Location: Chicago, IL, United States

As an Associate in Institutional Equity Sales you will be responsible for partnering with a team of senior equity salespeople, helping to maintain and develop key investor client relationships. The ideal candidate has a strong intellectual curiosity, a passion for equity markets, a high degree of organization and attention to detail, and the ability to perform well under high pressure situations with the appropriate degree of urgency.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Supporting senior equity salespeople, attending corporate management IPO and follow-on presentations, backup coverage of existing equity relationships
• It is expected you will become fluent and navigate products effectively across a broad range of clients (asset managers, insurance accounts, pension funds, banks, sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds etc.)  along with idea generation and market insight
• You will bring a collaborative approach working with our business partners in trading, research, banking, and syndicate to provide comprehensive client coverage across the platform

 Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills: 

• Experience in sales
• Hard working and self-motivated team player, works well in small groups, collaborates well with partners in Research, Trading, and Capital markets
• Critical thinker with the goal to help motivate stock idea generations and themes for clients
• Understanding of fundamental product knowledge and market structure
• Clear, logical thinker with strong qualitative skill set including effective communication and presentation
• Proficiency in Bloomberg, Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills: 

• Series 7 & 63 license preferred but not required initially.  Expect candidate to complete these licenses if they do not have them already.