Head of research | Scrabble & Jigsaw

Posted on January 31, 2025

Job Description

Dear Vincent,

Please find below our understanding of the Head of Research role -

Designation - Head of Research
Location - Mumbai
Role reports to - Sandip Bansal
The incumbent must have over 15 years of total experience
The fixed budget for the role is yet to be over 1 crore INR

Please let me know if I have missed anything. Additionally, please find the attached profiles of the candidates who are open to exploring the Head of Research role:

Sl No.	Name of the Current Company	Name of Candidate	Mobile	Current Designation	Education Qualifications	Remarks	Current CTC
1	AlfAccurate Advisors	Thomas Priju	9322836493	Co - Portfolio Manager & Head of Research	MMS (1996), CFA, B.Com	Thomas J. Priju is an investment management professional with 27 years of experience in research, portfolio management, financial valuation, and business analysis. Currently, he serves as the Co-Portfolio Manager and Head of Research at AlfAccurate Advisors, where he has rebuilt the research team and implemented best practices. His strategic investments have generated significant alpha over benchmarks in multiple funds. Prior to this, he worked as the Senior Vice President of Research at Alchemy Capital, leading a 7-member team and making crucial sector picks in Pharma and IT. He has also been a Senior Equity Analyst and Assistant PM at Karma Capital, where he focused on small and mid-cap stocks across various sectors. Earlier in his career, he managed research functions at TATA AMC and Mercer, contributing to the identification of successful investment strategies and stocks. His roles have consistently involved mentoring teams, engaging in business development, and making judicious sectoral allocation calls that have led to notable outperformance against benchmarks.	Fixed: 70 lakhs + 50% Variable
3	Bajaj Allianz Life	Paresh Jain	9650467666	Fund Manager & Head - Research	PGP: Finance - International Management Institute, B.Sc Statistics (H) – Delhi University	Paresh Jain, is a seasoned Fund Manager and former Head of Research with 20 years of experience, currently oversees approximately USD 1.0 billion AUM across various ULIP schemes at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance (India). With a successful track record, he has managed large-cap, flexi-cap, and small-cap funds, consistently outperforming benchmarks and peers. Previously, he managed an absolute return fund with USD 800 million AUM and he has been associated with his current organization for more than 7 years. He comes with an independent fund management experience of more than a decade and has experience in conducting macroeconomic research and aligning fund strategies with market conditions. He comes with an extensive experience in specializing in mid-cap/small-cap analysis, adopting a top-down approach to stock selection, and managing a sizable team of analysts reporting to him. He is currently reporting to the CIO - Sampath Reddy and is open to relocating to Mumbai.	Fixed: 85 LPA

Eagerly waiting for your feedback on the profiles.

Job Description

Dear Vincent,

Please find below our understanding of the Head of Research role -

Designation - Head of Research
Location - Mumbai
Role reports to - Sandip Bansal
The incumbent must have over 15 years of total experience
The fixed budget for the role is yet to be over 1 crore INR

Please let me know if I have missed anything. Additionally, please find the attached profiles of the candidates who are open to exploring the Head of Research role:

Sl No.	Name of the Current Company	Name of Candidate	Mobile	Current Designation	Education Qualifications	Remarks	Current CTC
1	AlfAccurate Advisors	Thomas Priju	9322836493	Co - Portfolio Manager & Head of Research	MMS (1996), CFA, B.Com	Thomas J. Priju is an investment management professional with 27 years of experience in research, portfolio management, financial valuation, and business analysis. Currently, he serves as the Co-Portfolio Manager and Head of Research at AlfAccurate Advisors, where he has rebuilt the research team and implemented best practices. His strategic investments have generated significant alpha over benchmarks in multiple funds. Prior to this, he worked as the Senior Vice President of Research at Alchemy Capital, leading a 7-member team and making crucial sector picks in Pharma and IT. He has also been a Senior Equity Analyst and Assistant PM at Karma Capital, where he focused on small and mid-cap stocks across various sectors. Earlier in his career, he managed research functions at TATA AMC and Mercer, contributing to the identification of successful investment strategies and stocks. His roles have consistently involved mentoring teams, engaging in business development, and making judicious sectoral allocation calls that have led to notable outperformance against benchmarks.	Fixed: 70 lakhs + 50% Variable
3	Bajaj Allianz Life	Paresh Jain	9650467666	Fund Manager & Head - Research	PGP: Finance - International Management Institute, B.Sc Statistics (H) – Delhi University	Paresh Jain, is a seasoned Fund Manager and former Head of Research with 20 years of experience, currently oversees approximately USD 1.0 billion AUM across various ULIP schemes at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance (India). With a successful track record, he has managed large-cap, flexi-cap, and small-cap funds, consistently outperforming benchmarks and peers. Previously, he managed an absolute return fund with USD 800 million AUM and he has been associated with his current organization for more than 7 years. He comes with an independent fund management experience of more than a decade and has experience in conducting macroeconomic research and aligning fund strategies with market conditions. He comes with an extensive experience in specializing in mid-cap/small-cap analysis, adopting a top-down approach to stock selection, and managing a sizable team of analysts reporting to him. He is currently reporting to the CIO - Sampath Reddy and is open to relocating to Mumbai.	Fixed: 85 LPA

Eagerly waiting for your feedback on the profiles.