Citizens is looking for an Associate to join the Equity Sales team in Lake Elmo, MN.  This individual is on the institutional sales desk that works closely with partners across research, trading and Equity Capital Markets (ECM) to develop and build the client platform for the Research & ECM solutions. 

Citizens'  equity research department covers 400+ public companies and provides institutional clients with comprehensive industry knowledge, unique insight and actionable information. Our senior research analysts are charged with developing proprietary investment themes, anticipating secular and cyclical changes and producing action-oriented reports. Citizens follows companies in four broad growth industries: Technology, Healthcare, Financial Services and Real Estate—and produces specialized equity research that enables investors to understand and invest in complicated growth stocks profitably.

Primary responsibilities include

• Understanding and distributing the firm’s equity research and corporate access offerings to institutional clients
• Market firms’ equity transactions
• Develop and maintain relationships with institutional investors
• Identifying and qualifying prospective institutional clients (mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, family offices) 

Qualifications, Education, Certifications and/or Other Professional Credentials

• Bachelor’s degree 
• FINRA licenses (SIE, Series 7, Series 63) preferred but not required at application; candidates are expected to obtain these licenses within a specified timeframe after joining the firm.
• Strong communication skills on the phone
• Strong work ethic
• Ability to work well within a team
• Positivity, self-motivation and an entrepreneurial spirit

Hours & Work Schedule

• Hours per Week: 40 +
• Work Schedule: Monday to Friday

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