Senior Institutional Intelligence Analyst

Crains New York; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan contributions

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Crain Communications is seeking a Senior Research Analyst for Pensions & Investments, focusing on building new data products and intelligent workflows that enhance proprietary databases. You will intersect financial research, editorial judgment, and data technology to expand mandate intelligence and support a major annual survey program.

The role requires deep knowledge of institutional investing, 5+ years in related roles, comfort with AI-driven workflows, and strong writing skills to deliver

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in financial research, data analysis, or related role at institutional investment firm, financial data company, or investment consultancy.
• Deep familiarity with the institutional investment landscape and how funds operate and communicate publicly.
• Demonstrated comfort using AI tools to improve research quality and efficiency.
• Experience with unstructured data sources: board minutes, audio, filings, regulatory disclosures, and RFPs.
• Strong analytical and writing skills to synthesize complex data into clear summaries for a financial audience.
• Experience managing large, complex datasets with high accuracy.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop new intelligence outputs: monthly mandate trend summaries, data-driven story leads, analytical briefs.
• Expand institutional mandate database and refine AI-assisted workflows to monitor sources and flag relevant mandates.
• Support annual survey program: build and distribute surveys, manage participants, review submissions, and prepare publication-ready datasets.

Skills

Financial research

Data analysis

Institutional investment

AI tools

Unstructured data

Analytical writing

Data management

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/economics or related

Job description

Crain Communications is seeking a Senior Research Analyst for Pensions & Investments, focusing on building new data products and intelligent workflows that enhance proprietary databases. You will intersect financial research, editorial judgment, and data technology to expand mandate intelligence and support a major annual survey program.

The role requires deep knowledge of institutional investing, 5+ years in related roles, comfort with AI-driven workflows, and strong writing skills to deliver