Flashpoints Forum Analyst

Ergo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ergo seeks an Analyst for its Flashpoints Forum to join a premier geopolitical-economic forecasting team in New York. You will work with top analysts and leaders to understand client questions and drive the process to uncover answers.

Entry-level candidates from recent or 2026 graduates are encouraged to apply, with emphasis on macroeconomics, conflict dynamics, and European politics. The role offers exposure to world-class research, direct engagement with senior figures, and the chance to

Qualifications

• Entry-level position for recent or 2026 graduates (undergrad or masters).
• Internships in policy, consulting, risk analysis, sell-side research, government, or international business preferred.
• Academic focus in international relations, public policy, history, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Brief senior executives on geopolitical forecasts.
• Interpret major global issues and events impacting Ergo’s clients.
• Identify and engage with leading subject matter experts and former government officials.
• Develop Ergo’s proprietary scenario-generation methodology further.
• Track developments on major global issues using diverse data sources.
• Monitor and report on complex political, economic, market, and security dynamics in dynamic countries and sectors.
• Determine direct impact to clients of potential futures of major global issues.
• Write, analyze, synthesize, and present complex findings with high standards and quick turnaround.
• Build slides to accompany presentations (Keynote).

Skills

OSINT

Writing skills

Interview skills

Rapid turnaround

AI familiarity

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree

Job description

Ergo is a global intelligence and advisory firm trusted by the world’s leading investors, multinationals, and governments. Ergo combines unique intelligence, frontline expertise, and innovative proprietary frameworks to generate predictions and analysis on the critical issues affecting markets, businesses, and nations.

Work at Ergo offers the opportunity to conduct in-depth analysis, primary research, engagements with the world’s top experts and leaders, and innovative forecasting on a wide range of geopolitical, macroeconomic, and technological issues. This is a dynamic and exciting position in which you will work with our analyst team to understand our clients' questions and then lead the process to discover the answers.

Ergo seeks an Analyst of the very highest caliber to join its Flashpoints Forum team. The Forum is Ergo’s geopolitical-economic-technological forecasting platform, providing business and government leaders foresight and impact analysis on the most market-moving global issues.

Flashpoints Forum Analysts have a unique opportunity to become deeply engaged in major global issues, work directly with leaders of the world’s most influential companies, and build a valuable skill set by undertaking a range of crucial responsibilities, including:

• Briefing senior executives on geopolitical forecasts
• Interpreting major global issues and events that impact Ergo’s clients
• Identifying and engaging with the world’s leading subject matter experts and recently former senior government officials
• Working within and further developing Ergo’s proprietary scenario-generation methodology
• Tracking developments on major global issues using a range of data sources
• Monitoring and regularly reporting on complex political, economic, market, and security dynamics in dynamic countries and sectors
• Determining direct impact to clients of potential futures of major global issues
• Writing, analyzing, synthesizing, and presenting complex findings at very high standards and with quick turnaround deadlines
• Building slides to accompany presentations (Keynote)

Qualifications

This is an entry-level position for recent or 2026 graduates (undergrad or masters). Ergo is prioritizing individuals with expertise in 1) macroeconomics, 2) conflict and kinetic activity, and/or 3) European politics, economics, and security dynamics. The base salary range for this position is $65,000-$75,000, depending on experience, plus bonus.

Ideal candidates will have an academic focus in international relations, public policy, history, or a similar discipline. Ideal candidates will also have previous internship experience in policy, consulting, risk analysis, sell-side research, government, or international business. Candidates are expected to demonstrate a genuine interest in economic issues, foreign affairs, and international business. Candidates must have:

• Subject knowledge of a wide range of geopolitical topics
• Excellent writing skills and ability to meet rapid turnaround deadlines for written content
• Strong OSINT and primary source research capabilities
• Ability to quickly understand new and complex topics
• Fluency with AI
• Interview skills for conversations with government leaders and subject matter experts
• A personal and work history that shows honesty, discipline, initiative, creativity and a very strong intellect
• A minimum GPA of 3.75 in college and/or grad school from a top 10% academic institution