Ventures Associate
IEX is looking for an exceptional Associate to contribute to the Ventures team. Ventures helps identify and define discrete business challenges where IEX could deliver an innovative solution. IEX is driven by our mission promote fairness, transparency and simplicity and you should have a passion for the mission.
The role requires creative thinking about a range of challenges inside financial services and across the broader economy. You must be energized to structure your own work and relentlessly problem solve seemingly intractable problems. Ventures’ creates order from ambiguity. If that motivates you, please apply.
About you:
- Highly curious. You genuinely enjoy exploring and understanding new ideas across a range of industries.
- Fast learner. You can ingest, process, understand and leverage large volumes of data and information very quickly.
- Outcome oriented. Ability to consistently produce results with limited time.
- Extreme attention to detail. You produce and proof your own content to exacting standards.
- Easily builds rapport. You readily build lasting relationships with people from different backgrounds, skill levels, expertise and industries.
- Balance team and individual objective. You actively balance being a team player while forming and asserting personal viewpoints independent of others.
- Mission driven. You have a strong belief in IEX's mission.
What you’ll do:
- Research and analyze ideas and concepts across a range of industries. Creatively source information from free and paid sources as well as in-person interviews.
- Synthesize ideas, initiatives, and projects verbally, in writing, and PowerPoint decks.
- Create and modify financial and decision support models in excel and other relevant tools.
- Build out timelines, deliverables, and then direct work (yours and others) to accomplish deliverables and ultimate objectives.
Your background:
- Bachelor’s degree is required. MBA preferred. Would consider other relevant Master’s degrees, such as Master in Finance.
- 2-5 years of relevant work experience
- Ideal candidate has successfully rotated through a 2-year analyst program at a top tier investment bank, consulting firm, or other company with a highly structured entry level program (eg., GE’s Financial Management Program or Corp Audit Staff).
- Fluency with PowerPoint and Excel.
- Familiarity with financial markets and trading is helpful but not required
Here at IEX, we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and culture. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. This policy not only complies with all applicable laws and protects worker’s right’s but is vital to IEX’s overall mission and values.
