Role overview

Guidepoint is seeking a Senior Equity Analyst focused on the consumer sector for its Insights product division. This role involves developing research content and facilitating expert-led discussions that help investment professionals make informed decisions across consumer-focused subsectors.

Key responsibilities

Track a designated universe of public companies within the consumer sector by monitoring earnings releases, investor presentations, SEC filings, sell-side research reports, and industry news.
Develop and moderate teleconferences on timely consumer sector topics featuring expert speakers from Guidepoint’s global network.
Produce actionable investment insights from these discussions tailored to the needs of buy-side professionals.
Stay current on developments across consumer subsectors including packaged food, beverages, household and personal goods, apparel manufacturing, retail, e-commerce, and gaming and lodging.
Identify and communicate the issues and trends that matter most to buy-side investors at any given time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree.
Minimum 10 years of experience as a sell-side or buy-side equity analyst.
Demonstrated expertise in bottoms-up, fundamental investment research focused on individual company analysis.
Deep knowledge across multiple consumer subsectors and ability to track news flow and relevant issues within these areas.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with strong time management and organizational capabilities.
Outgoing personality with comfort speaking professionally at all levels and intellectual curiosity about markets and companies.
Proven capacity to work independently and collaboratively, with willingness to mentor junior team members.

What makes this role worth considering

This position is part of a newly launched product offering at Guidepoint that brings together former investment professionals from private equity, hedge funds, and sell-side research to create proprietary content. You would work with Guidepoint’s global network of more than 2 million experts and contribute to research workflows used by leading institutional investors.