Executive Leadership Insights Associate

Metis Strategy; Chevy Chase (MD); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus compensation

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Parental leave

Retirement contributions

Learning stipend

Paid time off

Job summary

Metis Strategy, a Washington, D.C.-area headquartered firm with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and Dallas, seeks an Associate to support Executive Leadership Programs. You will turn executive conversations into structured research, synthesize insights, and help shape the firm’s editorial perspective.

This role does not deliver consulting projects but requires close collaboration with consultants and leaders to surface ideas, craft briefs, and contribute to newsletters.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of post-undergraduate experience supporting senior leaders through research, synthesis, writing, or insight development in advisory, research, or editorial settings.
• Bachelor’s degree in areas such as business, economics, political science, public policy, journalism, communications, or related fields
• Graduate degree is not required, but considered a plus if in a relevant field
• Strong interest in technology leadership (CIO, CTO, Chief Digital Officer, etc.) role and curiosity about how executives think, decide, and prioritize
• Strong listening skills, with the ability to capture and synthesize insights from live executive conversations, meetings, and events
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and incomplete information; can impose structure without oversimplifying nuance
• Clear, precise writer with the ability to summarize complex ideas for senior audiences.
• Commitment to operational rigor and follow-through to ensure insights, themes, and commitments are consistently tracked, updated, and delivered
• Comfortable operating behind the scenes while working in close proximity to senior leaders and high-visibility work
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage and synthesize large amounts of data
• Facility with MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel; experience with data analysis or visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Visio) is a plus
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward action, ownership, and continuous learning
• High intellectual curiosity in the pursuit of professional and personal development
• Integrity and professionalism, with the ability to exercise judgment and maintain confidentiality
• Relationship driven, with a proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with internal and external clients
• Team player with a willingness to learn from others

Responsibilities

• Executive insight synthesis: review notes, recordings, and materials to generate clear themes and insights.
• Research and content development: draft briefs, summaries, presentations, and articles for internal and external use.
• Insight management and enablement: maintain trackers, surface patterns, and route relevant themes to leaders.
• Editorial collaboration: shape Metis Strategy’s point of view and produce newsletters for executive audiences.
• Support real-time insight capture and synthesis at select sessions or events.

Skills

Editorial judgment

AI collaboration

Research & synthesis

Strong writing

Analytical skills

MS Word/PowerPoint/Excel

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, economics, political science, public policy, journalism, communications or related fields

Tools

Tableau

Visio

Job description

Metis Strategy, a Washington, D.C.-area headquartered firm with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and Dallas, seeks an Associate to support Executive Leadership Programs. You will turn executive conversations into structured research, synthesize insights, and help shape the firm’s editorial perspective.

This role does not deliver consulting projects but requires close collaboration with consultants and leaders to surface ideas, craft briefs, and contribute to newsletters.