EP Equity Investment Team

EARNEST Partners is seeking candidates with industry experience (e.g., consumer, energy, financial services, healthcare, …) for a position on the Equity investment team. Prior finance experience is not required – in fact, we value individuals with diverse backgrounds and real-world operating experience – as we believe that industry practitioners can bring insights that help us make outperforming investment decisions.

You will be part of a diverse investment team with an immediate ability to make a real impact by generating stock ideas as well as scrutinizing recommendations made by other team members. The small size and entrepreneurial nature of the team provides opportunities to make a real impact on the long-term direction of the firm.

Core Responsibilities

• Provide a unique and original perspective that will enable the firm to have more correct and differentiated investment judgments leading to superior returns for our clients
• Conduct extensive fundamental research and analysis to understand the core drivers and prospects of a business, determine whether it represents an attractive opportunity, and present the idea during investment team meetings
• Make buy/sell decisions for stocks across domestic and international products as a member of the equity investment team
• Lead meetings with executive management, industry contacts, and research analysts to identify investment opportunities and risks
• Lead quarterly presentations to clients; present results, share the firm’s investment philosophy, and discuss specific holdings at board meetings
• Support new business initiatives and interact with prospective clients
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Industry expertise (e.g., consumer, energy, financial services, healthcare, …)
• Functional area(s) of expertise (e.g., Data Science, Operations, Marketing, General Management)
• Outstanding academic and professional achievements
• Curious with a strong willingness to learn
• Sharp, observant, insightful, creative, and motivated
• Independent and critical thinker with the ability to assess the ‘big picture’
• Strong desire to compete and deliver professional excellence
• Ability to leverage professional experience and network to better assess the prospects of a business
• Ability to succeed in an unstructured environment with little supervision, and work effectively in a team
• Comfortable working in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and persuasively, both verbally and in writing
• Language skills are a plus