Research Coordinator (Sell-Side Equity Research)

About the Role

Wolfe Research is seeking a Research Coordinator who has interest in the world of finance and is looking to gain experience in a corporate, but entrepreneurial setting. This position provides the unique opportunity to learn about the distinctive roles of sales, research, trading, capital markets, marketing, operations, and accounting. Our firm features some of the top analysts on Wall Street, with large, dominant franchises. This role includes challenging tasks and process ownership that will allow you to showcase product knowledge, problem-solving skills, and creativity in a fast-paced, growing environment. Wolfe Research is a mentoring shop promoting professional growth; we provide motivated candidates the opportunity to explore a career in Equity Research by providing mentors, group and individual career development sessions, and the opportunity to develop a career as a Research Associate in due time.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to 2 – 4 Senior Research Analysts and teams.
• Daily work within Microsoft Office with hyper focus in Excel, Outlook, & PowerPoint.
• Heavy use of CRM platform SingleTrack and additional internal databases.
• Maintain distribution lists and other databases and excel lists.
• Provide data analysis through CRM system to show various metrics (i.e. readership, Analyst allocation analysis).
• Book travel and prepare expense reports, maintain analysts’ calendars, schedule meetings, conference calls and global marketing calendars.
• Assist with planning and execution of firm conferences and other marketing events.
• Maintain a public image for the firm at conferences/events.
• Plan and execute logistics for Analyst events (i.e. group lunches, Analyst access events).
• Coordinate all event related logistics, including catering, audio/visual set-up, providing marketing materials, ground, and air transportation.
• Responsible for phone, video, and webinar coverage, as well as moderating panels & industry
• Perform a variety of complex, responsible, and confidential support functions that require a high degree of independent judgment.
• Perform certain research and analysis in different areas of focus.
• Ability to prepare clear, concise, accurate, complete and logical reports; work independently with little direction; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; meet schedules and timelines; work confidentially with discretion; interpret, apply and explain firm policies and procedures; analyze situations accurately and recommend effective course of action.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a proven academic record, preferably Business, Economics, Accounting, Statistics and /or Finance concentration.
• Strong research abilities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.
• Skilled within Excel with ability to use pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and basic formulas.
• Bloomberg and/or FactSet terminal use may be needed for special projects (prior experience not required).
• Organized and detail-oriented with strong commitment to accuracy, detail, and follow-up.
• Proactively handle regular activities without prompting, guidance and direction
• Ability to multi-task, problem-solve and prioritize to complete tasks in a timely manner.
• Interested in pursuing a career in Equity Research with a high degree of motivation to succeed as an individual and with your team.
• SIE, Series 7, and Series 63 FINRA exams not required upon hire, but are encouraged after at least 6 months in the role, with approval from supervisor

At Wolfe Research we feel passionately about equal pay for equal work and pay transparency is an integral practice for that. The compensation for this role is market competitive with a base salary range of 70,000-85,000. We intend to offer the selected candidate a base salary within this range, based on non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to skill set, job-related experience, and location. In addition, we offer an annual discretionary incentive bonus and competitive employee benefits including: medical, dental and vision coverage; life, accident and disability insurance. Wolfe also offers paid time off packages that include vacation, sick days/leave, paid holidays and paid parental leave.

About Wolfe 

 Wolfe Research, LLC is a premier independent sell-side research firm with a commitment to best-in-class content and ongoing strategic growth. We produce the most objective and distinguished research across our covered sectors, and deliver our services with intense care and specificity to each of our institutional clients. We strive for excellence in every facet of our business, and we will continue to differentiate ourselves by maintaining the highest standards for effort, client service, thoughtfulness, and integrity. Wolfe remains committed to providing a home for the top-ranked, most innovative and inspired analysts and sales people, and places significant emphasis and resources on mentoring talent.

The firm has established a leading reputation for sector and macro research. Our QES product provides leading stock selection models, cutting edge portfolio analytics and hedging tools, highly ranked ESG product, and back-tested alternative data. Wolfe Research’s analysts were voted #6 on a weighted basis for equity research during 2024 by institutional clients in the prestigious “Institutional Investor” All-America Research Poll, trailing only significantly larger bulge bracket firms, who have historically not been viewed as our peers.

We strive for excellence in every facet of our business, and we will continue to differentiate ourselves by maintaining the highest standards for effort, client service, thoughtfulness, and integrity. Wolfe remains committed to providing a home for the top-ranked, most innovative and inspired analysts and sales people, and places significant emphasis and resources on mentoring talent.

 For more information about Wolfe Research, please visit us at: www.wolferesearch.com

Wolfe Research recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity or sexual orientation, disability, age, citizenship or other characteristics. At Wolfe Research, we strive to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay and do their best work. We pride ourselves on bringing integrity and objectiveness to our research process and we know our company’s biggest strength is the hard work, collaboration and diverse views and opinions of our passionate and creative employees. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply that diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other fascinating characteristics that make us different, also make us stronger.