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Financial Services Research and Insights – Associate Analyst
Who We Are…
GlobalData operates an intelligence platform that empowers leaders to act decisively in a world of complexity and change.
By uniting proprietary data, human expertise, and purpose-built AI into a single, connected platform, we help organizations see what’s coming, move faster, and lead with confidence.
Our solutions are used by over 5,000 organizations across the world’s largest industries, delivering tailored intelligence that supports strategic planning, innovation, risk management, and sustainable growth.
Why join GlobalData?
GlobalData is at a pivotal point in its growth journey and we need curious, ambitious, courageous people to support us in achieving our vision to deliver intelligence that transforms uncertainty into opportunity for the world’s most successful organizations.
Our big ambitions mean that life at GlobalData Healthcare is fast paced, entrepreneurial and rewarding. Working together in an intellectually challenging environment, where learning is super-charged to keep us on our toes, the highly stimulating, fast-paced, global environment we operate in, and our bold ambitions result in unique learning opportunities for our people.
The role…
We are looking for an Associate Analyst to join our Financial Services Research and Insights team in London, with a focus on the banking and payments sector.
The role involves producing high-quality analytical content, including in-depth reports, country analysis, company profiles, and opinion pieces. Analysts conduct both primary and secondary research, drawing on internal databases and external sources to collect and analyse quantitative and qualitative data, and turning this into insights that support client decision-making.
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Analysts may also contribute to projects such as surveys and primary research, webinars, custom client deliverables, and data visualisation using specialist tools. The role includes presenting insights to clients and responding to queries related to the analyst’s area of expertise.
Our Financial Services division delivers actionable intelligence across banking, payments, insurance, and wealth management. While analysts typically specialise in one area, flexibility to work across related subsectors is encouraged.
What You’ll Be Doing…
- Producing a range of content types to deadline e.g. opinion pieces, market reports, databases and in-depth issue reports.
- Shaping and scoping the story for each content type. This includes conducting primary and secondary research, manipulating data sets to highlight key insights and notable trends and drawing conclusions from the gathered data.
- Conducting telephone interviews with industry specialists and building and maintaining relationship with contacts.
- Working as part of a team on various projects and liaising with other areas of the business, including sales, marketing, client services and software development.
- Handling client queries by providing tailored insights and analysis to meet their specific needs.
- Producing marketing brochures and slide decks for client presentations and webinars.
- Analysing market trends and competitive landscapes within the banking and payments sectors.
What We’re Looking For…
- Early-year professional with experience either within research / insights role, or in the financial services industry.
- Demonstrate interest in financial services and understanding of trends affecting the industry.
- Possess excellent written English to produce client-facing material in Word and PowerPoint.
- Be numerate; this is essential for manipulating data sets and extracting relevant information in Excel.
- Have excellent interpersonal skills to work with a range of individuals at all levels and engage with key stakeholders, including the wider research team, the data team, editorial, client services, sales and marketing.
- Possess excellent time management and organizational skills, as well as the ability to work independently and produce new ideas.
- Be passionate about research, with an interest in consumer finance and the curiosity to investigate trends and issues.
- Be competent across the Microsoft Office package
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In addition to a rewarding career, we support our GlobalData colleagues with a range of benefits across health, finances, fitness, travel, tech and more. To find out more about the roles and benefits on offer in your region, visit careers.globaldata.com
GlobalData believes strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. GlobalData is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
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