Senior Competition Economist (Experienced)

FIDERES; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Competition Economist to lead a dynamic team in investigating corporate and financial misconduct. This role offers the opportunity to manage client relationships and direct multiple projects, ensuring innovative solutions to complex economic issues. The ideal candidate will possess a PhD in Economics and have a proven track record in economic consultancy or a competition agency. Join a forward-thinking firm that champions fair markets and values professional growth, offering flexible working hours and a supportive environment for career advancement.

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

Competitive Salaries

Bonuses

Training and Development Programs

Diverse and Inclusive Work Environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience at a competition agency or in economic consultancy.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, proficiency in Python or R desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of economic consulting projects involving competition economics.
• Oversee antitrust projects and conduct detailed economic analysis.

Skills

Economic Analysis

Client Relationship Management

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Python

R

Education

PhD in Economics

Tools

CRM Systems

Project Management Software

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At Fideres we champion fair markets for social justice and individual dignity. Through our unique focus on litigation, we help consumers and investors to enforce their rights through the legal system. We are leaders in our field and we have supported our clients in recovering billions of dollars in settlements for plaintiffs.

Our Competition team has provided expert opinions on major antitrust legal actions against Big Tech (including Apple, Amazon and Facebook), Big Pharma, Big Finance and Big Agriculture. Meanwhile our original and innovative investigations into river sewage and Covid-19 have led to national press coverage.

Our Financial and Securities Litigation team has acted as plaintiffs' experts in the most consequential financial cartels and market manipulation cases of the past 10 years.

About this Role

We are looking for an experienced Competition Economist to join our team. 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 either our London or New York office.

Key Responsibilities

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

Work Eligibility Requirements for U.S Applicants Only

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.

Why Fideres

Fideres’s vision is to become the leader in litigation-only economic consulting globally, free of corporate conflicts.

Following years of growth, over the past two years Fideres has started to expand internationally and we now have offices established in London, New York, Rome and Madrid. We plan to open an office in Australia and to grow our presence in France and Germany.

We are looking for candidates, who are committed to Fideres’s strategy and values, and who are willing to grow in this phase of our company’s expansion.

What We Offer

You will get to work in a highly innovative environment where training and development is put at the top of the agenda to ensure that our staff are at the leading edge of their academic knowledge, and where rapid career progression is available to proactive employees who reach out for opportunities.

We offer flexible working hours and hybrid remote working, competitive salaries and bonuses, and competitive benefits.

We are proud of our values and our diverse and international workforce, and we are committed to building a working environment where employees feel safe, welcome and able to have an open and respectful dialogue on diversity issues.

Applying

To apply, you will need to submit your CV and cover letter via the 'Apply' button. Please note that we consider a thoughtful and well considered cover letter to be an integral part of our application process.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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