Management, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds, Technology Companies, and Wealth Management.
The firm is headquartered in Singapore and covers the Asia Pacific region.
Client profiles for asset management include international, regional and boutique fund houses and sovereign wealth funds. For private equity, we serve global, pan-Asian, regional and country-specific funds looking to deploy capital in Asia, with strategies including buy-outs, control investments, growth equity, and early stage investments.
Our hedge fund clients range from start-ups to the largest international funds, with strategies including equity long-short, event-driven, convertible bond arbitrage, Asian/global macro, distressed debt/special situations and high-frequency trading.
We have a strong track record for senior positions placements at the world’s largest asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, private equity, hedge funds, and family offices. We also cover middle and back office roles such as legal, compliance and risk management to support the core front-office investing roles.
