Description

FCLTGlobal is seeking a driven, high-caliber individual to join the research team as a research director. This is an exciting opportunity to help advance the organization’s research agenda, gain access to real-world corporate and investment decision makers, and produce research products that extend the organization’s reach and help ensure its impact. 

The Research Director will report to the Head of Research and will work closely with the other research team members to support the organization’s practical projects and foundational research. This Director role is fully responsible for the research activities around investor/corporate engagement, being one of FCLTGlobal’s five research levers. This lever focuses on the intersection among companies, institutional investors, and markets to drive long-term value creation, including such topics as proxy advisors, the quarterly reporting cycle, and activism.

The other research levers are governance, incentives, metrics, and the implications of policy and regulation. Most of the Director’s time will be spent on developing foundational research (whitepapers), writing commentaries on current trends, and organizing and leading research forums with FCLTGlobal’s members. This takes place in close cooperation across the organization, including with colleagues working on communications, events, member relations, and research. 

Requirements

FCLTGlobal combines the energy of a small, entrepreneurial organization with the reach of a global network of top-tier member companies and investors. As such, the successful candidate will display independence, creativity, passion, and a proactive spirit. Candidates must demonstrate comfort working through ambiguity.

Candidates should possess: 

Strong research skills (both quantitative and qualitative) as demonstrated by experience analyzing data and academic studies (i.e., projects, papers); a track record of analyzing problems critically; 

High degree of professionalism and accountability, working to meet clear deadlines;

Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, structure and execute projects, and to translate research and conceptual work into meaningful recommendations and products;  

Strong verbal and written presentation skills with the ability to communicate findings in a practical and action-ready manner for senior decision makers;

The ability to work well in an open and collaborative environment within and across teams;

An open, curious mind and a keen attention to detail;

Knowledge and experience of AI tools and techniques;

Masters degree and a minimum of 10 years of research experience. Investor relations experience is considered an advantage.