Associate, Consulting Clients - Dallas (2025 Start Dates)

Company Description

Available Start Dates: August or October 2025

Third Bridge provides expert research services to the biggest private equity funds, consulting firms, credit, and public equity funds across all regions. Our insights from people help them make fast, high-quality investment decisions.

Founded in 2007, we’ve grown to over 1,300 employees across nine offices worldwide, delivering around-the-clock support to more than 1,000 leading investment funds and consulting firms.

Our commitment to fostering growth, driving collaboration, and rewarding bold action makes Third Bridge the ideal launching pad for commercially driven individuals to thrive in the business world.

Job Description

Please note, in applying to this role you are not applying to be a Consultant. Third Bridge is a market-leading investment research firm, we orchestrate and create research for our clients. This role is an Associate in Third Bridge and you'll be working with our Consulting Clients.

What is Consulting?
Our consulting clients work on behalf of large companies (e.g. Fortune 500’s) or institutional investors and support them by doing deep dive research to provide guidance on their corporate strategy or investment decisions. The insights they get through our experts and content are the backbone of the recommendations they deliver to their clients.

Would you like to learn more about our early careers Associate position? Take our free virtual job simulation and learn what it is like to work in this role.

Associate, Consulting Clients

The Associate (Consulting Clients) role is a results-driven role focused on delivering outstanding service to clients by understanding their specific needs on each project and connecting them with industry experts. In this position, you will leverage your ability to identify, engage, and manage experts who provide valuable insights that drive informed decision-making for our clients. By thoroughly understanding the scope of each project, you will play a crucial role in ensuring that clients gain access to the right expertise, enabling them to achieve their objectives effectively.

After completing our in-depth training at the New Joiner Academy, your key focus will be to:

• Deliver outstanding client service 

  • Establish and understand client needs and project requirements through effective communication and collaboration. 

  • Problem solve client needs to anticipate likely requests, thinking creatively to recommend and schedule the right experts for each part of the project

  • Establish strong client relations to be their trusted partner

• Build and maintain strong relationships with experts 

  • Identify and engage relevant experts from our network who are best suited to providing the insight the clients require on each project.

  • Find and recruit new experts into our network across various sectors to provide relevant insights for clients. 

  • Proactively reach out to potential experts via phone and email, often through cold calls, to propose and engage them for specific projects.

• Manage and deliver commercial projects 

  • Ensure a seamless, high-quality experience for clients and experts. 

  • Schedule and monitor call feedback to ensure speedy and effective exchange of knowledge between experts and clients

  • Prioritise and manage multiple client projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of expert insights that meet client expectations.

  • Audit projects to identify areas of improvement for future projects

Discover More

Curious about our Private Equity and Public Equity & Credit verticals? Check them out and decide which feels right for you. Focusing on an asset type allows our Associates to speak our clients’ language and intricately understand how they operate. 

Qualifications

In addition to gaining transferable, hands-on commercial and client management experience, you’ll develop a set of key skills that will be invaluable throughout your career. 

• Drive: You’ll learn how to stay motivated and resilient, taking ownership of your work and seeking responsibility. You’ll sharpen your ability to understand project requirements, within a range of industries and topics, and find solutions to ensure success.

• Coachability: As you learn and grow, you’ll ask the right questions, quickly absorb feedback, and apply it to improve your performance and make informed decisions.