Pros
- The company hires well, so a lot of smart, energetic people around to learn from and interact with - A really great purpose- the company is changing how top investors manage their assets- both on the allocator side and investment manager side - Our clients are large, sophisticated investors including top pension funds, sovereign funds, well known universities, foundations and it's pretty awesome to be working on their behalf - A lot of opportunity for growth - Novus went from just 10 employees in 2009 to almost 100 today - Opportunity to take on a lot of responsibility- some employees have gone from interns or analysts to management fairly quickly - Our platform is second to none when it comes to analyzing investment managers and providing portfolio insight to allocators
Cons
- Long Hours- people at Novus work incredibly hard (I don't mind but I know some do) - Long-term bonuses- a large percentage of bonuses come in equity options, not just cash - A lot of change- the company believes in shaking things up fairly quickly if something is not working, and this can be jarring to some