Junior Research Associate

Summary

Join Guidepoint's Insights team as a remote employee working US hours! You will execute teleconferences, recruit experts, and manage call logistics. This role requires a Bachelor's degree, 1-2 years of relevant experience, and excellent communication skills. Prior experience in cold calling and lead generation is preferred. Guidepoint offers competitive compensation, employee medical coverage, and a casual work environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with strong academic record is required
• 1-2 years of work experience in pre-sales/ sales/ client service/ customer support/ BPO/ lead generation
• Ability to work US Shift hours (5pm to 2am IST)
• Excellent communication and interaction skills, including demonstrated written and verbal abilities in English
• Proactive, result-driven, initiative and ability to go the extra mile
• Able to deliver excellent service to clients and surpass their expectations within tight timelines
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team atmosphere but also independently
• Desire to learn about the business and to work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Insights team to execute teleconferences that will cover a wide range of sectors including tech/media/telecom, consumer, industrials/materials/energy, healthcare and financials
• Proactively monitor pipeline of upcoming call topics so experts can be identified or selected 1-2 weeks before scheduled call date
• Utilize the phone, LinkedIn, and outreach to recruit new Advisors to join the Guidepoint network and communicate with potential experts to answer questions or discuss/verify their credentials
• Recruit new advisors to join the Guidepoint network, using a variety of outreach tools and resources provided. Communicate with potential experts via phone to answer questions or discuss/verify their credentials
• Develop effective screening criteria for experts to test knowledge of subject matter; Review responses to screening questions from experts to gauge sufficient knowledge of subject matter
• Finalize scheduling and call logistics details directly with experts

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience in cold calling and sending cold emails, generating leads would be great

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Employee medical coverage
• Central office location (Mumbai BKC)
• Entrepreneurial environment, autonomy, and fast decisions
• Casual work environment
• Meritocracy based culture