European Equity Analyst Short Bias - Hedge Fund, London
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- England,London,City of London
- Full Time, Permanent
- Competitive salary
Job Description:
We are working with a leading hedge who are looking to hire an Equity Analyst with a proven track record in identifying and executing short investment opportunities. This is a high-impact role within a dynamic investment team, focused on uncovering fundamental mispricing across European equities and generating differentiated short ideas.
The successful candidate will have experience analysing businesses from a short perspective, combining forensic accounting, rigorous fundamental analysis, and strong market intuition to identify deteriorating fundamentals, and overvalued companies.
Key Responsibilities
*Generate high-conviction short ideas across European listed equities
*Conduct deep fundamental analysis, including financial modelling, industry analysis, and management assessment
*Identify catalysts and develop detailed short theses supported by robust research
*Monitor existing positions and update investment cases as new information emerges
*Produce clear and concise investment reports and presentations for portfolio managers
*Stay on top of sector trends, market dislocations, and structural changes impacting European companies
Candidate Profile
*Extensive experience generating short ideas within a hedge fund
*Strong coverage of European equities across multiple sectors
*Proven ability to identify structural decline in business fundamentals, or overvaluation
*Highly commercial mindset with strong conviction and intellectual curiosity
*Advanced financial modelling capabilities
*Ability to work in a fast-paced, idea-driven investment environment
Role Requirements:
*~3-5 years of relevant buy-side equity research experience
*A demonstrated track record in short selling European equities – candidates must have exposure to short selling
*Strong academic background in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related discipline
*A background in forensic accounting would be highly advantageous, but is not strictly required.
*CFA or equivalent qualification would be useful, but is not strictly required.
If this opportunity is of interest, please submit an up-to-date CV in MS Word (.docx) format to
mailto:
The successful candidate will have experience analysing businesses from a short perspective, combining forensic accounting, rigorous fundamental analysis, and strong market intuition to identify deteriorating fundamentals, and overvalued companies.
Key Responsibilities
*Generate high-conviction short ideas across European listed equities
*Conduct deep fundamental analysis, including financial modelling, industry analysis, and management assessment
*Identify catalysts and develop detailed short theses supported by robust research
*Monitor existing positions and update investment cases as new information emerges
*Produce clear and concise investment reports and presentations for portfolio managers
*Stay on top of sector trends, market dislocations, and structural changes impacting European companies
Candidate Profile
*Extensive experience generating short ideas within a hedge fund
*Strong coverage of European equities across multiple sectors
*Proven ability to identify structural decline in business fundamentals, or overvaluation
*Highly commercial mindset with strong conviction and intellectual curiosity
*Advanced financial modelling capabilities
*Ability to work in a fast-paced, idea-driven investment environment
Role Requirements:
*~3-5 years of relevant buy-side equity research experience
*A demonstrated track record in short selling European equities – candidates must have exposure to short selling
*Strong academic background in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related discipline
*A background in forensic accounting would be highly advantageous, but is not strictly required.
*CFA or equivalent qualification would be useful, but is not strictly required.
If this opportunity is of interest, please submit an up-to-date CV in MS Word (.docx) format to
mailto:
Job number 3506554
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