Overview
A top-tier business consulting firm is looking to appoint Manager (Economic Advisory – Regulation and Strategy) to join its London office.
The firm is seeking an experienced economist to join the firm’s thriving Economic Advisory team. This team has rapidly expanded in recent years, establishing itself as a leading economics practice in the UK. The firm has advised on many of the nation’s most significant and high-profile issues. The UK team comprises approximately 60 economists, covering the Public Sector, Technology, Media and Telecoms, Energy & Infrastructure, Transport, and Financial Services sectors, from both microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives. It’s part of the firm’s global Economic Advisory network.
The team delivers impactful results across various areas, including strategic, policy, and regulatory economics; impact assessment and appraisal; funding and financing; evaluation; forecasting and modelling; pricing and incentives; and competition and disputes. The firm combines these technical skills with the firm’s extensive industry knowledge, offering a unique and impactful solution to help clients achieve their missions and visions.
The Economic Regulation and Strategy team works across several regulated sectors, including telecommunications, utilities, transport, financial services, technology, and media. The firm provides economic advice at the intersection of regulation, policy, and business strategy. It assists clients in engaging with regulators and policymakers—from market reviews and supervision to policy design and evaluation—and in developing strategies to respond to regulatory interventions and economic trends.
Examples of projects you might undertake include:
- Developing commercial and pricing models for new payment technologies;
- Advising on regulatory models to estimate the value of digital platform content;
- Modelling loyalty scheme ecosystems to inform negotiations on multi-party loyalty programmes;
- Estimating the economic contribution of media productions to local economies;
- Working on price control reviews across sectors, including energy, water, transport, and telecoms;
- Supporting government policy and investment mechanisms to achieve net-zero targets; and
- Advising on the implementation and enhancement of regulatory reporting tools and methodologies for a telecoms provider.
This Manager position will support the growth of work across various sectors, encompassing both regulatory and strategic projects. This includes leading projects from inception to completion and supporting business development, offering diverse economic advisory experience across areas of expertise.
Skills, Professional Experience & Additional Requirements
The successful candidate will hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in Economics and demonstrate proven experience in:
- Working as a professional economist in government, regulation, business, or consulting;
- Undertaking diverse engagements across sectors and contexts, including economic regulation, competition, public policy, and strategy;
- Leading projects and managing client relationships;
- Supporting leadership in team management and wider business operations;
The firm is interested in candidates with experience in:
- Candidates with a particular interest in financial services are welcome
- The economics of consumer and competition regulation;
- Providing strategic economic advice to clients;
- Policy design and evaluation; and
- Economic modelling and data analysis.
In this role, you will:
- Manage diverse engagements across sectors;
- Lead business development and practice management initiatives;
- Build relationships within and outside the firm’s Economic Advisory sector communities;
- Manage and develop diverse teams within an inclusive team culture that values contributions;
- Contribute to business development by writing proposals for prospective clients;
- Develop novel analytical approaches and economic models, often with imperfect evidence and data;
- Develop solutions through collaborative discussion in multidisciplinary teams and with senior stakeholders;
- Pursue ongoing professional development; and
- Be willing to travel domestically and internationally for short periods.
