Senior Analyst, Latin America

Frontier Strategy Group; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel opportunities

Exposure to executives

Job summary

Frontier Strategy Group (FSG) is seeking an analyst to strengthen our Latin American focused research team. Fluency in Spanish is required; Portuguese language ability is an advantage.

The position is based in our Washington DC headquarters and involves rigorous primary and secondary research, interviewing senior executives, and delivering clear, data-driven insights for top-tier clients. Travel about 3 days per month is expected.

Qualifications

• Graduate with strong academic credentials.
• 2+ years in commercial research delivering executive-ready deliverables.
• Experience conducting primary and secondary research.
• Capable of managing multiple assignments with different timelines.
• Strong understanding of research process and data sources.
• Experience in quantitative and qualitative research.
• Ability to extract key insights from data.

Skills

Spanish fluency

PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

Analytical skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

Databases

Job description

Working with senior executives from the world’s leading companies, Frontier Strategy Group (FSG) helps our clients compete successfully in the most dynamic and fast-moving markets they operate in.

Currently, we are specifically seeking an individual to strengthen our Latin American focused research team. He or she should be fluent in both spoken and written Spanish, with Portuguese language ability an advantage.

Questions FSG analysts have recently tackled include:

• How can I best enter the Paraguayan market?
• Which countries in Latin America represent the best investment opportunities for me?
• How can I position my business for success in Venezuela when the climate there changes?
• How can I change my salesforce’s behavior in Central America so that it conforms to my company’s global standards?
• What’s the best way to market a premium product as I am entering new markets in Latin America?

FSG addresses our clients’ questions by identifying and analyzing the best practices employed by other companies who have faced similar challenges. Successful analysts at FSG are able to quickly grasp our clients’ issues, identify relevant peers for our clients to learn from, and have the tenacity and charm to build useful relationships with primary sources. Intelligent, hard-working and focused individuals who can distill relevant insights and details from myriad sources excel at FSG. With a rapid expansion underway, FSG offers qualified candidates the chance to fast-track their careers, whilst engaging with the most exciting and interesting problems that leading international corporations such as Unilever, UPS, Dow Chemical and Anheuser-Busch face today.

FSG is a high-growth, entrepreneurial company. Our research team consists of intelligent, enthusiastic and high‑potential analysts and senior analysts who produce high quality analysis of best practices for tackling specific challenges in emerging markets. Analysts work on customized short answer research reports for individual clients, and also on more general projects for broader groups of clients. Analysts conduct primary research with Senior Executives, Government and NGO officials, and other relevant parties.

Required experience:

• Graduate (Bachelors or Masters degree) with strong academic credentials
• Minimum of 2+ years of work experience gained in a commercial research environment, creating deliverables for an executive audience
• Experience conducting both primary and secondary research
• Demonstrated experience of managing multiple assignments of differing timelines
• In depth understanding of the research process – ability to identify, assimilate and understand information from many different sources – including databases, and interviews with executives
• Demonstrated experience of quantitative and qualitative research – superior analytical abilities
• Ability to see the forest from the trees – able to identify mine the data for the relevant nuggets of insight; demonstrates creativity in identifying key ideas, linkages and relevant comparisons.

Preferred experience:

• Experience interacting with senior executives
• Prior knowledge of and exposure to emerging markets, and the issues facing businesses operating in these markets
• Practiced at distilling massive amounts of data into succinct, relevant conclusions for clients
• Ability to locate and procure sensitive data from original sources and senior executives

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, in English and Spanish; knowledge of Portuguese would be an advantage
• Able to conceptualize complex ideas and present them in compelling visual formats that are easily digestible by a busy audience
• Superior analytical skills, as demonstrated by a track record of thought leadership and problem solving activities
• Ability to analyze quantitative and/or qualitative data
• Strong project management and time management skills; efficient in managing multiple projects – able to work quickly whilst producing quality output
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to build and maintain relationships
• Language skills would be an advantage – Spanish or Mandarin are preferred
• Familiarity with PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office programs

Behaviors, characteristics and values:

• Intellectual self-confidence – enjoys the process of discussion and debate; able to listen, learn and assimilate differing viewpoints, and to challenge internal and external clients appropriately
• Broad intellectual interests – genuine enthusiasm for exploring new areas; able to identify, grasp and disseminate insight across a broad terrain; demonstrable interest in emerging markets preferred
• Flexible, with the ability to switch focus and quickly grasp the essential points of new projects, and areas of interest to our client base
• Creative and intuitive
• A team player, but capable of working independently with minimal supervision
• Autonomous – thrives in an atmosphere of delegated responsibility and ownership
• Client focused – committed to client service both internally and externallyn
• Commercial – demonstrate understanding of what clients’ value; focus research work to meet client needs
• Commitment to hard work
• Honest and open; high integrity
• Enthusiastic and tenacious
• Culturally sensitive
• Resilient with an ability to respond appropriately to challenges
• Enthusiastic and tenacious
• Ambitious, with potential to advance

Location:

The position is based in our Washington DC headquarters at 1150 18th Street NW, Washington DC, 20036. Occasional travel is a requirement for the successful candidate (c.3 days a month).