Associate, Consulting Clients - Los Angeles (2025 Start Dates)

Available Start Dates: January, May or September 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.

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 Funds 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. 

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.

• Credibility: You’ll strengthen your verbal and written communication skills, learning to adjust your style for different audiences and influence positive outcomes.

• Problem Solving: You’ll develop a proactive mindset, learning to anticipate challenges and think strategically to overcome obstacles and deliver results.

This role is ideal for individuals who are proactive, comfortable with phone outreach, and eager to develop skills in relationship-building, project management, and professional communication.

What our people love about being Associates in our Consulting Clients Team:

• Being surrounded by people they not only enjoy working with, but who also challenge and support them
• Owning individual responsibilities to grow our business, while also being in a team-oriented environment and working closely with their peers.
• Our clients truly lean on Third Bridge for their research, whether for strategy consulting or diligence work. Our clients are appreciative of and value our support and partnership.
• Getting to dip their toes into every imaginable industry under the sun, and getting exposed to a variety of individuals with unique perspectives and backgrounds.
• Building strong relationships both internally and externally create significant opportunities for professional development.
• We win together as a team.

Thrive at Third Bridge!

Beyond pay, you can expect clear performance goals and to be recognised for your contributions. After ~2 years of strong results you could transition from being an individual contributor to managing your own team and client segment - a huge career milestone. Depending on your aspirations, you could also progress to a role in Sales, Product, or opportunities across our organisation.

We ensure every team member is able to bring their best self to work as well as in their lives outside - take a look at our benefits:

Salary: Competitive base salary of $70,000 with access to our uncapped bonus scheme after just 1 month. Plus an increase of $5,000 on your base salary upon performance milestone achievement (average timeframe is within the 1st year).

In Year 1, an average performer can expect to earn at least $80,000 OTE but our top performers make more!

Time Off:

• Vacation: 15 vacation days and 2 personal days, increasing to 20 vacation days after 2 years of service.
• Holidays: 11 full company holidays and 4 half-day holidays.
• Volunteer Time: 2 CSR volunteer days annually.

Health & Wellbeing

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage through Cigna, including a 100% employer-paid medical plan option.
• Access to Wellhub and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Life insurance and long-term disability coverage.
• Pre-tax savings accounts: commuter, dependent care FSA, HSA, and medical FSA.

Retirement

• 401(k) plan with Roth and traditional options including a company match of up to 5% of your base salary.
• Access to Prosperwise, a financial advice tool.

Additional Benefits/ Perks

• Competitive parental leave policy.
• Pet insurance.
• Personal development allowance to support your growth.
• Phone allowance.
• Flexible work options, including a Work from Anywhere program and Summer Fridays.
• Access to stocked kitchens and regular social gatherings.
• Commitment to ESG initiatives such as CSR, D&I, environment and various employee resource groups (ERGs).

The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the country where 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.