Market Research - Vice President

Company: Brookfield
Location: Toronto
Posted on: April 8, 2021

Job Description:

Brookfield is a global alternative asset manager with $550 billion in assets under management. We have over a 100-year history of owning and operating assets with a focus on property, renewable energy, infrastructure and private equity. Our assets are held through a growing portfolio of private funds and public, listed entities. We are proud of our track record for achieving strong risk-adjusted returns for our clients, partners and shareholders across all market conditions. Brookfield is publicly listed on the NYSE and TSX. The Brookfield Infrastructure Group (BIG) is one of Brookfield Asset Management's primary operating platforms. The Infrastructure Group operates and manages over $78 billion of assets owned through its listed and unlisted investment vehicles. Our portfolio is comprised of long-life, high quality infrastructure assets with high barriers to entry that generate stable and growing cash flows. BIG's Investment teams are organized by geography and are responsible for sourcing and executing new investments as well as capital allocation decisions within existing sectors including data infrastructure, transport, energy and sustainable resources, in addition to considering new sectors. As Vice President, Market Research, you will be presented with an opportunity to join a dynamic, growth-oriented company, in a challenging role with a real impact on investment decisions. Reporting to the Head of Market Research and working in close collaboration with the global Investment team of Brookfield Infrastructure, you will support Brookfield in its investment decisions by conducting research and developing projections on:

• Macroeconomic issues and conditions in target geographies;
• Energy, Transportation, Digital infrastructure, including toll roads, ports, rail assets, transmission lines, gas pipeplines, and data centers;
• Commodities, including steel, iron ore, coal, crude, natural gas, and other non-fuel commodities Responsibilities Market Research - Live Transactions
  • Support all phases of a transaction's life cycle, collaborating with internal functional partners and business group leads, as well as interfacing with external advisors
  • Lead the market analysis / due diligence process for the "top-line", including the modeling of revenue streams of a target, quickly identifying where additional research is needed
  • Distill and condense key information from large amounts of data into easy-to-understand executive briefings and slides that support an investment decision or course of action
  • Prepare investment committee presentation materials and other documents such as Terms of Reference for external advisors Market Research - Industry, Commodity, and Country Outlooks
    • Quantify demand and supply drivers of key commodities, leveraging research from brokerage houses, management consultants, third-party data providers, and primary research
    • Analyze industry cost curves, technological advancements, and competitive positioning of companies / assets in an industry, and evaluate how the interplay of these elements is likely to evolve over time
    • Evaluate the macroeconomic trajectory and political risk of a target market, as well as the potential impacts on portfolio assets
    • Lead industry and market research to support the development of investment strategies or to identify potential transaction opportunities
    • Prepare concise, executive briefings for senior management and co-investors Market Research - Portfolio Companies
      • As requested, support Brookfield senior management with strategic reviews of portfolio companies
      • As requested, support management of portfolio companies with in-depth research on M&A processes Qualifications & Requirements
        • University education and 10+ years of relevant experience
        • Research Skills - demonstrated ability to conduct research from a wide variety of primary and secondary sources, and in the process, develop a compelling thesis on the future performance of a target industry, commodity, or company
        • Business Judgment - strong ability to evaluate and quantify opportunities and risks of different business models, growth plans and projections of target companies
        • Communication skills - excellent verbal and writing skills; experience crafting executive briefings for senior leaders
        • Data driven, intellectual curiosity - predisposition to explore and learn, acquire data, create and test hypotheses in different verticals across different industries
        • Organization skills - ability to prioritize, share information efficiently, meet deadlines and deliver in a multi-project, fast-paced environment with changing priorities and multiple parallel assignments;
        • Creativity / Entrepreneurship - ability to resolve new challenges, tackle new assignments without necessarily the benefit of ready-made templates
        • Analytical - ability to distill key information from extensive research; ability to argue, summarize and illustrate analyses in a presentation format; ability to make the complex, simple
        • Collaborative approach - collaborative and team oriented with strong leadership
        • Disciplined, attention to detail - appreciation of detail in solving puzzles and presenting information
        • Technical skills - very strong writing, PPT, and EXCEL skills.
        • Macroeconomics - Ideal candidate will have formal training in economics and possess a solid grasp of macroeconomic variables (economic growth, interest rates, FX, inflation, unemployment, etc.)
        • Management and mentoring of junior professionals - proven experience developing junior talent, guiding and mentoring junior professionals in a way that encourages them to acquire new skills
        • All candidates must demonstrate an inquisitive, problem-solving mindset. Candidates with backgrounds in strong experience in equity research, private equity, investment banking, or management consulting are strongly encouraged to apply. Assets
          • Infrastructure and/or commodities market research experience - exposure to the infrastructure industry would represent a significant asset but is not a requirement;
          • Foreign language skills (not required) - knowledge of Spanish / Portuguese would be helpful but is not a requirement At Brookfield, we care about your privacy and strive to protect Applicant Data throughout the recruitment process. To that end, information that we gather from applicants via job postings, is used solely for the purposes of recruiting and hiring. For more details, we encourage applicants to read Brookfield's Applicant Data Protection and Privacy Notice, found on our website: https://www.brookfield.com/applicant-data-protection-and-privacy-notice Do you have the right to work in Canada?* What are your salary expectations?* Do you have significant experience in Macroeconomics?* Do you have solid experience building financial models?* Are you able to conduct research from a wide variety of primary and secondary sources?* Your full LinkedIn profile
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