Associate

Summary

Join Third Bridge, a leading investment research firm, as an Associate in the Consulting Clients team. You will collaborate with top management consulting firms, providing them with access to expert networks and research content. Responsibilities include identifying and recommending relevant experts and content throughout project lifecycles, developing stakeholder management skills, and ensuring timely and high-quality deliverables. You will act as a problem solver, business driver, player/coach, and researcher partner, contributing to revenue growth and team development. The role demands strong communication, multitasking, and problem-solving skills, along with a proactive and results-oriented attitude. Opportunities for professional development and career advancement are abundant. Third Bridge offers a competitive salary, uncapped bonuses, and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• Deliver high quality work on a deadline
• Multitask and remain organised
• Stay calm and get things done
• Strive to support - your hours vary according to the client project you are involved in, but you prefer that to a routine job
• You’re an independent thinker who feels energised by the freedom Associates have to come up with the best solutions for their clients, because you’re endlessly curious and often question the way things are done
• Eager to learn
• You’re a clear communicator who can create the right narrative to share your ideas with a wide range of people, such as introducing our products and services to new clients and experts
• You find that conversations often lead to strong relationships with people because you easily connect
• You always look for the most efficient way to get things done, rather than the path of least resistance - for example you pick up the phone to get an answer to your questions straight away, rather than send an email and wait for a reply
• Cold calling doesn’t phase you - what matters to you is to get results, and fast
• Roll up your sleeves and you enjoy being in the thick of the action
• Continuously seek feedback to make sure you can be at the top of your game
• One of your clients preferring a competitor over you is not an acceptable state of affairs for you - you’re relentless in getting the data points you need to adjust your approach until you are their number one
• With the soft skills gained on the job (hard skills are getting displaced by machines), you aspire to a future as a high EQ business leader

Responsibilities

• Work with the top management consulting firms in the world
• Identify and recommend to them throughout their project lifecycles
• Gather a unique set of stakeholder management skills that will help you deliver excellent results for both clients and experts
• Search for relevant content and vet experts to support your clients at each stage of their research
• Work with your team to execute strategies for the accounts you are responsible for
• 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
• 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
• There will be times where we need to think outside the box and offer solutions that bridges their knowledge gaps, quickly
• You’ll also need occasionally to go above and beyond to ensure a smooth partnership with your clients

Benefits

• Competitive base salary with access to our bonus scheme, plus and increase on you base salary on your 12 month anniversary
• 15 days (which increases to 20 days after 2 years of service), 2 annual volunteer days, 2 personal days
• Personal development allowance of ￥9 ,000 per year, which can be used for any learning programmes you feel would be beneficial for you
• Private medical insurance, Modern Health to focus on mental health
• Supplementary housing allowance
• Pension scheme and vitality private medical insurance
• 2 annual volunteer days, 2 personal days, Work from Anywhere program, and flex days, offered at the company’s discretion and subject to annual review
• Weekly optional social gatherings, daily breakfast and snacks, social events