Principal, Geopolitical and Country Risk (m/w/d)

Meyandy LLC; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 130.000 - 185.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Control Risks is seeking a Principal to lead and grow the Europe & CIS Geopolitical & Country Risk practice based in Berlin or London. You will steer strategy, client leadership and operational delivery for senior decision-makers at multinational clients.

You will recruit, mentor, and manage senior analysts, drive business development, and maintain market presence through thought leadership and partnerships. Flexible working arrangements are offered where possible.

Qualifikationen

• Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant subject matter.
• Minimum of 10 years of full-time professional experience in political risk intelligence and advisory consulting.
• Extensive network in European policy communities and government/business sectors.
• Excellent communication, listening and negotiation skills in English and preferably German.
• Experience in public speaking to large audiences (100+).
• Advanced analytical and report-writing skills in English and other European languages.

Aufgaben

• Lead strategy, growth, and performance of the Europe & CIS GCR practice.
• Oversee complex, high-value consulting engagements with multi-regional scope.
• Support analytical leadership on political, regulatory, and security developments.
• Drive development and rollout of new products and solutions.
• Lead, develop, and mentor the Europe & CIS team.
• Meet sales origination targets through client engagement and thought leadership.
• Build and maintain senior client relationships and identify opportunities.
• Manage the practice with financial discipline and robust operations.
• Represent the firm externally through media, conferences and thought leadership.
• Ensure risk governance and escalation of potential issues.

Kenntnisse

Strategic leadership

Client leadership

Business development

Public speaking

English proficiency

Negotiation skills

Team mentoring

Project management

Analytical writing

Risk assessment methodologies

Ausbildung

Master's degree or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

As Principal you will lead and grow Control Risks’ Europe & CIS Geopolitical & Country Risk (GCR) practice, providing strategic direction, client leadership, and operational excellence as part of a global team of over 100 analysts and consultants. The role combines practice leadership with hands-on delivery of complex advisory engagements for senior decision-makers at multinational companies and other major clients. Ideally you will be based in Berlin but we will also consider applicants based in London.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leadership of the GCR Europe & CIS Practice - Lead the strategy, growth, and performance of the Europe & CIS GCR practice, ensuring revenue, profitability, and delivery targets are achieved.
• Oversee complex, high-value consulting engagements - including cross-service line and multi-regional projects involving senior client stakeholders.
• Support analytical leadership on political, regulatory, and security developments across the region.
• Drive innovation through the development and rollout of new products, services, and solutions.
• People Leadership - Lead, develop, and mentor the Europe & CIS team through effective performance management, coaching, and role-modelling collaborative leadership and wellbeing.
• Business Development - Meet personal and team sales origination targets through client engagement, thought leadership, conference participation, and development of integrated solutions.
• Build and maintain senior client relationships, strengthen market positioning, and identify new opportunities across existing and prospective clients.
• Business Management - Manage the practice efficiently, maintaining financial discipline, target margins, and robust operational oversight.
• Brand & Market Presence - Represent Control Risks externally through media, conferences, thought leadership, and social media engagement.
• Risk Management - Protect the firm's reputation by ensuring appropriate risk assessment, governance, and escalation of potential issues.

Requirements

• Master's degree or equivalent (in relevant subject matter).
• Minimum of 10 years of full-time professional experience in winning and delivering political risk intelligence and advisory consulting on highly regulated, policy-sensitive sectors, such as energy, infrastructure, defence, telecoms, healthcare/life sciences, financial services and/or digital technologies.
• Access to a large network of reliable, credible sources in European policy communities, think tanks, ministries, security agencies and from the business community.
• Excellent communication, listening and negotiation skills in English and preferably at least one other European language, ideally German.
• Experience in public speaking, including larger audiences (100+).
• Advanced analytical and report-writing skills in English (and preferably one other European language).
• Excellent knowledge and demonstrated experience in applying methodologies for political risk analysis (i.e. threat assessments, risk assessments, scenario development and planning); ability to develop bespoke methodologies.
• Excellent knowledge of risk management frameworks and understanding of how private businesses manage both strategic and operational risks in practice.
• Demonstrable experience selling consulting services to international clients.
• Strong project management skills & demonstrable ability to multi-task and manage multiple commitments under time pressure.
• Demonstrable commercial acumen when planning and pricing projects.
• Willingness to travel for work.

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the val…

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