Principal Analyst/Associate Director – Fundamental Equities Risk Resources

The Corporate Institute; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute seeks a senior equity researcher for its Fundamental Equities team in India. You'll work closely with front-office investment teams to shape investment views in the technology sector from offices in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, or Gurugram.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in investment research focused on Enterprise Software, Vertical Software, or Payments, with strong modelling, valuation, and communication skills to drive differentiated theses.

Qualifications

• Degree in finance or equivalent; MBA, CFA, or CA preferred.
• 8+ years of investment research experience.
• Experience in Enterprise Software, Vertical Software, or Payments.
• Hands-on financial modelling and valuation skills.
• Strong analytical ability with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Cover technology sector companies and form rigorous fundamental views.
• Partner with front-office teams to generate and stress-test theses.
• Build and maintain detailed financial models reflecting drivers.
• Track earnings, news flow, and external research for key themes.
• Benchmark peers on financial and operational metrics.
• Engage with management, sell-side analysts, and sector experts.

Skills

Investment research

Financial modelling

Analytical ability

Written communication

Education

Finance degree or MBA/CFA/CA

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Description:

A leading global investment management firm known for its research-driven, multi-strategy approach to the world's markets is hiring for its Financial Research group. This is a senior, high-impact seat on the Fundamental Equities team, working hand-in-glove with front-office investment teams to shape investment views in the technology sector.

If you are a sharp fundamental equities researcher who lives and breathes software business models, this is a chance to do differentiated, thesis-driving work at a firm where research genuinely moves capital.

Location: Hyderabad, Bengaluru, or Gurugram (based on preference)

What you'll do:

• Cover companies across the technology sector and build rigorous fundamental views through deep analysis of business models and competitive positioning.
• Act as a thought partner to front-office teams generating ideas, stress-testing and refining existing theses, and bringing differentiated insight into live investment discussions.
• Build and maintain detailed financial models that reflect your understanding of each company's drivers.
• Track earnings, company developments, news flow, and external research to spot key themes and inflection points, and synthesise these into crisp investment memos.
• Benchmark companies against peers across financial and operational metrics.
• Engage directly with management teams, sell-side analysts, intermediaries, and sector experts to sharpen your research and sector view.

What we're looking for:

• A degree in finance or equivalent (MBA, CFA, or CA), with at least 8 years of investment research experience.
• Prior investment research experience in Enterprise Software, Vertical Software, and/or Payments with a strong grasp of the business models and industry dynamics of these sectors.
• Hands-on financial modelling and valuation skills.
• Robust analytical aptitude and sharp attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to articulate investment views clearly and persuasively.

Why this role:

• Senior, front-office-facing research with direct influence on investment decisions.
• A firm with a deep research culture and global markets exposure.
• Competitive compensation, commensurate with experience and calibre.