Job Description:
Guggenheim Securities
Position Summary
Guggenheim is seeking a professional to join as a Junior Salesperson in Guggenheim Securities’ Equities Division. This person will help us expand our focus, build out our specialized distribution capabilities, and deliver world-class research to our institutional clients. Our ideal candidate will demonstrate an ability to expand our client base and generate incremental revenue. The successful candidate could have prior work experience, but needs to be comfortable interacting with Sales, Research, Trading and our Corporate Clients. This role presents an opportunity to contribute to the significant growth at Guggenheim Securities. The position is located in San Francisco.
Essential Job Functions
- Primary responsibility will include selling both our primary and secondary Equities product to Institutional accounts
- Primary business generally refers to our ECM product and franchise
- Secondary business generally refers to the output from our Equity Research Dept., but also includes Corporate Access
- Participate in morning research meetings and craft daily research sales memos for clients
- Attend intra-day meetings and conference calls and highlight noteworthy changes
- Develop strong working relationships with equity sales, trading and research teams
- Maintain database of client contact lists and build industry call sheets
- Host in person and virtual meetings
Preferred Qualifications
- At a minimum, Bachelor’s Degree in business or related field required
- Prior experience in Equities (client coverage, industry, and/or sellside/buyside experience) preferred.
- Excellent client facing skills and ability to effectively communicate with clients regarding access to systems and our products
- Detail-oriented, analytical and well organized; ability to adapt to changing situations with ease
- Strong interpersonal and communications skills, with the ability to present relevant facts needed to drive business decisions
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team in a fast-paced environment; strong relationship building skills required
- Collaborative approach, energized by the open exchange of ideas in a fast-paced environment
- Values teamwork but can still think and work independently
- Fast decision-making skills, mental discipline and ability to solve problems under pressure
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business or related field
- Institutional sales experience preferred but not mandatory
- Active FINRA Series 7 and 63 License, or obtain within 3 months
Work Location
- Currently, this role is expected to be in San Francisco at least 4 days per week. There would also be some limited travel.
Salary
- Annual base salary of $100,000.
- The base salary represents the anticipated base salary for this position. Actual base salaries may vary depending on factors such as location and experience. The amount listed reflects base salary only, and the total compensation package may include other components such as incentive compensation.
About Us:
Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners, a global investment and advisory firm. Guggenheim Securities offers services that fall into four broad categories: Advisory, Financing, Sales and Trading, and Research. Guggenheim Securities is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Houston.
For applicants applying to our California offices, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with applicable local ordinances.
For more information, please visit GuggenheimSecurities.com, follow us on LinkedIn or contact us at GSLateralRecruiting@guggenheimpartners.com or 212.518.9200.
Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“GS”) does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications. GS considers any resume or application to be unsolicited if (a) received from an entity or individual without a current recruiting agreement with GS or (b) submitted to anyone at the firm other than through the process set forth in the recruiting agreement between GS and the submitting entity or individual, and GS will not pay a fee to any entity or individual for such submission.