Job Description:

About Us:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the team

Dragonfly, part of Dow Jones, is a specialist provider of global security and geopolitical risk intelligence. We support businesses, international organisations and public-sector clients with actionable, all-source intelligence, meeting their requirements from conflict zones to the boardroom. Our client base includes many of the world's leading multinational corporations across the full spectrum of sectors, as well as public institutions and international organisations. Our flagship offering, the Security Intelligence & Analysis Service (SIAS), is a market leader in current and anticipatory intelligence for professionals in security, crisis management and in-house intelligence roles.

About the Role:

The Associate analyst on Americas desk is responsible for delivering high-quality intelligence analysis on threats and risks in the Americas to SIAS clients - predominantly North America. The Associate Analyst will report to the London-based Americas desk head. The team on the Americas desk is spread across London and the New York City area to deliver timely, actionable intelligence on potential defense security risk issues relevant to North America, the Caribbean and Latin America.

You Will:

• Undertake and deliver the highest standards of regional security and geopolitical intelligence research, analysis, written reports, data visualisations and client briefings/presentations and other products to agreed deadlines for clients.
• Develop and maintain our resources, including human intelligence sources, subcontractors, data feeds and open source networks.
• Be a strong and collaborative team player and proactive in dealing with day-to-day operational tasks and ensuring team and regional desk delivery demands are met.
• Collaborate with regional analysts, data scientists, and engineering and design teams to help develop decision-support tools and enhance our proprietary global risk rating system and other products.
• Develop our capabilities to collect insights on regional risk issues and apply applying multidisciplinary approaches and in-house methodologies to generate analytical insight and foresight
• Provide responsive customer service and develop positive working relationships with clients and prospects.

You Have:

• Experience in political risk, security intelligence, or regional affairs related to the Americas, particularly the United States. Ideally 2-4 years of experience.
• Demonstrated ability to produce written assessments, briefings, and project work to deadline and a professional standard
• Strong research skills, including open-source investigation and familiarity with data-driven analysis tools
• Experience in a collaborative environment with strong interpersonal skills and an ability to build productive relationships to deliver on goals
• An undergraduate degree or higher in international relations, political science, or a relevant field
• Regional language skills or first-hand professional experience in Latin America and the Caribbean is a plus

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets .

Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Please put Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Data & AI

Job Category:

Data Analytics/Warehousing & Business Intelligence

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $70,000 - $90,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..