Third Bridge is a leading global research firm established in 2007, with a team of over 1,500 employees worldwide dedicated to fueling decisions with expert insights . We accelerate and enhance decision-making for investors and business leaders by unearthing unique expert insights across multiple sectors, geographies, and topics.

For nearly 20 years, we’ve helped clients access knowledge on demand from experts, in-person and through our Library covering over 65,000 companies.

Start Dates: July and September 2026

Do you want to start your career in a dynamic, commercial environment ? If you are motivated by competition with others, can communicate confidently both on the phone and in person, and want to develop quickly, then our Associate role at Third Bridge could be the right next step for you.

Why Join Us?

We offer you more than just a role - with us you have the chance to lay the foundation for a successful career. As a Client Services Associate, you'll develop a solid understanding of commercial contexts and how to deal with clients – a strong foundation for careers in areas such as sales, account management, management, research, and more. We rely on internal promotions - and many of our top performers take on their first management responsibility after just two years.

You’ll succeed in the role if you:

like a dynamic, goal-oriented environment
have the confidence to pick up the phone and talk to anyone
Are curious, learn quickly and enjoy solving complex challenges
immediately find a good connection with people and act smartly and confidently in conversations
are resilient and motivated to not only achieve goals, but to exceed them

What your tasks are

In this role, you'll be at the heart of our business: identifying, contacting and mentoring industry experts to provide our clients with the insights they need – often under very tight timelines. A significant part of your daily work will take place on the phone: you will convince specialists to share their knowledge and coordinate their participation in discussions with our clients.

In everyday life, you will:

Be responsible for projects from start to finish - truly understand our clients' needs and organize high-level expert meetings
Reach experts from a wide range of industries via cold calling, master objections confidently and win them over for cooperation
Work at high speed and balance multiple projects and clients at the same time
learn quickly and build up a broad understanding of markets, business models and regulations
Sell the entire Third Bridge product portfolio – including content, surveys, advisory and 1:1 expert discussions

What we offer you

Strong entrepreneurial understanding: You will develop skills in sales, negotiation and relationship building – and have the chance to take on responsibility at an early stage
Insights from leading companies: You will work directly with first-class private equity funds, hedge funds or management consultancies
Clear development perspective: All managers started as associates – taking on management responsibility is possible after just 2 years
Annual training budget that you can use freely for your personal and professional development

Qualifications

Fluent in German (written and oral - level C1 and higher).
You are high-performing and ambitious , have gained practical experience in internships, jobs or projects and have shown perseverance and commitment.

Salary and Benefits:

The total salary in the first year is expected to be between €66,500 and €88,000 (based on average to high performance). It is made up of a base salary of €52,000 and an unlimited performance bonus that is available from the second month.
You will receive a MacBook and an iPhone from Apple.
You have 28 days of vacation per year as well as 2 personal days .
We support your fitness with subsidies for gyms or sports activities.
Every day you can enjoy fresh coffee from our barista .
Our office is located directly in the center of Munich – central, easily accessible and right in the middle of the action.
Become part of our open culture with joint events, exciting training opportunities and a motivated team with strong cohesion.

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