Strategic Opportunities Director — Market Insights

Latham & Watkins; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 350,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare, life and disability保险

A generous 401k plan

11 paid holidays per year and 23 days’

Well-being programs

Professional development programs

Employee discounts

Affinity groups and networks

Job summary

Latham & Watkins is seeking a Director for the Strategic and Tactical Opportunities team in New York to lead US-based initiatives, set priorities, and drive high-impact projects across the global firm. You will manage resources, partner with senior partners and clients, and shape strategic investment insights.

The role combines extensive market analysis with cross-functional leadership and global travel. A JD/MBA or equivalent and at least 10 years of senior experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• JD, MBA, or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience in investment banking, investment management, equity research, management consulting, strategic advisory, corporate finance, or related field.
• Experience working with law firms, professional services firms, institutional investors or sophisticated corporate clients, preferably.
• Demonstrated progression into senior roles with responsibility for leading complex, high-impact work and advising senior stakeholders with proven experience developing market, investment or strategic analysis and translating complex information into clear, actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Partnering closely with senior partners, client teams, and firm leadership, providing informed perspectives on market developments, emerging opportunities, and themes relevant to their practices, clients, and strategic priorities.
• Maintaining a continuous view of the market, identifying early signals, structural shifts, and emerging themes across financial markets, industries, and products, and assessing their potential relevance to the firm and its clients.
• Translating complex market and industry developments into differentiated, commercially relevant insights, and actionable recommendations, drawing on quantitative analysis, qualitative research, proprietary intelligence, and external perspectives.
• Identifying and evaluating opportunities across sectors, geographies, products, and transactions, connecting market developments with the firm’s capabilities, relationships, and strategic priorities.
• Leading high-profile and strategically important projects from inception through delivery, defining the analytical approach, mobilizing resources, and ensuring rigorous, high-quality outputs.
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Executive presence

Financial markets knowledge

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

JD or MBA or equivalent

Job description

Latham & Watkins is seeking a Director for the Strategic and Tactical Opportunities team in New York to lead US-based initiatives, set priorities, and drive high-impact projects across the global firm. You will manage resources, partner with senior partners and clients, and shape strategic investment insights.

The role combines extensive market analysis with cross-functional leadership and global travel. A JD/MBA or equivalent and at least 10 years of senior experience are required.