Senior Research Associate, Investor Engagement

We at PEI Group are looking for a Senior Research Associate, Investor Engagement to join our welcoming, diverse and growing team in London. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a team of researchers tasked with speaking to institutional investors globally to understand their private markets investment plans.

The role is results-driven, and the successful candidate will be tasked with interacting with the market and extracting digestible pieces of content for PEI’s client base. The role demands high levels of self-motivation, the ability to lead by example, first-rate organisational skills, excellent verbal and written communication and an ability to confidently interact with senior investment executives globally.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Professional experience gained in a research environment in a similar complex organisation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High levels of self-motivation.
• The ability or willingness to learn the dynamics of the private markets industry to have informed conversations with its participants.
• An inquisitive nature and a proactive, methodological and enthusiastic approach to work.
• Working knowledge of financial markets preferably within the private markets asset classes.

The role would suit individuals who are:

• Results-driven and motivated by achieving success for the team.
• Team-oriented with the ability to take an agile work approach and be adaptable to change.
• Keen to be part of a business with high growth expectations.
• Confident to talk to senior private market executives about their investment plans on the phone and in person.
• Confident to work with colleagues across different business units.