Associate - Blackpeak
Job Summary
Job Description
Blackpeak, part of ION, is seeking an Associate in London to support client due diligence and business intelligence needs. Responsibilities include researching and preparing client-ready reports, analyzing findings from various sources (including human sources), contributing to proposals and thought pieces. The ideal candidate will have 1-2 years of experience in due diligence and business intelligence report preparation, fluency in English and at least one other European/Middle Eastern language (Russian, French, German, Italian, Dutch, or Turkish preferred), and strong analytical and communication skills. A good grasp of concepts like sanctions, political exposure, financial crime, and ESG is essential.
Must have:
- 1-2 years experience in due diligence reporting
- Fluency in English & one other European language
- Proficiency in investigative research & analysis
- Strong analytical & communication skills
6 skills required
Job Details
The Role:
Blackpeak is expanding its EMEA practice and is recruiting an Associate to join its London-based team. Our Associates play an important role in supporting our clients’ due diligence and business intelligence needs through outstanding research and preparing integrity due diligence reports. We are looking for candidates with relevant industry experience who want to be part of our high quality and diverse team. Our clients include leading investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, asset management companies, corporates and law firms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Research and report writing: research for and prepare client-ready reports, analyzing your own and other researchers’ findings and human source enquiries to provide clients with clear conclusions and actionable intelligence.
- Contribute to business proposals and thought pieces.
Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience :
- 1-2 years of relevant industry experience preparing due diligence and business intelligence reports.
- Fluency in written and spoken English is essential; proficiency in at least one other European or Middle Eastern language is required. Russian, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Turkish are of particular interest.
- Proficiency in investigative research and analysis of public domain sources, including familiarity with proprietary databases, media archives, corporate and court records research.
- Strong analytical skills, including critical thinking and problem solving, as well as curiosity and attention to detail.
- Good time keeping and ability to prioritize workload and multi-task.
- Effective communication and presentation skills – ability to communicate research findings in writing and orally in discussion with clients.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- A good grasp of concepts such as sanctions, political exposure, financial crime, fraud, corruption, money-laundering, tax evasion, and ESG.
About us
We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.
• Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.
• Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure.
ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group with 13,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe.
Our ever-expanding global footprint, cutting edge products, and over 40,000 customers worldwide provide an unparalleled career experience for those who share our vision.
ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.
ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.
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About The Company
We’re visionary innovators who are delivering mission-critical trading and workflow automation software to financial institutions, corporations, central banks, and governments. By combining our passion for automation with a strategic view on the industries we serve, we design solutions that improve decision-making, simplify complex processes, and empower people. Simply put, we help our customers do more, faster and better than before. We believe our investments in research and development are shaping the future of automation and enabling our customers to transform their business. And we embrace the power of community, working with each other and with our customers to succeed through a positive culture of continuous improvement.
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