Gerson Lehrman Group - Intelligently Connecting Institutions and Expertise.

Team Leader (Sr. Manager)
Energy and Industrials

Austin, TX


Background

Gerson Lehrman Group is a fast-growing technology and services company. Since 1998, we have managed the world's premier marketplace for independent expertise. Our marketplace includes thousands of buyers; hundreds of thousands of sellers; and tens of thousands of individual transactions every month. We offer the industry's most robust infrastructure for expert recruiting and compliance.

Our service is organized and monetized by industry area. Our Energy & Industrials (EI) Practice is one of our largest and most dynamic growth platforms, covering agriculture, mining, oil and gas, utilities, aerospace and defense and industrial equipment sectors. The current economic turmoil has created significant research opportunities throughout the sector. In the Americas, the EI Practice constitutes over 20% of the firm's revenue, with over 30,000 experts enrolled to provide on-demand education to our clients. Gerson Lehrman Group is widely seen as the premier forum for leading opinion leaders to leverage their expertise to influence the capital markets and EI industry. This leadership position has enabled us to build important relationships and partnerships with individuals and enterprises throughout the sector.


Responsibilities

The leader of our Austin EI practice is one of our more senior business professionals, and has three central responsibilities.

First, they are responsible for intellectual leadership. Successful Team Leaders maintain a sophisticated understanding of the business models, issues, and trends of the sector. They also maintain relationships with many of the most influential investors, business thinkers, consultants, and observers of the sector.

Second, they are responsible for execution. Successful Team Leaders will set best in class team standards, through superlative client service, responsiveness, attention to detail, overall quality and industry knowledge.

Third, they are responsible for personal leadership. Successful Team Leaders are effective operators. This means that they understand GLG's values and strategy. For their small team of direct reports, they conduct clear-eyed evaluations and concretely communicate performance expectations. They push the entire organization to steadily improve, including attracting new talent and managing out low performers. They support Practice Area Leaders (PALs), Sales and client-facing teams in driving revenue, service quality, and inventory growth.


Candidate profile

Gerson Lehrman Group attracts employees from the most distinctive professional and academic backgrounds. Across all of our positions, we insist upon integrity, creativity, intensity, and professionalism.

For this specific position, the following factors will strengthen an applicant's candidacy:

  • 4-6 years of experience in servicing one of the fields in the Practice Area, plus significant ongoing curiosity about trends and personalities in the sector. Industry focused graduate education can supplement some of this factor.
  • Understanding of the asset management / investment industry and process.
  • Demonstrated performance and business judgment, in some or all of the following areas:
    • Growing a revenue line or P&L;
    • Leadership and results without line authority;
    • Sales, negotiation, or networking with high-end professionals; and/or
    • Business development, corporate development, product development, or product management.
  • Experience leading or managing small teams and providing inspirational leadership to junior colleagues
  • Strong communication skills.

Notes: Gerson Lehrman Group does not allow employees to trade stocks or any other security that may present a conflict of interest or appearance of conflict of interest. GLG also requires that all employees sign a non-compete agreement with our firm. We conduct background checks on all prospective new hires.


Follow-up

Please email a resume and cover letter to:

Diane Seman
Human Resources
Gerson Lehrman Group
301 Congress Ave., 9th Floor
Austin, TX 78701

fax: 512-597-0801