Sales Assistant – Los Angeles

We are looking for a dynamic and highly organized entry-level professional to provide support to four or five senior salespeople. This is a role with terrific growth and advancement potential, and has a history of internal promotions. Core responsibilities include administrative duties (calendar management, expenses, client communications, database maintenance) as well as business development by coordinating meetings. The right candidate will be a self-starter with strong communication skills, the ability to multi-task, successfully handle short deadlines, with outstanding organizational skills and a high level of professionalism. No prior finance knowledge or background required. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in any aspect of customer service.

You will support senior salespeople who interact with institutional money managers to distribute our firm’s world-class research product. These are dynamic senior professionals who often have intense travel and meeting schedules, and need support booking and managing their schedules as well as constant follow-up with our clients. You will have a very intense and demanding work schedule, but the teams are very collaborative and you will have a high level of support from your peers, manager, and your senior salespeople.

We make a strong commitment to career development, and give you opportunities to rapidly gain visibility and incremental responsibility. While our culture is intellectually rigorous, it is also very collegial and fun – Assistants participate in a range of activities including philanthropy, development and leadership programs, and social events.

As our work aligns with the US financial markets, the standard working hours for this role are 5:30 am - 2:30 pm Pacific Time.

The role is eligible for overtime as well as an annual discretionary bonus and includes a competitive benefits package including 401(k) plan with company match, Medical/Dental/Vision, and other benefits for fertility, wellness, student loans and commuters.

Basic Qualifications

Our Sales Assistants typically possess:

·        Excellent written and verbal communication skills

·        Exceptional organizational skills

·        Relentless intellectual curiosity and a drive to excel at the highest level

·        Outstanding interpersonal skills with a client-service orientation

·        High sense of ownership and ability to work collaboratively across teams 

Preferred Qualifications

·        Bachelor’s degree

·        Demonstrated experience working in a professional services environment

Bernstein is widely recognized as a premier global equity research and brokerage firm, with a trading platform that spans the US, Europe, and Asia. Our research and trading capabilities are sought out by leading investment managers around the world, and we have a long history of our research receiving #1 rankings for overall quality and industry knowledge.

Research is our legacy and foundation. Our brand is defined by our Blackbooks, renowned for their in-depth quantitative forecasts and unmatched industry expertise. Our Research Analysts are thought leaders who typically have many years of direct experience in the industries they cover. Our reputation is for the very highest caliber of disciplined investment and industry analysis.

In 2019 Bernstein acquired Autonomous Research, a highly regarded global financial services independent research firm. This acquisition further strengthened us as the preeminent provider of the highest-quality research to our clients worldwide.

On April 1, 2024, AllianceBernstein and Societe Generale announced the official launch of Bernstein, a new joint venture expanding our global cash equities and equity research business. Clients now have unparalleled equity liquidity access and a full range of integrated services, leveraging Bernstein’s cash equities and research capabilities and Societe Generale’s equity derivatives, prime services and equity capital markets offering.