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Research Associate

About Us:

YipitData is the leading market research and analytics firm for the disruptive economy and recently raised up to $475M from The Carlyle Group at a valuation over $1B.

We analyze billions of alternative data points every day to provide accurate, detailed insights on ridesharing, e-commerce marketplaces, payments, and more. Our on-demand insights team uses proprietary technology to identify, license, clean, and analyze the data many of the world’s largest investment funds and corporations depend on.

For three years and counting, we have been recognized as one of Inc’s Best Workplaces. We are a fast-growing technology company backed by The Carlyle Group and Norwest Venture Partners. Our offices are located in NYC, Austin, Miami, Denver, Mountain View, Seattle, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Singapore. We cultivate a people-centric culture focused on mastery, ownership, and transparency.

About The Role:

We are expanding our research team by hiring Equity Research Associates (official title: "Research Specialist") to develop fundamental research for our popular subscription data products. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with 1 to 3 years of experience who wants to lead the data-driven future of investment research. You could be a good fit if your background includes buyside or sellside research, management consulting, or have experience utilizing data to understand business trends and solve customer problems. This is a remote-friendly opportunity that can sit in Shanghai.

This is a remote-friendly opportunity that can sit in Shanghai or Hong Kong. 

As a Research Specialist, you’ll gain experience in:

  • Data Driven Research: Create and communicate valuable insights from our datasets
  • SQL-driven Granular Analysis: Learn to derive trends from large datasets using advanced queries, building cohort, concentration, penetration, and competitive analyses
  • New Product Development: Collaborate with our data team to help build new research products and features
  • Customer Relationships: Become a trusted resource for our subscribers, the largest investors in the world
  • Product Marketing: Work with our Sales and Marketing teams to position our products on clients calls, webcasts, and in press references

You're likely to succeed if you have:

  • Experience in equity research or management consulting styled writing
  • A background in business analysis and a passion for data-driven fundamental investing
  • A commitment to learning new technology skills and working at a company where everyone learns to code
  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Economics, Statistics or a related field

Meet Your Team:

  • Check out this video to learn why our Research team members love being part of YipitData!

What We Offer:

  • Our compensation package includes competitive salary and comprehensive benefit offerings. 
  • We care about your personal life and we mean it. We offer flexible working hours and unlimited vacation. Paid team bonding events,  wellness budget, learning reimbursement,  and more!
  • Your growth at YipitData is determined by the impact that you are making, not by tenure, unnecessary facetime, or office politics.  Everyone at YipitData is empowered to learn, self-improve, and master their skills in an environment focused on ownership, respect, and trust.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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