Investment Research Associate

The Investment Strategy team is focused on macro and market themes that impact investors. The team formulates and communicates market and economic perspectives to clients, the media and internal constituents. Led by the firm’s Chief Investment Strategist, Jason De Sena Trennert, the team seeks to provide clear and concise research that allows its clients to reach actionable investment conclusions in a timely manner.

The Role

As an Investment Research Associate, you will be responsible for helping to develop the strategy narrative, coming up with actionable ideas and themes, and deliver market insights to investors. You will not only have prior experience in macro research as an economist or strategist, but must also be an outstanding writer, and able to both educate a range of client types.

The Impact You'll Make:

• Deliver our cross-asset class investment views into client presentations, publications or product-oriented marketing programs.
• Work closely with senior leadership and sales personnel to develop topical and relevant materials for presentation to clients and prospects.
• Support the marketing and servicing of various products for clients and prospects.
• Participate in the formulation of macro-based strategy views and research across all asset classes – equities, rates, credit, commodities and foreign exchange.
• Respond to developing macro-economic or geopolitical situations in relation Strategas’s view, proactively and reactively.
• Provide sales personnel with guidance comparing, contrasting and, when necessary, acknowledging conflicting strategy positioning which will arise from time to time.
• Work closely with Marketing, the successful candidate will be relied upon to research, create, and author original thought leadership which will be used to create pieces such as short articles, white papers, videos, audio casts, client calls, presentations and infographics.
• Support the Firms’ institutional clientele with bespoke requests and calls.
  
  

What You'll Bring to Baird:

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher is required.
• Strong client skills as frequent interaction with our clients will be required.
• Superb written and verbal communication skills, as well as the proven ability to effectively convey ideas with passion and clarity (simplify the complex with the use of stories, anecdotes and analogies).
• Writing samples, examples of research or other materials are welcome.
• Intellectual curiosity and the ability to generate insightful and relevant investment ideas backed by rigorous research.
• Strong understanding of financial markets and economics; candidate should be well-versed in capital markets history and economic indicators, as well as equity, fixed income, international, emerging markets, currency, asset allocation, and alternative asset classes.
• Familiarity with statistical packages, Bloomberg, FactSet, Reuters, Microsoft Office, etc.
• 3-7 years of professional experience
  
  

Compensation and Benefits:

• $125,000 - $175,000 annual salary range
• Bonus potential
• Compensation and bonus are commensurate with experience, performance and/or firm profitability
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Baird is committed to diversity and provides employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, military service, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other status protected by law.