Associate, Consulting Clients – Los Angeles

About Third Bridge

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Third Bridge is a market-leading investment research firm. We provide integrated solutions for the world’s top investors and business leaders to help them make smarter and faster decisions.

No other company in the world provides the same holistic investment offering : our superpower is the combination of human insights and unique investor-led content with a global expert network.

We serve over 1,000 investment firms, offering clients 24 / 7 coverage through our team of 1,300+ employees located across eight offices.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Please note, in applying to this role you are not applying to be a Consultant. Third Bridge is a market-leading investment research firm, we orchestrate and create research for our clients.

This role is an Associate in Third Bridge and you’ll be working with our Consulting Clients.

What is Consulting?

Our consulting clients work on behalf of large companies (e.g. Fortune 500’s) or institutional investors and support them by doing deep dive research to provide guidance on their corporate strategy or investment decisions.

The insights they get through our experts and content are the backbone of the recommendations they deliver to their clients.

Associate, Consulting Clients

As an Associate in our Consulting business, you’ll have opportunities to work with the top management consulting firms in the world.

They will trust in you for access to the most relevant experts and research content, which you are responsible for identifying and recommending to them throughout their project lifecycles.

To do so you’ll gather a unique set of stakeholder management skills that will help you deliver excellent results for both clients and experts.

The projects can be complex, but the impact is meaningful every day you will get to hear directly from your clients, experts and colleagues about the difference you have made.

The hats you will wear :

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.

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 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.

Player & coach : We operate as one team, both within your individual team and within the US 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.

Research 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 bridge their knowledge gaps, quickly.

You’ll also need occasionally to go above and beyond to ensure a smooth partnership with your clients.

QUALIFICATIONS

Areas that play to your strengths :

You must be able to deliver high quality and high volume work on a deadline. You will be working on lots of workstreams simultaneously, but that energizes you you have the ability to multitask and remain organized , collaborating with others.

Consultants are working to make decisions quickly, so the ability to be efficient with your time is key.

• The Founder’s Mentality resonates with you, as this approach is part of our DNA. Each day and each deliverable is a chance to go above and beyond for your expert, client, team, and prove that you’re the best of the best.
• You’re competitive with a drive towards excellence, as you will be held towards both qualitative and quantitative performance measures.

You’re also resilient and are able to roll with the punches even when clients go in another direction.

• You’re a clear communicator who can create the right narrative to share your ideas with a wide range of people. You always look for the most efficient way to get things done.
• Your attitude is to roll up your sleeves and you enjoy being in the thick of the action together with others. 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 .

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

What our people love about being Associates in Consulting Clients :

• Being surrounded by people they not only enjoy working with, but who also challenge and support them.
• Owning individual responsibilities to grow our business, while also being in a team-oriented environment.
• Consultants truly lean on Third Bridge for their research, whether for strategy consulting or diligence work.
• Getting to dip their toes into every imaginable industry under the sun.
• Building strong relationships both internally and externally create significant opportunities for professional development.
• We win together as a team.

Thrive at Third Bridge!

Expect your total first-year compensation to be in excess of $80,000 , including bonus. 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 $70,000 with access to our uncapped bonus scheme after just 1 month .
• Vacation : 15 days (which increases to 20 days after 2 years of service) plus US Holidays.
• Learning : Personal development allowance of $1,150 per year .
• Health and wellbeing : A variety of insurance plans, including health coverage by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield.
• Future and family : 401K matching up to 5% of your base salary, life insurance, and longterm disability policy.
• Flexibility : work from anywhere for one month per year, plus personal days.
• Rewards : Get points through our colleague-to-colleague recognition programme .
• Social : Weekly optional social gatherings, daily breakfast and snacks.
• ESG : CSR, Environment and Diversity & Inclusion.
• Frontline Innovation : Your chance to share your ideas for improvement.

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