Graduate Analyst - Competition

Oxera Consulting group; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading economic consulting firm in Madrid is seeking candidates to join their Competition team. The role involves high-impact antitrust cases, conducting empirical analysis, and collaborating with clients. Candidates should possess a postgraduate degree in economics, strong problem-solving abilities, and fluency in English. The company offers competitive salaries, a structured career path, and a multicultural environment.

Servicios

Highly competitive salary and bonus package

Comprehensive benefits

Structured career path with ongoing training

Formación

• Excellent academic record with a postgraduate degree.
• Ability to produce insights and recommendations in a client-facing context.
• Collaborative team player approach.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with colleagues and clients to resolve complex economics issues.
• Conduct empirical and quantitative analysis.
• Write reports, presentations, and articles.

Conocimientos

Problem-solving abilities

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Fluency in spoken and written English

Knowledge of econometrics

Knowledge of programming languages (Stata, R)

Educación

Postgraduate degree in microeconomics, econometrics, or game theory

Herramientas

Excel

Stata

R

Python

Descripción del empleo

Locations: Madrid

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Our Competition team offers the opportunity to work on high-impact antitrust cases and mergers, providing economic analysis to clients across various sectors.

You will collaborate closely with legal teams to assess competition risks, gather data and develop strategies that address antitrust concerns, shape case outcomes and quantify damages. Involved in all stages of litigation and merger investigations, you'll contribute to expert evidence, submissions to competition authorities and remedy design. This will involve leveraging econometrics, industrial organisation and other economic theories to support clients in navigating complex competition issues.

Your role in the team

• Collaborate with colleagues and clients to resolve complex economics issues.
• Conduct empirical and quantitative analysis in Excel, Stata, R and/or Python.
• Write reports, presentations and articles, independently or in conjunction with others.

What we’re looking for

• An excellent academic record with a postgraduate degree, covering microeconomics, econometrics and game theory.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical and communication skills.
• Fluency in spoken and written English. An additional European language is desirable, and is a requirement for those based in offices other than Brussels, London or Oxford.
• Previous experience of producing insights and providing recommendations within a client-facing context (advantageous).
• A collaborative team player approach.
• Knowledge of programming languages such as Stata and/or R (desirable).

What we can offer you

• A highly competitive salary and bonus package with comprehensive benefits.
• An opportunity to make an impact and shape the economic landscape by working with regulators, state departments, competition authorities, law firms and other private clients and stakeholders.
• A supportive, multicultural work environment, with the option of employee mobility.
• A collaborative working environment, with client exposure from day one.
• The opportunity to work with some of the brightest and most experienced minds in the industry.
• A structured career path, with ongoing training, mentorship and development opportunities to help you grow.
• A commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated and everyone is empowered to contribute.

Oxera is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity at all levels of the organisation. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.