As Associate Director, Investment Research, I am extending overall support to Investment Portfolio Managers in identifying new investment opportunities and conducting thematic research, due diligence, and comprehensive financial analysis to spot & assess potential ideas; Providing comprehensive research support including Industry and company analysis, financial modelling, sector/industry/country review, business and customer intelligence using alternative data insights and other custom research… Show more As Associate Director, Investment Research, I am extending overall support to Investment Portfolio Managers in identifying new investment opportunities and conducting thematic research, due diligence, and comprehensive financial analysis to spot & assess potential ideas; Providing comprehensive research support including Industry and company analysis, financial modelling, sector/industry/country review, business and customer intelligence using alternative data insights and other custom research work. While leading an 7-member TMT research specialist team, I am exploring investment trends, generating new investment ideas and conducting detailed forward-looking research projects. Assessing key market and technological developments. I am also playing a key role in Stakeholder management. Working closely with business leaders to fully understand the investment strategy and outlook across the range of Equity products and managing all stakeholders’ expectations. Maintaining a regular dialogue with external industry analysts and Investee’s management group (CXO group) on operational performance and growth strategies to scout new investment ideas; Liaising with other functional departments across FIL to drive cross-divisional projects; Leading many strategic initiatives to achieve better performance on our global products; Conducting knowledge sharing sessions for internal and cross-functional teams to drive investment team priorities. Seeding new alternative research data capability that helps in generating early Investment insights to achieve alpha in the investment performance and match the flexibility of Hedge funds; facilitating the implementation of sustainable investment practices and deep ESG analysis into the Fidelity Research process. Thought-Leader for Investment data intelligence-related topics. Show less

During my tenure as Senior Research Associate, I initiated stock coverage on an end-to-end basis including authoring company, industry, and thematic research; Participated in management calls/meetings; Formulated investment rationale for the covered stocks. On regular basis, I undertook and contributed to extensive global research projects – both company sector specific. Engaged in regular discussions with global counterparts on important industry overviews and trend. Advised clients on… Show more During my tenure as Senior Research Associate, I initiated stock coverage on an end-to-end basis including authoring company, industry, and thematic research; Participated in management calls/meetings; Formulated investment rationale for the covered stocks. On regular basis, I undertook and contributed to extensive global research projects – both company sector specific. Engaged in regular discussions with global counterparts on important industry overviews and trend. Advised clients on the current investment opportunities; Prepared client marketing materials including a detailed presentations deck to update investors with Industry value chain, economic and business cycles, market drivers, and sector performance summary. Apart from this, I was instrumental in building and maintaining financial valuation models based on management discussions and industry analysis. Show less