Director, Global Economist

Morning Consult•New York, NY

18d•$146,300 - $243,400•Hybrid

About The Position

Morning Consult is seeking a Director, Global Economist to serve as a senior subject matter expert at the intersection of economics, geopolitics, and corporate strategy. This role requires someone who can explain complex global economic and geopolitical dynamics and their impact on business outcomes to C-suite executives. The successful candidate will be the intellectual engine for Morning Consult's global clients, helping them understand and act on forces reshaping the world economy. Responsibilities include advising prospects and clients, developing analytical frameworks and AI-powered outputs, and building thought leadership content. Expertise in a specific region outside the United States (ideally EMEA or APAC) is required, along with general knowledge of the rest of the world. This role is for individuals with strong academic and professional credentials who can apply them commercially, translating complexity into actionable insights that drive business outcomes.

Requirements

Master's in international political economy, economics, international relations, or a closely related field.
7+ years of relevant experience in a research, advisory, or analytical role with demonstrated exposure to global economic and geopolitical dynamics, including professional experience conducting time series analysis.
Proven ability to operate in client-facing or commercially oriented environments.
Strong command of macroeconomics and the ability to connect political developments to real-world business outcomes.
Track record of producing high-quality written analysis that is both intellectually rigorous and accessible to non-specialist audiences.
Comfort working with data, building reproducible analytical outputs, and contributing to AI-assisted research tools.
Expert in a single region of the world outside the United States - ideally EMEA or APAC - and informed about the rest of the world.

Nice To Haves

Experience in management consulting or a consulting-adjacent role is strongly preferred.
Regional expertise across Europe or APAC, preferably with in-country work experience.
Prior experience at organizations such as the World Bank, IMF, International Finance Corporation, Economist Intelligence Unit, Federal Reserve, S&P Global, or IHS Markit.
Prior experience in the private sector a plus.
Experience developing content, hosting webinars, or building a public-facing analytical voice.
Familiarity with survey-based economic research or proprietary datasets.

Responsibilities

Serve as Morning Consult's senior global economic subject matter expert in client and prospect conversations, bringing credibility and dynamism to engagements with global corporate clients.
Partner with commercial teams to advance strategic opportunities, support pitches, and strengthen long-term client relationships by connecting macroeconomic and geopolitical developments to clients' business outcomes.
Develop reproducible analytical frameworks for global and foreign market assessments, drawing on Morning Consult's proprietary high-frequency data and external sources.
Build and maintain AI-agent and GPT-layer outputs that scale economic and geopolitical analysis across client use cases.
Lead original economic and geopolitical research projects, with a particular focus on how political and economic dynamics translate into business risk and opportunity.
Collaborate with the Economics Team to ensure analytical quality, methodological rigor, and forward-looking relevance.
Drive survey data collection efforts that shed light on complex political and economic dynamics and distill that data into clear, actionable narratives for senior executive audiences.
Develop and publish high-quality economic and geopolitical analysis— reports, briefings, data analyses, op-eds — that build Morning Consult's profile among global corporate and financial audiences.
Conceive and lead webinars, client events, and media engagements that demonstrate Morning Consult's differentiated perspective on the intersection of markets, policy, and geopolitics.
Contribute to inbound marketing strategy, with analysis designed to generate qualified leads and deepen engagement with existing clients.
Work closely with product, marketing, and strategy teams to ensure economic and geopolitical intelligence is integrated into Morning Consult's data products and client solutions.
Serve as an internal resource and thought partner for commercial teams navigating global economic questions in client engagements.
Contribute to team knowledge-sharing and mentorship within the economic intelligence function.