Senior Competition Economist (Fixed Term)

Fideres; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Competition Economist to lead economic consulting projects. This role involves managing client relationships and overseeing teams of economic consultants to investigate corporate wrongdoing. With a focus on antitrust issues, you will conduct detailed analyses, write comprehensive reports, and present findings to clients. The ideal candidate will possess a PhD in Economics, strong analytical skills, and a proven track record in economic consultancy. Join a dynamic team dedicated to ensuring fair markets and social justice, where your expertise will make a significant impact.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of economic consulting projects involving competition economics.
• Conduct detailed economic analysis of antitrust allegations.

Skills

Competition Economics

Analytical Skills

Client Relationship Management

Project Organization

Python or R

Education

PhD in Economics

Tools

CRM Systems

Project Management Systems

Job description

About Us

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 Senior Competition Economist to join our team on a 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 New York, London, Madrid or Rome.

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.