Fintech Intelligence

CB Insights • New York, NY

18h • Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves researching technology markets and companies to help clients make informed decisions and publish compelling research. The ideal candidate is passionate about emerging trends in the fintech space, from digital banking to cross-border payments. You will produce digestible and actionable insights, track technology markets, and identify future industry competitors, relying on data rather than intuition. The Intelligence Unit team offers a unique opportunity to analyze the technology markets, business models, and companies of tomorrow in Fintech, with full access to the CB Insights software platform and its billions of data points. The team is composed of curious and driven individuals from diverse backgrounds including investment banking, VC, consulting, equity research, journalism, and market research.

Requirements

• Must be passionate and knowledgeable about technology investment, venture capital, and early-stage innovation in financial services or banking.
• 2+ years professional experience working in a financial services, banking, or payments industry related position (fintech vendor, or related investment banking, equity research, consulting, corporate strategy/innovation, corporate partnerships, or journalism experience).
• Writing experience within the above fields is a must - ability to synthesize complex concepts into digestible, forward looking insights.
• Able to work with large datasets.
• Demonstrate a contagious passion for the material: Should be a startup/tech geek passionate about all things fintech related.
• Strong communication and presentation skills and leadership abilities. You should feel comfortable speaking to customers and prospects about trends and investment activity in the financial services industry.
• A thick skin and high tolerance for change required.
• BA/BS required

Nice To Haves

• Some startup experience is a plus
• Relevant graduate degrees a plus

Responsibilities

• Publish digestible, differentiated, and incisive research on our client-only platform.
• Analyze the momentum of fintech startups, tech markets, and competitive dynamics.
• Develop forward-looking analyses and insights for public-facing reports across fintech topics.
• Proactively identify industry trends and customer needs to guide content planning.
• Partner with go-to-market colleagues in support of business growth objectives.
• Deliver presentations to clients and at industry events.
• Support PR and media requests with subject matter expertise.

Benefits

• Industry Insight: over 500k+ people follow our tech newsletter: sign up here
• Holistic compensation: Competitive cash compensation, comprehensive healthcare coverage (PPO, HSA, and FSA options), multiple mental health resources, 401(k) with company match, annual professional development stipend, and generous paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees