Hedge Fund Analyst

Title: Hedge Fund Analyst (Entry-Level) – Career Launch AI Talent NetworkLocation: New York, NY or Greenwich, CT (Onsite/Hybrid, varies by fund)Type: Full-TimeCompensation: Typically $150,000 – $225,000+ total compensation (varies by fund) About This Role This is a representative Hedge Fund Analyst opportunity from the Career Launch AI members-only job board, showcasing the type of front-office investing roles we help candidates access. If you’re obsessed with markets, equity research, macro, and fundamentals — this is the kind of role that puts you on the buy side early in your career. To access roles like this and get direct help landing them, go to:👉 https://www.careerlaunch.ai/ and apply on the site. About the Opportunity A multi-strategy hedge fund (similar to others in our network) is seeking a junior Hedge Fund Analyst to support fundamental research, modeling, and idea generation across equities and possibly other asset classes. You will work closely with senior analysts and portfolio managers, learning how to generate, structure, and defend investment ideas in a real money environment. What You’ll Do Day-to-Day Research & Idea Generation Identify companies and sectors worth following using screens, news flow, and thematic research. Perform deep fundamental analysis on public companies (business model, competition, management, industry structure). Form hypotheses around catalysts, earnings, mispricings, or special situations. Build and maintain financial models (3-statement models, scenario analysis, DCFs, comparables, etc.). Stress-test assumptions and model different scenarios around revenue, margin, and cash flow. Evaluate risk/reward profiles and help inform position sizing. Monitoring & Communication Track company news, earnings calls, macro events, and sector trends. Prepare written investment notes, internal memos, and trade rationales. Present analyses and updates to senior team members, adjusting views as data changes. Assist with risk monitoring, exposure tracking, and position attribution. Collaborate on performance reviews: what worked, what didn’t, and why. Help identify options, hedges, or pair trades as appropriate (depending on fund strategy). Ideal Candidate Profile Education & Technical Skills Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Math, Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline. Strong quantitative/analytical skills and comfort with numbers. Proficiency in Excel; exposure to Python, R, or data tools is a plus. Experience & Interests Prior internships in equity research, hedge funds, asset management, investment banking, or S&T are highly valued. Demonstrated interest in markets (investment club, personal investing, stock pitches, newsletters, Substack, etc.). Personality & Mindset You genuinely like following markets and reading about businesses. You’re comfortable being wrong and updating your views with new information. You thrive in high accountability, performance-driven environments. You’re detail-oriented but can still see the big picture. How Career Launch AI Gets You Into Roles Like This Hedge funds and top asset managers rarely rely on public postings alone. They recruit through: Referrals Private networks Targeted pipelines Career Launch AI helps bridge that gap for you by combining AI-powered job search with hands-on human support. When you join at https://www.careerlaunch.ai/ you get: Targeted Job Matching & Automation Our AI finds and applies to relevant hedge fund, AM, equity research, and IB roles at scale. We tailor your applications with role-specific resumes and messaging. We don’t wait for roles to “open” — we proactively reach out to recruiters, analysts, and portfolio managers. You get into conversations you’d never access just by hitting “Apply.” Interview & Stock Pitch Preparation We help you structure pitches, build models, and practice live Q&A. You get feedback so you’re not showing up with your first-ever pitch in front of a PM. End-to-End Support From first application, to final-round, to offer negotiation — we stay with you until you land. If you’re serious about a career on the buy side, don’t rely on luck or one-off referrals. 👉 Start with Career Launch AI at https://www.careerlaunch.ai/ #J-18808-Ljbffr