What are the responsibilities and job description for the Practice Head, Geotechnology position at Eurasia Group?
About Eurasia Group and GZERO Media
Eurasia Group is the world's leading global research and advisory firm. We help clients understand, anticipate, and respond to instability and opportunities everywhere they do business.
Together with GZERO Media—the go-to source of first insight into geopolitics—and our full-fledged events team, the Eurasia Group umbrella provides a complete political risk solution.
Headquartered in New York, we have offices in Washington, London, São Paulo, Brasilia, Tokyo, Singapore, and San Francisco, as well as on-the-ground experts in more than a hundred countries in every region of the world.
We are committed to analysis that is free of political bias and the influence of private interests.
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Position Overview
Eurasia Group is seeking a highly qualified and experienced business and thought leader, with deep subject matter expertise and great client management skills, to serve as its next Geotechnology Practice Head. The Geotechnology team is responsible for research and analysis on technology policy issues globally, as well as for the maintenance and growth of the Firm’s technology sector clients. The Practice Head is responsible for advancing both of these mandates – driving cutting edge thinking and thought leadership while also growing the business and managing a team.
Responsibilities include:
· Developing and executing a research agenda that keeps Eurasia Group at the cutting edge of technology policy discussions
· Delivering compelling briefings and crisp insights to clients, both within the technology sector and across the broader range of Eurasia Group clients
· Managing a portfolio of technology clients, ensuring that research needs are met and positioning Eurasia Group as a trusted advisor
· Identifying growth opportunities and leading scoping and commercial conversations with prospective clients
· Supporting key public-facing and thought leadership initiatives across the firm, including in partnership with our President Ian Bremmer and our sister company GZERO Media
· Managing the Geotechnology team, ensuring that team members are efficiently deployed to deliver on client needs, and coaching and developing team members
Ideal candidates have:
· At least 15 years of senior-level experience working at the intersection of technology, public policy, and business
· Deep understanding of policy trends and issue areas across the technology landscape, including data governance, AI policy, telecommunications, US-China tech competition, EU regulation of multinationals, content regulation, and semiconductors
· A track record of commercial success in owning, maintaining, and growing client relationships over time
· Strong written and oral communication skills that synthesize various aspects of geopolitics, technology policy, and business implications in a compelling style
· A collaborative, entrepreneurial, and turf-free mentality that focuses on superior client outcomes and growth
· Strong team leadership and development skills
The applicable base salary range for this role is $200,000 to $250,000.
The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, and education. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
We strive to put politics first for our clients. This requires us to maintain a company culture that puts people first. We are committed to fostering an environment that is inclusive, empowering, and globally-minded. We firmly believe that diversity in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, cultural background, religion, disability, and age brings ideas and perspectives to the table that make our analysis stronger for our clients and make our company a better place to work for our people. Our leadership team is committed to embedding diversity and inclusion into everything we do and how we lead.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Salary : $200,000 - $250,000