Equity Sales Associate

Job Description:

At Piper Sandler, we connect capital with opportunity to build a better future.

We believe that diverse teams with unique backgrounds, skills and experiences yield more innovative solutions. This is reflected in our commitment to engage, hire, and retain bright, committed people to work in partnership within an inclusive environment that allows each person to achieve personal success and add value to our teams and communities.

We are currently seeking an Equity Sales Associate to join our Equities team at our San Francisco, CA office.

About the Role

This role is ideal for a candidate who has a strong interest in financial markets and is ready to grow into a broader equity sales platform. The successful candidate will serve institutional clients, support equity capital markets activity, and contribute to the continued growth of our franchise across the west coast market.

You will work closely with senior sales professionals, research analysts, and investment banking teams to deliver differentiated investment ideas and sector insights to a diverse base of institutional clients, including hedge funds, mutual funds, sovereign wealth funds, and multi-strategy firms.

We work on "market hours" which requires the employee in the role to be up and working by 4:00am PST and in the office by 6:00am.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of the firm's equities business across the West Coast by engaging institutional clients with timely, relevant investment ideas and market commentary

• Provide investment guidance to sectorized institutional investors, assessing market trends, identifying investment opportunities, and communicating strategic recommendations

• Market equity products to major institutional clients, including Non Deal Road Shows, IPOs, Follow-on Offerings, and the firm's research product.

• Build and manage client relationships with institutional investors, serving as a trusted point of contact and ensuring the firm maintains its status as a valued partner

• Support management of accounts, ensuring consistent client engagement and high service standards

Qualifications & Skills

• B.S. or B.A. required. Preferred majors include Finance, Business, Economics, or closely related Degrees.

• 0-2 years of related experience (equities, banking, accounting, financial markets or investment banking) is a plus, but will actively consider recent graduates.

• Strong interest in Financial Markets, Equities, Investments

• Ability to demonstrate high achievement, particularly in a team setting

• Operates consistently with the highest degree of integrity and accountability

• Quickly builds trust across multiple constituencies

• Well organized, attention to detail

• Strong communication and professional presence with clients required

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present investment ideas clearly and persuasively to institutional audiences

• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within a high-performance team environment

• Strong multi-tasking and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Willingness and ability to travel to meet with current and prospective clients

As a leading investment bank, we enable growth and success for our clients through deep sector expertise, candid advice and a differentiated, highly productive culture.

In equities, our sales & trading teams facilitate public offerings in our core sectors and dedicate significant levels of firm capital to ensure the highest aftermarket support. We are a market maker and/or transact in 2,500 securities, offering traditional, algorithmic and program trading approaches. Our 50+ senior analysts produce industry-leading, deep-sector research on more than 1,000 stocks under coverage, including one of the largest small/mid cap coverage universes on the Street. We empower our investors with focused, best-in-class macro research. Our Institutional Investor top-ranked analysts utilize independent processes that provide impartial insights into economic trends, energy, portfolio strategy, technical analysis, policy actions and political developments. Learn more about our equities team here.

Piper Sandler values a strong culture dedicated to the emotional and physical well-being of our employees. Learn more about our commitment to our employee's health, well-being, our benefits program and how we are here for our employees and their families today, tomorrow and beyond here.

The anticipated starting salary range for individuals expressing interest in this position is $100,000 - $150,000 per year. Placement within this range is dependent upon level of experience, location and other factors. This position is eligible for annual incentive compensation which will be a part of the total compensation. Total compensation for this position will be competitive with the market.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran or status with regard to public assistance.

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