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Date: 21 Dec 2024

Location: Dublin, IE, D01 W213

Company: Walkers Global

 

We are a leading international law and professional services firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.

We treat everyone as the intelligent professional they are. Our approach is to trust and empower our people to deliver consistently, and enable them to succeed. Diversity is our secret weapon – it’s the sheer breadth of Walkers people that makes us who we are – gathered from across the globe and fluent in languages, jurisdictions and cultures that help us to mirror our clients and keep our own thinking in tune with the world in which we operate.

Overview of role

Remote - Ireland 

The Research & Business Insights Team provides succinct, insightful and rigorous analysis to enhance Walkers Professional Services' competitive position and achieve its strategic growth objectives.

This varied role has a global remit supporting the development of the business across all our international offices. This is a dynamic environment and provides a great opportunity for an independent worker looking to marry research analysis with commercial requirements.

The Business Researcher will report directly to the WPS Research Manager, via equipment supplied by the firm

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

  • Market & Industry analysis – competitors, jurisdictions, sectors, individuals, targets. Output provided in a range of powerful and actionable formats.
  • Business Development targeting & preparation. Data driven, organised and thorough approach to identifying new and existing possibilities. Contact lists, one-page prep sheets, follow-up value adds.
  • Internal Data review – large amounts of data and/or disorganised information from a range of sources, streamlined into standardised and fresh insights, presented in a meaningful format
  • Research for and drafting of compelling thought leadership pieces relating to our markets, sectors and services.
  • Collects, organises and analyses data sets and translates these into easy to consume charts, information and insights.
  • Ability to translate technical documentation into effective communications.
  • Create arresting and insightful visuals off the back of thorough research to effectively communicate findings.
  • Other tasks and special projects as required by the business from time to time 


    The Business Researcher will be required to work independently within the Research & Business Insights  Team, and take ownership of a wide range of projects. With the support of the Research Manager, they will build working relationships with a wide group of stakeholders, including the CEO, Directors and other members of the WPS team worldwide

Education, Skills & Experience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each core duty to a fully satisfactory standard. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities considered necessary to achieve the base standard required.
 

Knowledge & Expertise

•  Strong commercial sense with the ability to link research and business development activity to tangible outcomes

•  Creative with the ability to develop ideas to present information in an engaging and clear manner

•   Analytical expertise to segment markets, spot trends and provide actionable insights

•   A confident Excel user, proficient in PowerPoint and Word

•  Experience in creating Power BI dashboards and reports would be extremely beneficial

•  Experience with visual applications like Tableau, or analytical tools such as R or Python, would be useful

•  Experience with visual applications like Tableau and Prezi, or analytical tools such as R, Python, or Power BI would be very beneficial
 

Educational / Professional Qualifications Required

•  A professional qualification or a relevant degree in Business, Information Management or Marketing
 

Experience Required

• Experience in the financial services or legal sectors and/or the offshore markets a plus

Personal Qualities

•  Ability to work with a remote team and to share workloads when required is necessary. Comfortable with a work from home environment

• Intellectually curious, critical thinker, comfortable with dealing with large amounts of data

•  Proactive and resourceful with a desire to deliver a high-quality work product

•  Self-starter with great organisational, planning and project management skills; excellent attention to detail and the ability to prioritise workload and meet occasional tight deadlines

• Team player with a collaborative approach

• Responsible database management

• Excellent written communication skills, able to influence at all levels

•  Positive, solution oriented mind-set

• Calm under pressure
 

Special Requirements

•  Ability and willingness to occasionally work outside of normal working hours/days as required

Walkers global is an equal opportunity employer. Equality and diversity are key to our global identity and an integral part of our goal to continue being an employer of choice. We are committed to a work environment that supports all individuals irrespective of gender, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. We make every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all purely on the basis of personal ability.