What are the responsibilities and job description for the Industrials Associate position at Channel Dynamics?
Role: Industrials Associate (3-7 Years of experience, role and title commensurate with experience)
Reporting to: Jon Telgener, Industrials Coverage Head and Founder of Channel Dynamics
About Channel Dynamics
Channel Dynamics is a fast-growing, entrepreneurial research firm and an established leader in primary research for top institutional investors. We deliver differentiated, thoughtful, and fully compliant insights to a select group of private and public equity investors. Our analysts work closely with clients to produce high-impact market intelligence, supported by tech-enabled, AI-informed tools that enhance depth, speed, and decision-making.
Role of an Industrials Associate
Joining the Industrials team means stepping into an entrepreneurial role where you can help scale a highly successful, market-leading research franchise. You’ll be part of a lean, top-performing team with significant upside, meaningful responsibility, and clear long-term career progression. This is a true apprenticeship model: you will work directly with the Industrials Sector Head, gaining hands-on exposure to expert calls, client engagement, go-to-market strategy, sales, and end-to-end research execution.
Channel Dynamics analysts map complex and cyclical supply chains while developing deep expertise across the sectors they cover. The Industrials & Energy team covers building products, freight and transportation, machinery and equipment, materials, oil & gas, renewables, and a broad range of other cyclical industries.
On a daily basis, you will speak with private-company executives, operators, and industry specialists to uncover KPI trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging sector themes. You’ll turn these insights into clear, actionable research that helps top institutional investors identify inflection points and high-conviction ideas across the Industrials landscape. The team collaborates closely with leading long/short equity hedge funds, supported by tech-enabled and AI-assisted tools that enhance speed, depth, and analytical rigor.
In addition to report writing, you will:
- Manage relationships with existing clients and contribute to business development efforts.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders to deliver reports on time and in alignment with sector-wide publishing schedules.
- Participate in refining our industrial coverage process, including onboarding, compliance structure, and sector cadence.
Ideal Candidate Background
We are seeking an ambitious, driven, and intellectually curious professional who is passionate about markets and eager to develop deep expertise across the industrial landscape. This is a hands-on learning environment where you will work directly with senior leadership, including Industrials Sector Head Jon Telgener, in an apprenticeship-style setting. You will gain direct exposure to top institutional investors and their research processes from day one.
- Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high accountability environment: A self-starter who is proactive, reliable, and comfortable operating with autonomy while contributing to a collaborative team.
- Is motivated by rapid growth and ownership: Someone who is excited to help build and scale a high performing and differentiated research franchise.
- Demonstrates strong intellectual curiosity and analytical rigor: A professional with a genuine interest in how industrial businesses operate across supply chains, pricing dynamics, capital investment cycles, and market inflections.
- Possesses excellent communication and synthesis skills: An individual who can distill complex operational and market data into clear, actionable insights for institutional investors.
- Is passionate about markets and eager to learn: Someone who is excited to engage daily with industry executives, operators, and experts to uncover KPIs, competitive dynamics, and emerging themes.
We value a team that is diverse in background and perspective, grounded in intellectual curiosity, and driven by the desire to make an impact in a demanding but rewarding environment.
Why Channel Dynamics?
- Generate and deliver market-moving insights that inform investment decisions for top institutional clients, giving you a front-row seat to how professional investors act on differentiated research.
- Work directly with senior leadership in a true apprenticeship model, gaining mentorship, visibility, and hands-on experience across all facets of the business.
- Help continue to build an Industrial research franchise within a proven platform while collaborating with a cohesive, high-performing team that values accountability, learning, and growth.
- Develop deep subject-matter expertise across Industrial subsectors, including devices, services, and diagnostics, while advancing critical verbal, written, and analytical skills.
- Build a powerful network of senior Industrial executives and leading investors, and gain direct exposure to both private and public investment funds.
- Enjoy a flexible work model with the ability to work remotely two to three days per week, strong bonus potential tied to company and individual performance, and opportunities for accelerated career growth.
Our main offices are located in Golden, Colorado, just west of Denver, offering the opportunity to build a strong career foundation while enjoying the Rockies and maintaining a balanced lifestyle.
You will also enjoy:
- Unlimited PTO policy
- Competitive salary with strong bonus potential
- Fully paid healthcare benefits
- 401(k) savings program with employer match
- Free Epic Pass and team ski days