Director, Global Economist

About Morning Consult:   Morning Consult is a global decision intelligence company changing how modern leaders make smarter, faster, better decisions. The company pairs its proprietary high-frequency data with applied artificial intelligence to better inform decisions on what people think and how they will act.   This role is available in our Washington, DC office on a hybrid working arrangement.    Our award-winning and modern, open concept offices are located in Washington, DC, Chicago, IL and New York, NY. All three offices are accessible by public transportation and in close proximity to great restaurants and shopping.   Join us in the office for catered lunch on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays or grab a beverage from the fridge for an impromptu after-work happy hour!   The Role: Morning Consult is seeking a Director, Global Economist to serve as a senior subject matter expert at the intersection of economics, geopolitics, and corporate strategy. This role is a rare combination: someone who can explain why wheat prices in the American Midwest are a function of Iranian foreign policy — and make a room full of C-suite executives lean forward. You will be the intellectual engine behind how Morning Consult's global clients — from multinational corporations to major financial institutions — understand and act on the forces reshaping the world economy. You will advise prospects and clients, develop reproducible analytical frameworks and AI-powered outputs, and build the content and thought leadership that drives Morning Consult's brand in global markets.You should be an expert in a single region of the world outside the United States - ideally EMEA or APAC- and informed about the rest of the world. This is not a role for pure researchers or policy wonks. The right candidate brings serious academic and professional credentials and knows how to apply them commercially — translating complexity into insight, and insight into action that helps drive business outcomes. What You'll Be Working On:

Client Advisory & Commercial Impact

• Serve as Morning Consult's senior global economic subject matter expert in client and prospect conversations, bringing credibility and dynamism to engagements with global corporate clients.

• Partner with commercial teams to advance strategic opportunities, support pitches, and strengthen long-term client relationships by connecting macroeconomic and geopolitical developments to clients' business outcomes.

• This is equal parts economist and commercial operator.

Research, Analysis & Product Frameworks

• Develop reproducible analytical frameworks for global and foreign market assessments, drawing on Morning Consult's proprietary high-frequency data and external sources.

• Build and maintain AI-agent and GPT-layer outputs that scale economic and geopolitical analysis across client use cases.

• Lead original economic and geopolitical research projects, with a particular focus on how political and economic dynamics — elections, trade policy, energy geopolitics, monetary regimes — translate into business risk and opportunity.

• Collaborate with the Economics Team to ensure analytical quality, methodological rigor, and forward-looking relevance.

• Drive survey data collection efforts that shed light on complex political and economic dynamics — trade flows, monetary policy, energy markets, supply chain disruption — and distill that data into clear, actionable narratives for senior executive audiences.

Thought Leadership & Brand Building

• Develop and publish high-quality economic and geopolitical analysis— reports, briefings, data analyses, op-eds — that build Morning Consult's profile among global corporate and financial audiences.

• Conceive and lead webinars, client events, and media engagements that demonstrate Morning Consult's differentiated perspective on the intersection of markets, policy, and geopolitics.

• Contribute to inbound marketing strategy, with analysis designed to generate qualified leads and deepen engagement with existing clients.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with product, marketing, and strategy teams to ensure economic and geopolitical intelligence is integrated into Morning Consult's data products and client solutions. 

• Serve as an internal resource and thought partner for commercial teams navigating global economic questions in client engagements.

• Contribute to team knowledge-sharing and mentorship within the economic intelligence function.

Who You Are:

Master's in international political economy, economics, international relations, or a closely related field — SAIS (Johns Hopkins), SFS (Georgetown), or SIPA (Columbia) graduates particularly encouraged to apply.

7+ years of relevant experience in a research, advisory, or analytical role with demonstrated exposure to global economic and geopolitical dynamics, including professional experience conducting time series analysis

Proven ability to operate in client-facing or commercially oriented environments — you are as comfortable presenting to a boardroom as you are writing a research memo.

Experience in management consulting or a consulting-adjacent role is strongly preferred; the ability to structure ambiguous problems, communicate with senior stakeholders, and move between strategic and analytical work is a muscle we use constantly here.

Strong command of macroeconomics and the ability to connect political developments — trade policy, energy geopolitics, monetary regime shifts — to real-world business outcomes.

Track record of producing high-quality written analysis that is both intellectually rigorous and accessible to non-specialist audiences.

Comfort working with data, building reproducible analytical outputs, and contributing to AI-assisted research tools.

What Would Strengthen Your Application:

• Regional expertise across Europe or APAC, preferably with in-country work experience 

• Prior experience at organizations such as the World Bank, IMF, International Finance Corporation, Economist Intelligence Unit, Federal Reserve, S&P Global, or IHS Markit.

• Prior experience in the private sector a plus

• Experience developing content, hosting webinars, or building a public-facing analytical voice.

• Familiarity with survey-based economic research or proprietary datasets.

 
Note: We view the above section as a guide, not a checklist. Research shows that underrepresented/marginalized groups are less likely to apply for a job if they feel that they don’t meet 100% of the qualifications. We welcome diverse and non-traditional backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t satisfy every single bullet on this list! It’s expected that you’ll learn and grow throughout your time at Morning Consult, so if you’re open to building new skills, we’d love to hear from you.