[Remote] Contract Equity Researcher (Generative AI – Finance)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. S&P Global's Kensho is seeking experienced Equity Research professionals to contribute as domain experts in designing and improving generative AI tools for financial analysis. The role focuses on producing high-quality equity research outputs to train AI systems, while collaborating with various teams to refine workflows and enhance model performance.
Responsibilities
- Produce high-quality equity research outputs used to train and evaluate AI systems, including:
- Company and sector analyses
- Earnings forecasts and scenario analysis
- Valuation models (DCF, trading comps, precedent transactions)
- Investment theses with clearly articulated risks and catalysts
- Build and review financial models that reflect industry best practices and sound analytical judgment
- Break down your analytical process into clear, structured reasoning that can be understood and learned by AI systems
- Answer questions about your process and analytical thinking as your produce research outputs
- Evaluate AI-generated research outputs for:
- Financial accuracy
- Logical consistency
- Professional tone and structure
- Data Completeness
- Provide feedback that helps improve model performance, robustness, and realism
- Collaborate asynchronously with research, product, and engineering teams to refine workflows and expectations
Skills
- 3-7 years of experience in equity research, asset management, hedge funds, or related investment roles
- Strong command of financial statement analysis
- Strong command of forecasting and valuation methodologies
- Strong command of industry and company-level research frameworks
- Ability to clearly articulate investment logic, assumptions, and trade-offs
- High standards for analytical rigor, accuracy, and presentation
- Comfortable working independently in a remote, project-based environment
- Interest in the intersection of finance and AI and how expert judgment can be translated into intelligent systems
- Experience writing published equity research or internal investment memos
- Exposure to multiple sectors or global markets
- Familiarity with how investors consume and act on research
- Curiosity about model behavior, edge cases, and failure modes in analytical reasoning
- Experience working with generative AI, and have perspective on what is and is not useful
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- 100% company paid premiums
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- 26 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave (paternity and maternity)
- 401(k) plan with 6% employer matching
- Generous company matching on donations to non-profit charities
- Up to $20,000 tuition assistance toward degree programs, plus up to $4,000/year for ongoing professional education such as industry conferences
- Plentiful snacks, drinks, and regularly catered lunches
- Dog-friendly office (CAM office)
- Bike sharing program memberships
- Compassion leave and elder care leave
- Mentoring and additional learning opportunities
- Opportunity to expand professional network and participate in conferences and events
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