Working at Alger

Alger is an entrepreneurial, privately owned firm which encourages and empowers its employees to be intellectually curious and continually improve. We seek individuals who can think independently yet work collaboratively, are motivated to be best in class, challenge the norm and have fun while doing it. Alger values its employees and rewards them accordingly.

Alger provides ample training (see below) to employees and encourages employees to grow in their roles. This culture of continuous improvement is reflected by the fact that many Alger employees have worked at the firm for more than 10 years.

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Job Title: Senior Industrials Analyst

Reports to (title): Executive VP, Portfolio Manager

Job Description:

Alger is seeking an experienced and intellectually curious Senior Industrials Analyst to support coverage of the Industrials sector for the firm’s U.S. Small and Mid Cap strategies. This role is well-suited for an analyst with meaningful buyside experience who is eager to deepen sector expertise, take on increasing responsibility, and contribute directly to investment performance in a collaborative, research-driven environment.

The Senior Industrials Analyst will work closely with Portfolio Managers and senior investment professionals, with direct exposure to portfolio construction and investment decision-making. The role requires generating differentiated, fundamental investment insights across industrial subsectors and business models. Alger favors candidates who are passionate about investing, thrive in fast-paced environments, and demonstrate intellectual rigor, accountability, and strong analytical judgment.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Fundamental Research & Investment Analysis

• Conduct deep fundamental research on small and mid-cap industrial companies, including financial statement analysis, valuation work, and competitive and industry analysis
• Build, maintain, and update detailed financial and valuation models to support long and short investment theses
• Perform primary research, including meetings with company management teams, industry experts, sell-side analysts, and other relevant contacts
• Write clear, concise, and actionable internal research reports and investment memoranda

Portfolio & Idea Generation Support

• Generate differentiated long and short investment ideas aligned with Alger’s investment philosophy and risk framework
• Partner closely with Portfolio Managers to discuss investment theses, catalysts, risks, and portfolio implications
• Track industrials sector themes, structural trends, high-growth dynamics, and disruptive forces, and communicate insights to the investment team
• Contribute to ongoing portfolio monitoring, including earnings analysis, news flow, and thesis updates for existing holdings

Quantitative & Data-Driven Analysis

• Utilize and develop internal quantitative tools and reports to identify potentially attractive industrial investment opportunities
• Maintain and enhance proprietary databases tracking company fundamentals, industry metrics, and thematic trends

Team Collaboration & Development

• Work collaboratively with other sector analysts and investment professionals in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment
• Demonstrate increasing ownership of industrial sector coverage, with the potential to broaden responsibilities over time
• Support a culture of intellectual rigor, accountability, and continuous improvement

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree required in finance, economics, engineering, mathematics, science, or a related field
• MBA and/or CFA designation preferred but not required
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above required in a 4.0 scale
• Minimum 5–6+ years of buyside experience required
• Broad Industrials sector coverage experience required; specialization in any single subsector (e.g., capital goods, transportation, machinery, aerospace & defense, industrial services) not required
• Strong familiarity with industrial business models, including secular growth drivers, capital intensity, end‑market demand drivers, and cost structures, strongly preferred
• Proven experience developing and maintaining differentiated long and short investment theses

Skills:

• Strong fundamental research capabilities, including financial statement analysis, valuation, and modeling
• Strong fundamental research and analytical skills, including financial modeling, valuation, and industry analysis
• Ability to operate as an Industrials generalist, effectively covering multiple subsectors, end markets, and business models within the industrials universe
• Comfort evaluating a wide range of industrial companies, including considerations related to growth sustainability, capital intensity, cost structures, pricing power, operational leverage, and end‑market demand dynamics
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate investment ideas
• High level of self-motivation, intellectual curiosity, and disciplined work ethic
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple coverage responsibilities in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative mindset with confidence to express independent views and challenge assumptions constructively

Salary Expectations: $225,000-250,000 base salary plus discretionary bonus per performance

Alger is proud to be an E-Verify & Equal Opportunity Employer. It is Alger’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment. No qualified applicant or employee of Alger shall be discriminated against in employment on the basis of race, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), mental or physical disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by law (“Protected Characteristic”). This Policy applies to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, including but not limited to, hiring, compensation, benefits, promotion, and termination.

Note:  This job description should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position.  Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as may be required.  The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time.  This job description is not to be construed as a contract for employment.

Fred Alger & Company, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer