What would your role be?

• Generate investment ideas in the emerging market financial and real estate universe, driven by a strict, fundamental bottom-up investment process. Your coverage will include financial and real estate stocks in emerging markets.

• Work closely with PMs and fellow analysts to develop investment ideas and present high conviction investment recommendations.

• Perform fundamental analysis which includes the understanding of the key drivers of financial and real estate companies, sector dynamics including supply/demand analysis and industry trends.

• Build financial models, generating proprietary forecasts and value financial and real estate companies

• Integrate ESG issues into your analysis in close cooperation with our ESG team.

What are we looking for?

• Reliable, resourceful, self-motivated and a team player.
• Willing to follow a strict investment process which is built on ROIC and our proprietary quantitative screens.
• Committed and disciplined with strong working ethic and you possess strong quantitative skills as well good common sense.
• A good presenter and communicator.
• Able to understand the needs of portfolio managers and the different roles portfolio managers and research analysts perform in an investment team.
• A stock picker and you feel comfortable to make few, high-conviction recommendations that have big impact on the performance of highly concentrated portfolios.
• Fluent in English, Mandarin is an advantage.

Your background includes:

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant fundamental research analysis with a top institution on the buy-side or sell-side.
• Strong academic background with at least a bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or a technical field but combined with relevant work experience.
• CFA charter holders are preferred.

Location: Zurich or Hong Kong

What do we offer?

• Experienced, diverse team in an international environment.
• Agile environment in how we think, the way we work and our trust for each other.
• Flat hierarchy with collaboration at all levels.
• Collaborative spirit with opportunities to learn and thrive.

We are looking for talented people, not just a CV that ticks all the boxes. Even if you do not have absolutely everything we have asked for, if this role sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.

At Vontobel, you are building better futures for our clients and society, as well as for yourself. By 2030, we want to be known as one of the leading and most trusted global investment firms. We have 2,300+ engaged professionals, based in 27 locations globally and headquartered in Zurich.