What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Analyst position at Locust Walk?
Job Description: Operations Analyst
Office: Boston, MA; must currently reside in the Boston metro area. Must have U.S. Citizenship, permanent residency or Visa
Overview:
Locust Walk is a global investment bank that integrates the best of strategy consulting with strategic transactions and capital raising for innovative life science companies. We support management and board members through all aspects of a deal from clearly defining and assessing all options to developing company positioning and navigating through the full deal cycle from outreach to term sheet structuring to negotiating to close. Our suite of capabilities and data driven approach provides our clients with greater confidence on decision making, faster execution, and less friction working with a single team throughout the process.
Core job responsibilities:
-Serve as the in-office IT support resource with backing from an experienced IT professional
-Assist Operations Team members (finance, marketing, business development etc.) as needed with Ad Hoc projects regarding data pulls and analysis from company customer relationship management system
-Coordinate service requests and agreements with office vendors and building management
-Handle visitor requests for the new hires/client meetings/office guests
-Assist with office management duties
-Assist Human Resource Manager and IT with onboarding and offboarding of team members including IT, computer setup and agenda creation
-Create and update SOPs for internal business processes
-Manage and administer Microsoft Licenses, equipment, and hardware inventory
-General FINRA new hire paperwork and compliance activities as needed including email keyword searching, tracking brokerage letters/online statements for registered reps and sending/updating company watch list to team
-Schedule interviews and track candidates throughout hiring process in our applicant tracking system
-Coordinate Locust Walk Café and events with Human Resources Manager
-Assist Human Resources Manager with event and training logistics
-Track LW team engagement efforts (surveys, polls etc.)
-Supporting HR Manager in all areas of recruitment including but not limited to resumes screen
-Administratively support Chief People Officer
The right skills are a must for success
All roles at Locust Walk require strong technical and emotional intelligence skills. The following skills are essential to succeed:
-Bachelor's degree (1-2 years of relevant experience preferred)
-Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
-Personable, and able to interface between LW Team members, Vendors and Clients respectfully and tactfully
-Efficient, confident, and clear communicator whether over phone, email, video or in person
-Ability to take initiative and execute tasks in a timely manner
-Exercise discretion and confidentiality with all matters
-Flexible and open to taking on new and different initiatives as priorities change
-Basic proficiency with the Microsoft suite, including Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
What is our culture?
We look for entrepreneurial, growth-oriented individuals who are committed to the success of others.? We have a high-performance culture that rewards creative solutions to daily challenges, as well as a strong work ethic while enjoying the ride. Locust Walk offers a mindful work-life balance within the context of a transaction-focused professional services firm. While we have always connected in our physical locations, ate lunch together and enjoyed other team activities, we have now created a hybrid environment of in-office and work from home flexibility. We are open and honest with each other and transparent in our dealings, including information about the health of the business.
A match with our values and culture is our highest priority
This person needs to live the Locust Walk values. Were looking first for people who fit our culture. Culture is very important to us and that fit is critical. Listed below is an overview of our core values. Please consider whether these are a match with yours:
Commitment to the Success of Others
-Global team-based culture with individual accountability
-No team member is left behind: we are committed to succeeding together for the benefit of both our clients and the company
Open and Courageous Communication
-In the spirit of caring for each other's success, we commit to being truthful and transparent in our communication and feedback, both to clients and inside the company and we do so with empathy and success
-We commit to thoughtful and rigorous debate and feedback at all levels of the company
-The Locust Walk Leadership Team always strives to be as transparent as possible with the company
Growth Mindset
-We thrive on challenge and are life-long learners. We are not afraid of failure, yet see it as a springboard
-Honest bi-directional feedback is important for building trusted, productive relationships
-Feedback should be given as soon as possible after an event or situation occurs rather than waiting for the moment to pass
Entrepreneurial Spirit
-We are self-motivated to succeed and will do whatever it takes for our clients to succeed in an ethical manner
-We will always have a small firm ethos with an entrepreneurial mindset and minimized bureaucracy
Enjoy the Ride
-We care about and for our clients and each other
-We work hard and integrate fun into the core of what we do. We all have unique interests and find common ways of sharing that with each other
-Wins should be celebrated
-It is about the journey, not the destination
How much could someone earn in this role?
Our firm has a multi-part compensation structure:
-We pay a competitive base with other transaction focused professional services firms
-Every person at Locust Walk has goals and will be eligible to earn a bonus based on exceptional individual and firm performance that encourages both accountability as well as teamwork and helping to grow the overall business
-We offer a great competitive Total Benefits package which includes health, dental, and vision, as well as other great competitive benefits
-We have a flexible vacation policy on top of 11 official company holidays
-We offer a 401k match
For More Information:
Please visit Locustwalk.com or email arosin@locustwalk.com with your resume/cover letter