Senior Financial Economist (Experienced)

Fideres; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

International team

Job summary

Fideres, a litigation-focused economic consulting firm, seeks a Senior Financial Economist in New York to deliver advanced quantitative analyses for securities and financial disputes. You will manage projects, engage clients, and mentor teammates while ensuring high-quality deliverables and timely outcomes.

The role requires a strong background in economics or statistics, programming proficiency (Python, R, SQL), and experience handling data-heavy, complex assignments in a regulatory or

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in economics, finance, or quantitative field.
• Experience delivering economic analysis and reports in litigation or regulatory contexts.
• Strong client-facing experience with regulators or law firms.
• Proficiency in programming languages and data tools (Python, R, SQL).

Responsibilities

• Lead econometric and statistical analyses for complex disputes.
• Manage finance and securities projects from scope to delivery.
• Engage with clients to clarify requirements and present results.
• Write concise reports and present findings to non-specialists.
• Mentor junior staff and support team development.

Skills

Economics

Statistics

Quantitative analysis

Client interaction

Python

R

SQL

Excel

Education

Master's in Economics

Bachelor's in Economics or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

Power BI

Job description

Fideres delivers effective economic analysis and testimony, turning data into courtroom advantage. As global litigation experts, we help law firms secure new cases and offer unbiased, conflict-free insights for complex and innovative disputes. Driven by rigorous analysis, we empower justice—for all—from case strategy to victory.

By dedicating ourselves solely to litigation-based economic analysis, we can provide truly unbiased assessments and maintain our commitment to objectivity.

Our Competition litigation consulting 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 worked on many of the most significant global cases involving securities fraud, market manipulation and financial cartels of the past decade, contributing expert opinions, and advising global law firms, institutional investors and regulators.

About this Role

We are looking for a professional with a background in economics, statistics or other quantitative discipline, to join our team of Financial Economists and make a positive impact to the global financial market from day one.

This role will work in a project team bringing advanced quantitative and data driven techniques to highly complex disputes involving financial markets and securities litigation. This role is based in New York.

Key Accountabilities

The Senior Financial Economist will manage securities and financial projects that require econometric, statistical or more quantitative analysis techniques.

Some notable responsibilities include:

• Conducting detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis of market manipulation allegations as part of the delivery of Fideres’ expert consulting mandates
• Taking responsibility for the management, timely delivery and overall quality of financial and securities consultancy projects
• Managing day to day client engagement activities, including managing the project scope, timeline and budget
• Coming up with new and improved solutions to problems and projects, along with ways to strengthen the quality of our analysis
• Writing comprehensive reports that summarize the key findings of our analysis in a simple, succinct manner
• Verbally presenting key findings to clients in a manner that allows them to understand both the results and how they impact their own clients
• Communicating with clients and stakeholders in a timely, clear and concise manner
• Contributing to the overall success of the firm's business development plans, and participating in client pitches
• Mentoring and supporting the team, and identifying internal training needs

Key Skills and Attributes

The successful candidate will have:

• A keen interest in financial markets and a strong belief in fair and transparent markets
• Proven relevant experience delivering economic analysis and reports (for example, in litigation support), gained at a sector regulator or within a consulting/financial services environment
• Experience of dealing directly with clients (ideally law firms and regulators)
• A strong record of academic achievement with a relevant degree(s) in economics, financial economics, statistics or other quantitative subjects (data analysis, mathematics etc.)
• Proficiency with data analysis software and programming experience (e.g., Python, R, Excel). Experience of database programs (e.g., SQL, Postgres) is a plus
• Hands-on work experience in managing data heavy projects, complex/big data manipulation, management, and analysis
• Strong writing skills, and experience of writing reports and presentations
• Strong project organizational skills, able to meet deadlines
• Enjoys building strong relationships with clients and stakeholders. Has the ability to explain complex concepts, quantitative results, and their implications to non-specialists
• Enjoys coaching and developing the team
• Integrity, and a creative, curious mind
• A high level of accountability, and not afraid to express and opinion and offer new solutions

The base salary for this role ranges from $150,000 to $220,000+, depending on skills and experience, with a competitive discretionary bonus typically included as part of the overall compensation package.

Work Eligibility Requirements for U.S Applicants Only

All U.S 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.

Why Fideres

Fideres’s vision is to become the leader in litigation-only economic consulting globally, free of corporate conflicts.

Following years of growth, over the past two years Fideres has started to expand internationally and we now have offices established in London, New York, Rome and Madrid. We plan to open an office in Australia and to grow our presence in France and Germany.

We are looking for candidates, who are committed to Fideres’s strategy and values, and who are willing to grow in this phase of our company’s expansion.

What We Offer

You will get to work in a highly innovative environment where training and development is put at the top of the agenda to ensure that our staff are at the leading edge of their academic knowledge, and where rapid career progression is available to proactive employees who reach out for opportunities.

We offer competitive salaries and bonuses, and competitive benefits.

We are proud of our values and our diverse and international workforce, and we are committed to building a working environment where employees feel safe, welcome and able to have an open and respectful dialogue on diversity issues.

E-Verify Participation Notice for U.S. Applicants

After you accept an offer of employment and complete Form I-9, we will use E-Verify to confirm your eligibility to work in the United States. E-Verify is never used to pre-screen candidates or as a factor in hiring decisions. All U.S. applicants should review the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work posters, which can be found on our Careers page at E-Verify Participation - Fideres

Questions

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