Senior Competition Economist (Experienced)

About this Role

We are looking for an experienced Competition Economist to join our team, on either a permanent or 12-month fixed term basis. This role will manage client relationships and will lead multiple project teams of economic consultants investigating corporate and financial wrongdoing to achieve project goals for those clients.

This role can be based in our New York office.
Key Accountabilities

In this role you will manage a portfolio of economic consulting projects involving competition economics. As an experienced, commercial and relationship driven Competition Economist, you will collaborate with the project team to brainstorm novel solutions to the economic problems in front of you.

Some notable responsibilities:

• Overseeing antitrust projects and managing a project team of economic consultants
• Conducting detailed economic analysis of antitrust allegations as part of the delivery of Fideres' consulting mandates
• Writing comprehensive reports that summarize the key findings of our analysis in a simple, succinct manner
• Proactively managing client relationships
• Helping to manage the team to ensure innovative ideas are researched and delivered for our project pipeline
• Presenting and explaining proposals to potential clients
• Helping to track and allocate resources to achieve business unit goals
• Coaching the team on Fideres's processes, writing styles and analytical methodologies
• Maintain up-to-date records in Fideres's CRM and Project Management systems

Key Skills and Attributes

The successful candidate will have:

• Proven experience at a competition agency, in a sector regulator, or in an economic consultancy
• A PhD in Economics is essential
• Experience of dealing directly with clients (such as law firms and/or regulators)
• The ability to communicate effectively on complex issues in simple terms
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, proficiency in python or R would be desirable
• Strong project organization skills, able to meet deadlines
• A high level of integrity with a creative and curious mind
• An interest in coaching, developing and collaborating with others
• An appetite for networking and connecting people and problems

The base salary range for this role is between $150,000 and $175,000, with a competitive discretionary bonus typically included in the overall package.
Work Eligibility Requirements for U.S Applicants Only

All U.S applicants must have the right to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of a U.S employment visa at this time.
Application Process
Applying

To apply, you will need to send us your CV and cover letter via the application form below. Please note that we consider a thoughtful and well considered cover letter to be an integral part of our application process.
Pre-Interview Assessments

Depending on the role you are applying for, you may be asked to complete a pre-interview assessment relevant to the role. This allows us to see if you have some of the necessary technical skills required for the role, and it can also give you an idea of some of the skills that would be required.
Interviews

For the majority of our roles, we have a three stage interview process. The main purpose of our interviews is to further assess your technical skills, your communication skills (team and client) and make sure that you have sufficiently researched what we do and the role itself. More generally it is a chance for us to get to know each other better.

A typical interview process would look a bit like this:

• First Interview: Technical with a team member
• Second Interview: Cultural fit interview
• Final Interview: Technical interview