Third Bridge Hiring for Associate – Specialist Recruiter (Immediate Start) Job at New York, NY Full Time

Third Bridge Connections provides access to industry specialists who can offer unique insights into companies and markets. To an investor who is looking for information to steer a deal-making decision, there is nothing more powerful than the knowledge that is locked up inside people’s heads.

Connections is a fast-growing, performance driven environment. Our Associates target, source and screen relevant industry specialists, who our clients could speak with to help them make better informed business decisions. As a client focused company, our client’s needs drive our work and as an Associate, you can expect to work on multiple requests that span a wide range of industries and geographies on any given day.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a cursory review of industries in order to understand the gaps in our clients’ knowledge and identify the most relevant individuals (practitioners and often C-level executives working at the heart of their industries) to take part in a 1:1 consultations with our clients via phone

• Engage with these individuals to understand whether they are the right fit for our clients

• Persuade relevant individuals to take part in a consultation with our client, negotiate terms, schedule conversations and adhere to a compliance framework

• Develop and strengthen relationships with existing Third Bridge industry contacts and build new ones with experts you have identified

• The work is fast paced – you will be working on multiple requests on any given day, all with tight timelines, and spanning a wide variety of industries across multiple geographies, which you will need to understand at a high level. We look for individuals who are excited by a hands-on, high performing and resulted-oriented role

• You’ll need to think on your feet and adapt your communication style as you speak on the phone with people across industries and levels

What we look for

• Individuals who will thrive in a hands-on, high performing role with a focus on results. Similar careers would be: recruitment consultant, executive search, sales associate, client engagement, client relationship manager.

• Strong academic credentials: Bachelor’s degree and/or 2 years experience in a client focused role

• Maintain a high level of attention to detail, even under pressure in order to adhere to our compliance framework and high-quality standards

• The ability and drive to go above and beyond for our clients to exceed their expectations

• With a culture centered around feedback and open communication, we look for people who are open to continuous professional development

Additional Information

Development

Our comprehensive onboarding program includes both classroom-based and on-the-job learning that will teach you the fundamentals of our business, how our clients think, and how to explore a multitude of industry sectors in order to uncover key drivers and interesting research angles for our clients. You will learn how to use public research tools to identify industry specialists and hone your communication skills to engage with industry specialists/senior professionals over the phone.

After our dedicated Associate Program, you will progress to take the next step in your Third Bridge career. It’s important to know that your progression is owned by you and is linked to your individual performance. If you want to over deliver on our expectations then we’ll reward you with quicker progression, more responsibility and increased bonus.

The next step in your Third Bridge career is based on your performance could be:

Client Engagement – take the lead on client engagement, driving relationships and being responsible for project execution. You will manage requests as they are received and ensure deadlines and quality standards are met.

Senior Associate – take a senior position in the team with higher level client engagement responsibilities and the opportunity to mentor Associates.

Manager – take responsibility for the success of your team – driving commercial results and managing the performance of your associates.

Our flexible career and development path is built to help our team build essential, transferable skills and explore areas of business that align to longer term career goals.

As an Associate, you will sharpen your skills in…

Business Acumen: navigate corporate structures, sector value chains, and key stakeholders. Identify key drivers and dynamics in order to understand your client’s knowledge gaps and engage with industry experts. Gain an introduction to the world of institutional investments and how decision makers in this field think

Persuasion and Negotiation: pitch to senior industry executives, persuade them to engage with clients and negotiate terms

Relationship Building: build relationships with industry experts by delivering a high-end customer experience throughout

Time Management: execute on multiple projects at a given time, manage competing priorities and changing client requests. Prioritisation and context switching are key in order to handle the fast-paced environment we operate in

Stakeholder Management: sharpen your interpersonal skills as you collaborate with others to share knowledge and develop sourcing strategies when executing on client requests

Company Description

Third Bridge was founded on the belief that human insights drive intelligent investment decisions.

To make the right investment decisions, our clients require access to the most relevant experts and their insights – we enable this through private consultations and exclusive content drawn from expert interviews.

Our clients consist of some of the largest private equity funds, hedge funds, mutual funds and management consulting firms, who are serviced by a team of over 1200 employees located across seven global offices.

Third Bridge operates in a global, multi-billion-dollar market with double digit annual growth and has consistently received accolades for Great Places to Work and the top 100 fastest growing companies.

Additional Information

What can you expect

• Competitive salary of $58,500 with access to our bonus scheme.

• 1st year average between $67,000 – $72,000 (salary plus bonus)

• Flexible career and development path, with opportunities to gain a wide range of transferable skills

• Comprehensive onboarding and training programme and in the first 2+ years there is access to our; Client Engagement Programme, Emerging Leaders Programme and Manager training Programme

• Study support programme to the value of $1,150 per year, which can be used for any learning programmes you feel would be beneficial for you.

• Medical Insurance

• Life insurance and access to Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing support

• 401K

• 15 Vacation days plus 11 Holiday days

• 2 days off per year for community/corporate responsibility activity

• 2 Personal days per year for your wellbeing

• Opportunity to actively participate in our 4 employee led committees who cover our commitment to Diversity, ESG, Charity and Corporate Social Responsibility

• In-office perks: free tea/coffee/soda, socials and guest talks

The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the country they are applying.

We know that to be truly innovative, we need to have a diverse team around us. That is why Third Bridge is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If you are not 100% sure if you are right for the role, please apply anyway and we will be happy to consider your application.

Keywords: Client Engagement, Fundraising, business development, Sales