Analyst Development Lead - Equity Long Short

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking an Analyst Development Lead in New York City to enhance the performance and development of investment analysts within a flagship equity research platform.

You will partner with senior leadership to design data-driven development programs, build actionable dashboards, and provide coaching to analysts across the research teams. This role blends analytics with strategic mentorship in a high-impact environment.

Qualifications

• Strong statistical, analytical, or data science background with large datasets.
• Experience building dashboards and reporting frameworks.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate data into actionable recommendations.
• Experience in financial services or investment research is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Analyze analyst workflows, productivity metrics, and behavioral trends.
• Develop frameworks to evaluate research processes and ideas.
• Build dashboards to monitor analyst performance and opportunities.
• Translate quantitative analyses into practical feedback for analysts.
• Deliver coaching to analysts and research teams.
• Partner with leadership to set best practices and standards.
• Monitor development initiatives and refine feedback methods.
• Advise research organization on continuous improvement culture.

Skills

Data science

Dashboard development

Statistical analysis

Communication

Stakeholder management

Financial services experience

Tools

SQL

Python

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

New York City | $15bn+ Global Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund

Selby Jennings is representing a leading global multi-strategy hedge fund with more than $15bn in assets under management that is seeking to hire an Analyst Development Lead to join its New York office.

This is a unique opportunity to sit within one of the firm's flagship Equity Long/Short businesses, partnering directly with the Head of Equity L/S Research and a large centralized analyst team. The role is focused on helping investment analysts become more effective by leveraging data, behavioral insights, and performance analytics to identify development opportunities and drive continuous improvement across the research platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze data relating to analyst workflows, research processes, productivity metrics, and behavioral trends.
• Develop frameworks to evaluate how analysts conduct research, generate investment ideas, manage workflows, and interact with the broader investment team.
• Build and maintain dashboards that provide actionable insights into analyst performance and development opportunities.
• Translate complex quantitative analyses into clear, practical feedback for investment professionals.
• Deliver constructive coaching and developmental feedback directly to analysts and research teams.
• Partner with senior research leadership to identify best practices and drive higher standards across the platform.
• Monitor the effectiveness of development initiatives and continuously refine feedback methodologies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the research organization, helping create a culture of continuous improvement and professional development.

Candidate Profile

• Strong statistical, analytical, or data science background with the ability to work comfortably with large and complex datasets.
• Experience building dashboards and developing reporting frameworks that drive business decision-making.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to present findings and deliver developmental feedback to high-performing professionals.
• Ability to synthesize quantitative information into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Natural relationship builder who can influence stakeholders across varying levels of seniority.
• Prior experience within financial services, investment research, organizational development, talent analytics, behavioral analytics, management consulting, people analytics, or a related field is highly desirable.
• Intellectual curiosity and a genuine interest in understanding what differentiates top-performing investment analysts.

Why Join?

• Opportunity to work directly with the Head of Equity Long/Short Research at one of the industry's premier investment platforms.
• Highly visible role with direct impact on analyst development and investment team effectiveness.
• Blend of data analytics, behavioral assessment, organizational development, and stakeholder engagement.
• Competitive compensation package including an attractive base salary and discretionary bonus.
• Exposure to a world-class investment organization with significant resources and global reach.

This position would suit candidates who enjoy combining rigorous data analysis with meaningful human interaction and are passionate about helping elite investment professionals maximize their potential.