Research Acquisition Associate, Client Services - (2026 Start Dates)

About Third Bridge Third Bridge is a market-leading investment research firm. We provide integrated solutions for the worlds top investors and business leaders to help them make smarter and faster decisions. No other company in the world provides the same holistic investment offering: our superpower is the combination of human insights and unique investor-led content with a global expert network. We serve over 1,000 investment firms, offering clients 24/7 coverage through our team of 1,500+ employees located across twelve offices.

Please note, in applying to this role, you are not applying to be a Consultant. Third Bridge is a market-leading investment research firm, we orchestrate and create research for our clients. This role is an Associate in Third Bridge and youll be working with our Consulting Clients. It is a great opportunity for early-career recruiters or sales associates interested in expanding into client services.

What is Consulting? Our consulting clients work on behalf of large companies (e.g. Fortune 500s) or institutional investors and support them by doing deep dive research to provide guidance on their corporate strategy or investment decisions. The insights they get through our experts and content are the backbone of the recommendations they deliver to their clients.

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Associate, Consulting Clients As an Associate in our Consulting business, youll have opportunities to work with the top management consulting firms in the world. They will trust you for access to the most relevant experts and research content, which you are responsible for identifying and recommending to them throughout their project lifecycles. To do so, youll gather a unique set of stakeholder management skills that will help you deliver excellent results for both clients and experts. The projects can be complex, but the impact is meaningful - every day you will get to hear directly from your clients, experts and colleagues about the difference you have made. 

The hats you will wear:

• Business driver: understanding excellent client servicing in a highly competitive market and how your work impacts revenue growth. Work with your team to execute strategies for the accounts you are responsible for.

In practice: on every project, you will have an opportunity to drive performance by delivering on client requests. Each client and expert interaction is an opportunity to bring in revenue and build your book of business.

• Problem solver: Consulting clients count on us for their research needs; its our job to execute on their requests for experts. 

In practice: you will search for and vet experts to support your clients at each stage of their research. They operate under very tight deadlines that we have to match with urgency, but not at the expense of quality. 

• Player & coach: We operate as one team, both within your individual team and within the US Consulting business at large. One day, you will be leading the charge, and another youll be supporting your peers.

In practice: you will be asked to train and develop the people around you, both on your team and those youre working with on client requests. You will also receive lots of hands-on training and coaching yourself. We are a feedback-centric culture and value effective communication.

• Research partner: Throughout their research, clients rely on us to think as an extension of their team. 

In practice: there will be times when we need to think outside the box and offer solutions that bridge their knowledge gaps, quickly. Youll also need to occasionally go above and beyond to ensure a smooth partnership with your clients.

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Curious about our Private Equity and Funds verticals? Check them out and decide which feels right for you. Focusing on an asset type allows our Associates to speak our clients language and intricately understand how they operate. 

Areas that play to your strengths:

• You must be able to deliver high-quality and high-volume work on a deadline. You will be working on lots of workstreams simultaneously, but that energizes you - you have the ability to multitask and remain organized, collaborating with others. Consultants are working to make decisions quickly, so the ability to be efficient with your time is key. When your client relies on us for help at off hours, or your expert is in a different time zone, you strive to support - your hours vary according to the client project you are involved in, but you prefer that to a routine job. Each day will look different, and thats what makes the job interesting.
• The Founders Mentality completely resonates with you, as this approach is part of our DNA. Each day and each deliverable is a chance to go above and beyond for your expert, client, team, and prove that youre the best of the best.
• Youre competitive with a drive towards excellence, as you will be held towards both qualitative and quantitative performance measures. Consulting firms work with many of our competitors, and youre focused on setting yourself apart and have them rely on you as a trusted, true partner. Youre also resilient and are able to roll with the punches even when clients go in another direction, and commit to challenges as opportunities to learn and grow.
• Youre a clear communicator who can create the right narrative to share your ideas with a wide range of people, such as introducing our products and services to new clients and experts. You always look for the most efficient way to get things done, rather than the path of least resistance - for example, you pick up the phone to get an answer to your questions straight away, rather than send an email and wait for a reply. Cold calling doesnt phase you - what matters to you is to get results, and fast.
• Your attitude is to roll up your sleeves and you enjoy being in the thick of the action together with others. It matters a great deal to you to understand how your performance ranks against your own potential and against others, so you continuously seek feedback to make sure you can be at the top of your game. One of your clients preferring a competitor over you is not an acceptable state of affairs for you - youre relentless in getting the data points you need to adjust your approach until you are their number one. With the skills gained on the job (hard skills are getting displaced by machines), you aspire to a future as a high EQ business leader.

What our people love about being Associates in Consulting Clients:

• Being surrounded by people they not only enjoy working with, but who also challenge and support them from the peer level up through senior management.
• Owning individual responsibilities to grow our business, while also being in a team-oriented environment and working closely with their peers.
• Consultants truly lean on Third Bridge for their research, whether for strategy consulting or diligence work. Our clients are appreciative of and value our support and partnership.
• Getting to dip their toes into every imaginable industry under the sun, and getting exposed to a variety of individuals with unique perspectives and backgrounds.
• Building strong relationships both internally and externally create significant opportunities for professional development.
• We win together as a team.

Thrive at Third Bridge!

Expect your total first-year compensation to be in excess of $70,000, including bonus. Beyond pay, you can expect clear performance goals and to be recognised for your contributions. After ~2 years of strong results, you could transition from being an individual contributor to managing your own team and P&L - a huge career milestone. Depending on your aspirations, you could also progress to a role in Sales, Product, or opportunities across our organisation. We ensure every team member is able to bring their best self to work as well as in their lives outside - take a look at our benefits:

• Salary: Competitive base salary of $60,000 with access to our uncapped bonus scheme after just 1 month. Plus an increase of $5,000 on your base salary upon performance milestone achievement (average timeframe is within the 1st year).
  • In Year 1, an average performer can expect to earn at least $70,000 OTE but our top performers make more!

• Vacation: 15 days (which increases to 20 days after 2 years of service) plus US Holidays
• Learning: personal development allowance of $1,150 per year
• Health and wellbeing: a variety of insurance plans, including health coverage by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medical Insurance, Dental insurance and Vision plan, plus a personal HSA (Health Saving Account) and Medical FSA (Flexible Spending Account). And also a variety of health and wellbeing events to focus on mental health.
• Future and family: 401K matching up to 5% of your base salary, life insurance, a long-term disability policy, dependent care FSA and pet insurance
• Flexibility: work from anywhere for one month per year, 2 annual volunteer days, 2 personal days when life throws you a curveball and flex days.
• Social: weekly optional social gatherings, daily breakfast and snacks, social events
• ESG: CSR, Environment and Diversity & Inclusion (including Women at Third Bridge, Pride and Blkbridge)
• Frontline Innovation: your chance to share your ideas for improvement through Hackathons and other events

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