Advisory (Senior) Associate

Aurora Energy Research; Ciudad de México; On-site; MXN 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

Aurora Academy access

International work culture

Job summary

Aurora Energy Research seeks an Advisory (Senior) Associate to join the Mexico City team. You will lead advisory projects across energy transition technologies, support business development, and coach project teams while delivering data-driven insights to clients.

Ideal candidates have a quantitative degree and substantial consultancy or energy-sector experience, with strong English and Spanish proficiency.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience at a major consultancy, energy company, financial services firm, or knowledge-focused institution.
• Degree in a quantitative field with strong academic record and GPA
• Proven success in taking responsibility for project and process management within teams
• Ability to interpret and derive insights from complex quantitative data
• Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Self-starting entrepreneurial mindset and desire to grow the business
• Proficiency in English (C1)
• Written and spoken fluency in Spanish (C2)
• Experience leveraging Python, R, and advanced Excel for analytics
• Master’s degree is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute advisory projects across energy transition technologies and strategies.
• Support business development by contributing to delivery plans for proposals.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to maintain high-quality analysis and clear insights.
• Guide project teams and mentor junior staff where applicable.

Skills

Consulting experience

Quantitative analysis

Project management

Data interpretation

Clear communication

Entrepreneurial mindset

English proficiency (C1)

Spanish proficiency (C2)

Python

R

Advanced Excel

Education

Degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Python

R

Advanced Excel

Job description

Advisory (Senior) Associate

Department: Advisory

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Mexico City, Mexico

Description

Based in Mexico City (CDMX), you will be a member of the Mexico analytical team at Aurora, delivering cutting-edge advisory services for clients across the energy transition. You will support all aspects of client engagement: helping identify issues, forming hypotheses, conducting analysis, synthesising conclusions into recommendations and presenting to key decision-makers in the industry. You will develop data-based strategic insights into the energy transition for both public and private sector clients.

Successful candidates will work in a dynamic, stimulating, and demanding yet supportive environment. They will apply their interpersonal skills to build connected, co-operative project teams. They will be given responsibility to chart the path of their teams through projects, and opportunities to substantially influence the thinking of organisations across the energy sector. Over time, they will be able to grow into industry experts under the guidance of directors with deep experience addressing major strategic issues at the world’s top advisory firms.

The position suits an experienced analyst or associate from a top-tier strategic or economic consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or knowledge-focused firm or institution. The successful candidate will combine technical ability with a strong track record of leadership and dependable performance in team-oriented environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and executing advisory projects for our clients, across a diverse range of energy transition technologies, business models and strategies, including planning out the work of the team and ensuring we maintain rigorous standards of analysis and clear communication of insights
• Supporting business development work, for example by contributing delivery plans to our proposals

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Required attributes:

• At least 3 years of experience at a major consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or other knowledge-focused firm or institution
• Degree in a relevant quantitative field, with a strong academic record and outstanding Grade Point Average
• Demonstrated success in taking responsibility for project and process management in team-oriented environments
• Proven ability to interpret and derive insight from complex quantitative data and information
• Ability to communicate clearly and co-operate effectively with both technically and non-technically minded people
• Self-starting, entrepreneurial mind-set, and desire to grow the business.
• Proficiency in English (C1 level)
• Written and spoken fluency in Spanish (C2 level)

Desirable attributes:

• Previous experience of working on energy-related projects or policy – particularly in a Mexican context
• Leadership, management or mentoring experience demonstrated by previous roles of professional responsibility or extracurricular activities
• Demonstrated success in working together with clients
• Competence in advanced data analytics (e.g. Python, R, Advanced Excel)
• Strong academic record, such as a Master’s degree

Benefits

• The opportunity to substantially influence major decisions in the energy sector.
• Direct engagement with clients through Aurora conferences, workshops and webinars.
• The opportunity to grow into a publicly visible industry expert.
• A fun, informal and international work culture.
• A competitive salary package.
• Access to the Aurora Academy, our training programme offering a range of opportunities to develop your skills.

The Company is committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

We will review applications as they are received. Salary will be competitive with experience.