Job description
Responsibilities
• Analyse listed European industrials (capital goods, engineering, aerospace & defence, automation, transportation) and produce high-conviction investment ideas.
• Build, maintain and interrogate detailed financial models; apply DCF, sum-of-the-parts and relative value frameworks.
• Conduct proprietary due diligence on industry fundamentals, including supply chains, capital cycles, pricing power and structural shifts.
• Write concise research notes and thematic pieces (e.g., energy transition, reshoring, defence spending) and present to investment teams.
• Meet company managements, attend site visits and industry conferences; manage relationships with IR and senior executives.
• Share insights with portfolio managers and collaborate across the research platform to support investment decision-making.
Requirements
• Proven interest in equity investing with experience covering European industrials, capital goods or engineering.
• Deep understanding of end-markets across automation, aerospace & defence, transportation infrastructure and related sectors.
• Advanced financial modelling, valuation (DCF, SOTP, relative value) and accounting skills.
• Highly organised and resilient under earnings-season deadlines.
• Independent thinker with strong communication skills.
• IMC (Unit 1) and CFA Level 1 or Full IMC (or willingness to obtain); role subject to FCA/PRA conduct rules.