Associate, Expert Relations

Third Bridge; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Third Bridge is seeking an Expert Relations Associate to lead relationships with our top experts, manage a large portfolio, and deliver innovative solutions that deepen partnerships. You will work closely with the Expert Relations Manager and internal stakeholders, communicating with professionals across industries to ensure high-value engagement.

This fast-paced role requires a personable, self-sufficient individual who thrives on change, maintains integrity, and consistently delivers

Qualifications

• Experience in client/relationship management or financial services research preferred.
• Ability to manage a high-volume of clients or contacts simultaneously.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with senior executives.
• Comfort in fast-paced, high-pressure environments with deadlines.
• Self-starter with ownership and high-quality work.
• Adaptability and resilience to frequent change.

Responsibilities

• Build deep relationships quickly with our highest value experts.
• Engage confidently with a broad range of experts and stakeholders.
• Conduct in-depth feedback to improve expert experience.
• Suggest and drive innovative solutions for expert challenges.
• Manage portfolio with autonomy and high standards.
• Handle compliance matters with professionalism.
• Work under pressure to meet client deadlines.
• Evolve onboarding best practices.
• Gain industry knowledge relevant to experts.
• Proactively research opportunities for expert engagement.
• Keep expert profiles updated across teams.
• Identify and recruit specialists for cross-team use.

Skills

Client relationship management

Financial services research

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Self-starter

Job description

Third Bridge is a leading global research firm established in 2007, with a team of over 1,500 employees worldwide dedicated to fueling decisions with expert insights. We accelerate and enhance decision-making for investors and business leaders by unearthing unique expert insights across multiple sectors, geographies, and topics.

For nearly 20 years, we’ve helped clients access knowledge on demand from experts, in‑person and through our Library covering over 65,000 companies.

Job Description

What will you do?

As the Expert Relations Associate reporting into the Expert Relations Manager, you will take the lead on owning relationships with our highest value experts, identifying pain points and delivering innovative solutions to drive change. You will manage a large and dynamic portfolio of expert relationships, working to deepen each one over time and ensure every expert feels genuinely valued in their partnership with Third Bridge.

This is a role for someone who is naturally personable and thrives on human connection – you will be in constant communication with a wide range of experts and internal stakeholders, and your ability to build trust quickly and authentically will be central to your success. The team moves fast, evolves constantly, and embraces new ideas - you’ll need to be self‑sufficient, comfortable with ambiguity, and energized rather than deterred by change.

Responsibilities

• Build deep relationships quickly across our highest value experts, acting as their key point person at Third Bridge.
• Engage confidently and authentically with a broad range of experts and stakeholders across industries, seniority levels, and backgrounds.
• Conduct in‑depth feedback sessions and intelligence gathering to continuously improve the expert experience.
• Suggest and drive innovative and creative solutions for problems faced by our experts.
• Manage your portfolio with a high degree of autonomy and self‑sufficiency, taking personal ownership and pride over the quality of every expert relationship.
• Handle compliance situations with professionalism and sound judgement, maintaining the highest standards of integrity in all expert interactions.
• Work effectively under pressure, maintaining strong responsiveness to client deadlines and time‑sensitive requests without compromising relationship quality.
• Evolve our best practices for onboarding experts.
• Gain industry‑based knowledge relevant to our highest value experts.
• Proactively research opportunities for expert engagement and identify trends that could enhance these engagements.
• Keep expert profiles updated and ensure information is accurate and current.
• Identify and recruit specialists for use across Third Bridge, while working with the Expert Relations Manager to develop and utilise proactive initiatives.

Qualifications

What will you bring?

We are seeking applicants who have:

• Experience in client/relationship management or financial services research preferred
• Previous experience working with a high volume of clients or contacts simultaneously is preferable
• Exceptional interpersonal skills – naturally warm, personable, and able to build rapport quickly with senior industry executives and a wide variety of professionals
• Comfort working in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment with an acute awareness of client deadlines
• A self‑starter mentality — highly self‑sufficient, with a strong sense of ownership and personal pride over the quality of your work
• Adaptability and resilience in the face of frequent change; someone who is energised by a team that moves quickly and implements new ideas rapidly
• Comfort navigating compliance‑related matters with professionalism and sound judgement
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Curiosity, proactivity, and creative problem solving
• Entrepreneurial mindset, keen to be part of a growing part of the business
• An eye for innovation, thinking on a global scale across all Third Bridge business units

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We know that to be truly innovative, we need to have a diverse team around us. That is why Third Bridge is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If you are not 100% sure if you are right for the role, please apply anyway, and we will be happy to consider your application.