Equity Research Analyst, Small and SMID Cap Growth

Wellington Management; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 120,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellington Management in Boston, MA is seeking an Equity Research Analyst for the Small Cap Growth team. This role focuses on alpha generation with expertise in healthcare, technology or industrials, or a generalist capacity within a collaborative, research-driven environment.

Ideal candidates have 8–12+ years in small-cap or SMID equity research or portfolio management, strong bottom-up fundamentals, and a proven track record of investment ideas.

Qualifications

• Growth-focused, Bottom-up small-cap/SMID investing with GARP tendencies.
• Strong collaboration, ability to influence, communicate with conviction.
• Willingness to continuously learn and grow as an investor.

Responsibilities

• Generate alpha through rigorous small-cap research and stock selection.
• Collaborate with portfolio management to discuss and refine investment ideas.
• Communicate investment views clearly to the team and stakeholders.

Skills

Growth investing

Collaboration

Growth mindset

Education

MBA/CFA preferred

Job description

About Us

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About The Role

We are currently seeking to recruit an Equity Research Analyst (Analyst) to join our established Small Cap Growth (SCG) Portfolio Management team. This team manages over $9 billion in small and SMID cap growth strategies. This Analyst will have a focus on alpha generation and expertise in industrials, technology or healthcare companies, or function in a generalist capacity.

Essential Skills

• GROWTH INVESTING ACUMEN AND PASSION – The Analyst will have experience and passion investing in small or SMID cap stocks with a Growth to GARP style. They must exhibit a fundamental, research-oriented, bottom-up approach, with the ability to incorporate top-down perspectives such as sector and macro views. The investor will be able to consider those ideas through a highly analytical and detailed approach within the context of overall portfolio philosophy and process and effectively communicate their findings to the portfolio manager and team.
• SUPERIOR COLLABORATION AND INFLUENCING SKILLS – The successful candidate will enjoy being an individual contributor within a highly collaborative team. They will build strong trusting relationships internally with colleagues and externally with company management teams. The ability to take risk and challenge investment views is critical, as is the humility to admit mistakes and desire to learn from others; they must recognize the benefits of diverse perspectives. The ability to communicate (both verbally and in writing) action-oriented opinions clearly and with conviction and contribute to an open investment dialogue is important.
• GROWTH MINDSET – The flexibility and openness to continue learning, evolving and growing as an investor is required.

Other Qualifications

• A minimum of 8-12+ years of experience with small, SMID or mid cap equity research and/or portfolio management
• Sector expertise in healthcare and/or technology preferred; generalist coverage will also be considered.
• Strong bottom-up fundamental approach to research

Other Qualifications (continued)

• A strong track record of making successful investment recommendations and generating alpha
• Intellectual curiosity and comfort taking risks
• Self-awareness and self-confidence to be comfortable “being wrong”
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and experience in a collaborative, team-based, results-oriented environment
• Strong academic credentials, MBA/CFA preferred.

LOCATION

The Equity Research Analyst, Small Cap Growth will be based in Wellington’s Global Headquarters in Boston, MA.

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [e-mail].

Benefits

At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry. We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits.

The base salary range for this position is:

USD 120,000 - 225,000

This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education. This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process.

Base salary is only one component of Wellington’s total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/ or Incentives, if eligible. In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally.

• Examples of our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts and commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back-up childcare, tuition/CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)

We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.