Senior Associate

Senior Associate opportunity at Herminius

Herminius provides independent intelligence and advice for informed decision making and reassurance. We help some of the world’s leading decision makers from industry, banking and private equity to create value, reduce risk and make better decisions. Drawing insights from a global network with exceptional range, depth and flexibility, we advise on geopolitical and public policy developments at one end of the spectrum through to transactions, talent assessment, strategy, and disputes at the other. Leveraging the judgement of an in-house team that has worked on acutely sensitive issues across sectors, we identify opportunities, protect profits, support negotiations – and enable our clients to solve the most important commercial, political, and security challenges they face.

About the role:

We are recruiting a Senior Associate to join our team in London. The successful candidate will likely be mid-career, have a strong track record in research, analysis, and team leadership, good academic credentials, and an informed interest in global affairs, international politics and business. The candidate will be eager to engage within a client-facing business and highly motivated to understand and service clients’ needs. Applicants must have excellent oral and written communication skills and be able to establish themselves in a small, close-knit team. Experience of the business intelligence or strategic advisory sectors is useful, but not required. The successful candidate is expected to start in the second half of 2025.

We are looking for:

Critical thinkers: We make sense of complex and sometimes contradictory information, test assumptions and hypotheses, and then form nuanced judgements about people, politics and businesses. Thoughtful analysis, close attention to detail and intellectual rigour are fundamental to our work.

Good writers: We deliver our insights in crisp, clear, accurate writing that answers our clients’ questions in a way that is easy for them to understand.  Often this will mean summarising complex and sometimes ambiguous content in succinct, unambiguous terms on tight deadlines.

Effective networkers: Building long-term relationships with our clients and the members of our global network is an essential part of the role. It requires strong interpersonal and communication skills, a genuine interest in helping others succeed, high integrity, and the ability both to speak and listen well.

Enthusiastic learners: Our people have a natural curiosity for the world around them and are demonstrably interested in and excited by global affairs, politics, personalities, and business. We love our work and are keen to learn about new industries and ideas.

Committed team players: Herminius is a low-ego, high-performance environment. We are a single team of hard-working colleagues who are passionate about our work, support each other, and are resilient and robust. We share advice and knowledge, admit our faults, and are genuinely pleased when others do well.

The successful candidate will gain experience across all aspects of the business and will be expected to carry out the following tasks:

Quality assurance and delivery:

·      Write precise, structured, and analytical prose that combines assessments from multiple, sometimes conflicting, sources into a clear and concise narrative;

·      Apply critical thinking and commercial judgement to large volumes of raw information;

·      Brief and debrief a wide variety of clients and subject matter experts;

·      Conduct open-source research.

Network development:

·      Contribute to the development of the Herminius network by building relationships with existing members, and identifying and recruiting new members.

Business development:

·      Support the identification and development of new and existing clients, market segments, business lines, and other potential areas of expansion;

·      Support and enhance company marketing efforts across a variety of channels. 

What we offer:

We have built our company on a long-term basis, focusing on sustained relationship-building with a select book of blue-chip clients, rather than short-term profit maximisation. We are proud of what we do, believe in acting as a force for good in our community, and work with clients with similar values.

We offer a competitive salary and pension; discretionary performance-related bonus; private medical and life insurance; a flexible working model; a generous holiday allocation; and a range of other benefits. We take staff development seriously and combine on-the-job learning with coaching and training programmes.

We value difference and encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We want everyone to feel that Herminius is a place where you can be yourself and where you belong. We support working families via a range of family and caring friendly policies and will accommodate flexible working where we can.

The job is based in London, and candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Application Process:

Interested candidates should send a CV and covering letter to recruitment@herminius.com with the phrase “Senior Associate London” in the subject line.