Job purpose:
- Global X, a New York-based sponsor of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), is seeking a highly motivated Product Specialist to join our growing research team
- Working closely with both the firm’s’ research analysts and members of the sales team, the Product Specialist will have broad exposure to the firm’s ETFs, particularly our Thematic Growth family, which invests in structural themes driven by emerging disruptive technologies, changes in people & demographics, and an evolving relationship with the physical environment
- The Product Specialist is expected to be an impactful contributor to the research team and the firm’s broader distribution efforts, with a focus on maintaining and promoting client-facing research content and communicating insights with clients and internal stakeholders around the globe.
Your Responsibilities:
- Communicate firm’s value proposition, details of firm’s products and services, and research insights to financial services professionals via conference calls, webinars, in-person meetings, presentations to large groups, and more
- Respond to specific client questions about ETF methodology, performance attribution, fundamentals, product comparisons, and macro and/or micro drivers
- Monitor, analyze, and synthesize recent news, research, earnings, and economic data for a variety of themes, countries, industries, and companies relevant to our funds
- Customize research and presentations for specific clients, including conducting product comparisons, expanding upon research analysts’ initial research or contextualizing it with the latest news and events, and updating charts and data points
- Conduct internal product trainings for new employees
- Exemplify Global X’s culture of problem solving, creative thinking, collaboration, and integrity.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Superb communications abilities, including writing clearly and concisely in a business setting, speaking with confidence and intonation during live presentations, and supporting key points with data analysis and visualization
- Extremely attentive to detail
- Passion for learning and growth, both in terms of knowledge base and technical abilities
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to balance multiple projects in a dynamic environment while maintaining personal initiative
- Knowledge of and deep passion for financial markets, with a particular focus on equities in the technology space
- Familiarity with blockchain technology/cryptocurrencies a plus
- Motivated self-starter and consummate teammate
- 2-5 years of experience working in asset management (research, portfolio management, or sales-related functions), sell-side research, sales & trading, investment banking, venture capital, or management consulting
- Intention of pursuing or progress towards CFA designation is helpful but not mandatory
- Experience with specialized financial software (Bloomberg, Factset, Morningstar, etc.), including excel APIs
- Series 7 & 63 (License will be required within first few months of start date. If candidate does not already have licenses, the firm will support exam prep.)
- Full professional proficiency in a foreign language is a major plus (Spanish, Mandarin, Hebrew, Korean, or Japanese, in particular).
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