Third Bridge

Company Description Third Bridge is a market-leading investment research firm. We provide integrated solutions for the world's top investors and business leaders to help them make smarter and faster decisions. No other company in the world provides the same holistic investment offering: our superpower is the combination of human insights and unique investor-led content with a global expert network. We serve over 1,000 investment firms, offering clients 24/7 coverage through our team of 1,500 employees located across twelve offices. Job Description As the Head of Legal, you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the legal department, and for designing and implementing strategic and tactical initiatives to improve processes and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the department. You will be responsible for the management of the legal team, supporting them in managing their workload and any escalations. As the Head of Legal, you will also act as the interim Data Protection Officer (DPO) for the Third Bridge Group (outside of China and Singapore) and be responsible for ensuring company secretarial activities of all group companies are managed effectively. Team management and operations Manage the global legal team based across China, London and New York to ensure a consistent global approach. Ensure the legal team is a high-performing and effective team, recognised across the business who services its internal clients efficiently. Encourage and support the team to constantly develop their skills and expertise, ensuringeach has a personal development plan and provide feedback and support wherever necessary. Actively seek out and implement new processes and technology to improve operational efficiencies and effectiveness within the legal team. This is the legal team's KPI for 2025 so it will be a real focus of the role. Identify tools/technology to effectively monitor workflow, provide transparency to leaders and help identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement. Manage the team's budget including forecasting, tracking and reporting during the financial year. Conduct process audits to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement. In collaboration with business leaders develop and maintain a series of SOPs with business agreed KPIs for the team. Policy management and adherence Own, monitor and keep up to date the following legal policies: The Securities Dealing and Insider Trading Policy, The Communications Policy, The Modern Slavery Policy, The Anti- Bribery and Corruption Policy and the Privacy Policy Ensure the Third Bridge global statutory and regulatory update tracker is updated quarterly Corporate and company secretary Ensure the company registers are up to date Manage and maintain shareholder documents around the Management Incentive Plan and Employee Share Option Plan i.e. share issues to and share purchases from managers and option grants to employees (and overseeing the annual required share scheme filings with HMRC) Manage the company secretarial relationships for the Luxembourg-based TopCo and the Management Incentive Plan Trustee based in Jersey Ensure intercompany arrangements are up to date (transfer pricing, inter-company loans, data sharing) Respond to due diligence questionnaires and KYC requests from third parties including shareholders and clients Companies House filings and other local filings Advise on the legal risks and requirements for new office and legal entity formation Intellectual Property Advise in respect of the protection of intellectual property rights Manage Third Bridge's trademark portfolio and liaising with TM agents Dispute Management Deal with contract disputes with clients and specialist queries Advise in respect of employee disputes and investigations Provide advice in relation to restrictive covenant disputes (incoming and outgoing) Respond to legal claims and cease and desist letters from companies claiming infringement of employment/confidentiality rights. Data Protection Act as the DPO for the Third Bridge Group (except China and Singapore) Design and maintain Third Bridge's Privacy Policies, procedures, and training Advise the business on the impact of data privacy and core compliance with global data privacy laws Liaise with regulators, responding to SARs and other data subject rights requests Deal with Data Breaches and maintain the data breach register Review Data Processing Impact Assessments and Data Processing Agreements Insurance and Risk Management Work with the business to assess risks and mitigate them Ensure compliance with local laws and sanctions regimes Maintain appropriate insurance to cover business risks and liabilities. Qualifications Excellent communication skills both written and verbal PQE andlegal operations experience Proven experience of dealing with C suite stakeholders Experience withlegal operations and improving legal team efficiencies Experienceworking with a team based overseas and managing global contracts and risks Strong commercial acumen Strong knowledge and experience of data privacy laws Additional Information Vacation: 25 days (which increases to 28 days after 2 years of service) plus UK Bank Holidays Learning: personal development allowance of £750 per year Health and wellbeing: private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan, a variety of health and wellbeing events to focus on mental health, Ride to Work scheme (savings on bikes and accessories) Future and family: pension contributions of 4% (increases with tenure) and life insurance of 4x of your base salary Flexibility: work from anywhere for one month per year, 2 annual volunteer days, 2 personal days when life throws you a curveball and 'Summer Fridays' Social: weekly optional social gatherings, daily breakfast and snacks, social events ESG: CSR, Environment and Diversity & Inclusion (including Women at Third Bridge, Pride and Blkbridge) Frontline Innovation: your chance to share your ideas for improvement through Hackathons and other events The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the country they are applying. We know that to be truly innovative, we need to have a diverse team around us. That is why Third Bridge is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. If you are not 100% sure if you are right for the role, please apply anyway and we will be happy to consider your application.

Company Description At Third Bridge, we're a primary research business providing professional services to Private and Public Equity Investors, Investment Consultants, Investment Managers, and more. We help those investors understand companies and the issues they face. We build and share intelligence on key industry drivers and the latest sector trends. And we offer the kind of critical knowledge that's regularly overlooked by conventional investment research, and which investors won't find anywhere else on the planet. Put simply, we're creating the world's largest database of human insights and we're the architects of an incredible ecosystem that fuels better and faster investment decisions. Together, we're on a mission to designing, building and delivering a different kind of future. It's all about creating a space where people are empowered to make bold moves. To explore new ways of working. To go where no-one has ever gone before. Job Description Connections is a fast-growing, fast-paced, performance driven environment. As an Associate, you'll be the person driving revenue by enabling our clients to connect to the industry experts that will help them. After your initial training period, where you'll hone your skills targeting, sourcing and screening relevant industry specialists, you'll start directly managing your own book of business. You'll spend much of your time on the phone, both with your clients, to unpick what they need from an expert, and with industry specialists, to find the perfect match. Ultimately, it's about uncovering what our clients need, and digging deep to find out whether the experts we identify know the answers to the questions our clients want to ask. Responsibilities Understand client needs and the most relevant experts that could help them. Engage with these individuals by reaching out over the phone to understand whether they are the right fit for our clients. Negotiate and persuade experts to connect with our clients at short notice, scheduling calls as soon as possible, whilst operating within our industry leading compliance framework. Deliver excellent client service by being a fast, responsive, thoughtful and proactive research partner Development We are committed to helping everyone at Third Bridge grow and develop, this starts from day 1 and continues throughout your career. Our comprehensive onboarding program includes both classroom-based and on-the-job learning that will teach you the fundamentals of our business, how our clients think, how to sell our value proposition to secure experts and how to explore a multitude of industry sectors in order to provide an excellent service to our clients. You will also learn how to identify industry experts as well as developing your communication skills to engage with industry specialists/senior professionals over the phone. Typically, but not exclusively, after 4 to 6 months in your Third Bridge journey you will have mastered Specialist Management, you will then progress to our Client Engagement Learning Programme to take on client relationship building and project management responsibilities. You'll learn how to engage with investor and management consulting clients, drive business results and lead project delivery teams. The next step in your Third Bridge career could be: Your promotion to a Senior Associate is based on achievement against performance goals. At this point, you will have the opportunity to choose your career track: either; Manager Track, where you start our Emerging Leaders program to develop your leadership skills and have the opportunity to apply for a Connections Manager role. Individual Contributor Track, where you will continue to hone your client engagement skills and unlock greater bonus earning potential. In your first year, you will sharpen your skills in Commercial Acumen: understand and navigate corporate structures, sector value chains, and key stakeholders. Learn to identify key drivers and dynamics to understand your client's knowledge gaps and engage with industry experts. Gain an introduction to the world of investment and how decision makers in this field think. Sales effectiveness to develop your Persuasion and Negotiation: learn how to effectively pitch to senior industry executives, persuade them to engage with clients and negotiate terms. You'll also learn how to persuade your clients to speak with the experts you know would be a great fit to support their research. Relationship Building: increase your network and build relationships with clients and industry experts by delivering a high-end customer experience throughout. Time Management: execute on multiple projects at a given time, manage competing priorities and changing client requests. Prioritisation and context switching are key in order to handle the fast-paced environment we operate in. Stakeholder Management: sharpen your interpersonal skills as you collaborate with others to share knowledge and develop sourcing strategies when executing on client requests. Qualifications What we look for: The work is fast-paced - you will be working on multiple requests each day, with tight timelines and high standards so you'll need to organise your time well, have great attention to detail and adhere to our compliance framework. Your projects will span a wide variety of industries and geographies which you will need to understand at a high level. It's important that you enjoy learning, are able to quickly understand key information and use this to find the right experts for each project. Our services are in high demand and we all work to targets so we need people who are excited by a hands-on, high performing and results-oriented role and who are driven to exceed expectations for our clients. You'll be responsible for building relationships with our clients as well as a wide variety of industry experts across different industries and seniority levels, so you need to have great communications skills (both written and verbal) and be able to adapt your communication style effectively. Teamwork is essential - you'll be collaborating with colleagues locally and internationally when executing on projects. With a culture centred around feedback and open communication, we look for people who are open to continuous professional development. Strong academic credentials and/or experience in a customer focused role. Additional information Rewarding your hard work. We offer a range of incredible rewards and benefits. These include the basics, which are: Competitive base salary of £31,500 with access to our bonus scheme after just 1 month. Plus an increase of £5000 on your base salary on your 12 month anniversary. In Year 1, an average performer can expect to earn between £36,000 - £39,000 OTE but our top performers make more! 25 days of vacation (which increases to 28 days after 2 years of service) plus UK Bank Holidays. We're very supportive of your career development here in Third Bridge: We create flexible career and development paths, with opportunities to gain a wide range of transferable skills. We've created comprehensive onboarding and training programmes and in the first 2+ years there is access to our Associate Training Programme, Client Engagement Programme, Emerging Leaders Programme, D&I Awareness course, Breaking Bias course, Manager training Programme and Mentoring Programmes run by our Executive Leadership Team. We also provide a Personal Development Allowance to the value of £750 per year, which can be used for any learning programmes you feel would be beneficial for you. We also focus on your health and wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance plus a Healthcare Cash Plan Modern Health to focus on your mental wellness with free coaching sessions, online therapy sessions and meditation resources Ride to Work scheme - save on the cost of a new bike and accessories Weekly optional social gatherings, every Friday in the office Monthly social events In-office perks, including fresh fruit deliveries, breakfast and snacks, regular lunches, and free tea and coffee Your future and family is important to us, so we offer: Pension contributions of 4% of your basic salary Life insurance at 4x your base salary As well as looking at your work-life balance: 2 annual volunteer days - so you can help a charity or good cause of your choice 2 personal days - for when life throws you a curveball Summer Fridays - so you have more time to enjoy the weather Work from Anywhere - visit family or extend your holiday by working abroad in approved countries for up to one month each year And finally, real-time rewards which concentrate on outstanding performance and teamwork using our colleague-to-colleague recognition programme. Watch your points grow and spend them on: Savings on hotel stays worldwide Gift cards for major retailers including Amazon and H&M Donations to charities And more! Job Types: Full-time, Graduate Salary: From £31,500.00 per year Benefits: Additional leave Company events Company pension Discounted or free food Private dental insurance Private medical insurance Referral programme Sick pay Work from home Schedule: Day shift No weekends Supplemental pay types: Performance bonus Work Location: One location

Company Description At Third Bridge, we're a primary research business providing professional services to Private and Public Equity Investors, Investment Consultants, Investment Managers, and more. We help those investors understand companies and the issues they face. We build and share intelligence on key industry drivers and the latest sector trends. And we offer the kind of critical knowledge that's regularly overlooked by conventional investment research, and which investors won't find anywhere else on the planet. Put simply, we're creating the world's largest database of human insights and we're the architects of an incredible ecosystem that fuels better and faster investment decisions. Together, we're on a mission to designing, building and delivering a different kind of future. It's all about creating a space where people are empowered to make bold moves. To explore new ways of working. To go where no-one has ever gone before. Job Description Connections is a fast-growing, fast-paced, performance driven environment. As an Associate, you'll be the person driving revenue by enabling our clients to connect to the industry experts that will help them. After your initial training period, where you'll hone your skills targeting, sourcing and screening relevant industry specialists, you'll start directly managing your own book of business. You'll spend much of your time on the phone, both with your clients, to unpick what they need from an expert, and with industry specialists, to find the perfect match. Ultimately, it's about uncovering what our clients need, and digging deep to find out whether the experts we identify know the answers to the questions our clients want to ask. Responsibilities Understand client needs and the most relevant experts that could help them. Engage with these individuals by reaching out over the phone to understand whether they are the right fit for our clients. Negotiate and persuade experts to connect with our clients at short notice, scheduling calls as soon as possible, whilst operating within our industry leading compliance framework. Deliver excellent client service by being a fast, responsive, thoughtful and proactive research partner Development We are committed to helping everyone at Third Bridge grow and develop, this starts from day 1 and continues throughout your career. Our comprehensive onboarding program includes both classroom-based and on-the-job learning that will teach you the fundamentals of our business, how our clients think, how to sell our value proposition to secure experts and how to explore a multitude of industry sectors in order to provide an excellent service to our clients. You will also learn how to identify industry experts as well as developing your communication skills to engage with industry specialists/senior professionals over the phone. Typically, but not exclusively, after 4 to 6 months in your Third Bridge journey you will have mastered Specialist Management, you will then progress to our Client Engagement Learning Programme to take on client relationship building and project management responsibilities. You'll learn how to engage with investor and management consulting clients, drive business results and lead project delivery teams. The next step in your Third Bridge career could be: Your promotion to a Senior Associate is based on achievement against performance goals. At this point, you will have the opportunity to choose your career track: either; Manager Track, where you start our Emerging Leaders program to develop your leadership skills and have the opportunity to apply for a Connections Manager role. Individual Contributor Track, where you will continue to hone your client engagement skills and unlock greater bonus earning potential. In your first year, you will sharpen your skills in Commercial Acumen: understand and navigate corporate structures, sector value chains, and key stakeholders. Learn to identify key drivers and dynamics to understand your client's knowledge gaps and engage with industry experts. Gain an introduction to the world of investment and how decision makers in this field think. Sales effectiveness to develop your Persuasion and Negotiation: learn how to effectively pitch to senior industry executives, persuade them to engage with clients and negotiate terms. You'll also learn how to persuade your clients to speak with the experts you know would be a great fit to support their research. Relationship Building: increase your network and build relationships with clients and industry experts by delivering a high-end customer experience throughout. Time Management: execute on multiple projects at a given time, manage competing priorities and changing client requests. Prioritisation and context switching are key in order to handle the fast-paced environment we operate in. Stakeholder Management: sharpen your interpersonal skills as you collaborate with others to share knowledge and develop sourcing strategies when executing on client requests. Qualifications What we look for: The work is fast-paced - you will be working on multiple requests each day, with tight timelines and high standards so you'll need to organise your time well, have great attention to detail and adhere to our compliance framework. Your projects will span a wide variety of industries and geographies which you will need to understand at a high level. It's important that you enjoy learning, are able to quickly understand key information and use this to find the right experts for each project. Our services are in high demand and we all work to targets so we need people who are excited by a hands-on, high performing and results-oriented role and who are driven to exceed expectations for our clients. You'll be responsible for building relationships with our clients as well as a wide variety of industry experts across different industries and seniority levels, so you need to have great communications skills (both written and verbal) and be able to adapt your communication style effectively. Teamwork is essential - you'll be collaborating with colleagues locally and internationally when executing on projects. With a culture centred around feedback and open communication, we look for people who are open to continuous professional development. Strong academic credentials and/or experience in a customer focused role. Additional information Rewarding your hard work. We offer a range of incredible rewards and benefits. These include the basics, which are: Competitive base salary of £31,500 with access to our bonus scheme after just 1 month. Plus an increase of £5000 on your base salary on your 12 month anniversary. In Year 1, an average performer can expect to earn between £36,000 - £39,000 OTE but our top performers make more! 25 days of vacation (which increases to 28 days after 2 years of service) plus UK Bank Holidays. We're very supportive of your career development here in Third Bridge: We create flexible career and development paths, with opportunities to gain a wide range of transferable skills. We've created comprehensive onboarding and training programmes and in the first 2+ years there is access to our Associate Training Programme, Client Engagement Programme, Emerging Leaders Programme, D&I Awareness course, Breaking Bias course, Manager training Programme and Mentoring Programmes run by our Executive Leadership Team. We also provide a Personal Development Allowance to the value of £750 per year, which can be used for any learning programmes you feel would be beneficial for you. We also focus on your health and wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance plus a Healthcare Cash Plan Modern Health to focus on your mental wellness with free coaching sessions, online therapy sessions and meditation resources Ride to Work scheme - save on the cost of a new bike and accessories Weekly optional social gatherings, every Friday in the office Monthly social events In-office perks, including fresh fruit deliveries, breakfast and snacks, regular lunches, and free tea and coffee Your future and family is important to us, so we offer: Pension contributions of 4% of your basic salary Life insurance at 4x your base salary As well as looking at your work-life balance: 2 annual volunteer days - so you can help a charity or good cause of your choice 2 personal days - for when life throws you a curveball Summer Fridays - so you have more time to enjoy the weather Work from Anywhere - visit family or extend your holiday by working abroad in approved countries for up to one month each year And finally, real-time rewards which concentrate on outstanding performance and teamwork using our colleague-to-colleague recognition programme. Watch your points grow and spend them on: Savings on hotel stays worldwide Gift cards for major retailers including Amazon and H&M Donations to charities And more! Job Types: Full-time, Graduate Salary: From £31,500.00 per year Benefits: Additional leave Company events Company pension Discounted or free food Private dental insurance Private medical insurance Referral programme Sick pay Work from home Schedule: Day shift No weekends Supplemental pay types: Performance bonus Work Location: One location