Financial Economist (Business Development Research)

About our Role

At Fideres we champion fair markets for social justice and individual dignity. Through economic investigations and expert reports, we combat corporate misconduct, ensuring accountability and fostering equitable opportunities for all.

Our Financial and Securities Litigation team act as consulting and testifying expert for claimants in landmark financial litigations. Over the years, we have supported our clients in recovering billions of dollars in settlements.

We are looking for a professional with a background in economics or finance to join our highly collaborative team of Financial Economists.

This role will be responsible for Fideres’s qualitative and quantitative research into highly complex corporate financial wrongdoing and financial markets manipulations. Our ideal candidate will enjoy researching new ideas, conducting detailed and robust financial analysis on those ideas, and pitching our research to clients.

This role could be based in New York, London, Rome, Madrid, Frankfurt, or Australia.

Key Responsibilities

This role will focus on generating and researching new case ideas for the financial litigation team.

Some notable responsibilities include:

• Research the news and keep on top of market developments to generate new case ideas
• Conduct detailed qualitative and quantitative financial analysis on new case ideas and existing projects as part of the delivery of Fideres’ expert consulting mandates, proactively anticipate quality control issues
• Prepare pitching materials and attend client meetings
• 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
• Schedule client events (seminar, attendance to conference, etc) to raise the profile of the firm
• Coming up with new and improved solutions to problems and projects, along with ways to strengthen the quality of our analysis

Key Skills and Attributes

The successful candidate will have:

• A solid understanding of financial markets and a strong belief in fair and transparent markets
• Proven relevant experience in a sector regulator, at a ratings agency, or in a consulting/financial services environment
• Strong communication. Influencing and presenting skills. Experience of dealing directly with clients and pitching ideas
• A strong record of academic achievement with a relevant degree(s) in economics, financial economics, or statistics.
• Shows persistence in using different approaches and methodologies to explore and evaluate new case ideas
• Strong writing skills, and experience of writing reports and presentations
• Strong project organisational skills, able to meet deadlines
• Integrity, and a creative, curious mind
• A high level of accountability, and not afraid to express and opinion and offer new solutions

Work Eligibility Requirements for U.S Applicants Only

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 leading litigation-only economic consulting firm, 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 Germany. We expect to reach full time staff of over 50 during the course of this financial year.

We are looking for candidates, who are aligned with 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 hybrid working and competitive salaries and bonuses.

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.

Application Process

For further information, please either contact our careers team at careers@fideres.com, or click 'Apply' to submit your curriculum vitae and a cover letter explaining your motivation to join Fideres and your interest in the role.