Principal - European Competition Practice

About the role

Charles River Associates, a global consulting firm advising law firms, corporations and governments on economic and financial matters, seeks a Principal for its Brussels office within the European Competition practice. The practice gives economic advice on competition policy and regulation, covering merger control, cartel investigations, restrictive commercial agreements, abuse of dominance and state aid, as well as regulatory proceedings, sector inquiries, damage estimation, arbitration and IP disputes. The Principal works with witnesses in judicial proceedings to provide economic analyses of mergers and other competition matters before major competition authorities.

Key responsibilities

• Work closely with leading academics and advise attorneys and clients on finance, strategy and economics issues
• Conduct research in a team-oriented environment
• Act as primary point of contact for clients and deliver expert reports, conclusions and recommendations
• Design complex economic and financial models and analyse data
• Oversee statistical analysis in programs such as Stata, SAS, R or Python
• Manage the research process and supervise, train and mentor teams
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of analyses and opinions
• Drive practice-building activities such as training, recruiting, publication and expertise sharing

Required profile

• First degree in economics and a postgraduate degree (MSc/MPhil or PhD/DPhil) with a focus on economics, microeconomics, industrial organisation or econometrics
• 10+ years of experience; competition policy or economic consulting experience preferred
• Ability to manage junior colleagues and extensive client contact at an early stage
• Fluency in English and proven client presence and revenue creation
• Experience managing and developing teams of junior colleagues

Required skills

• Understanding of economic concepts, competition and regulatory authorities, and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Use of tools such as merger simulation, upward pricing pressure analysis, econometrics, bargaining theory and game theory

Applicants must submit a CV with current contact details and a covering letter explaining their interest in the Brussels Antitrust and Competition Economics role. The role expects at least 3 to 4 days per week in the office, which may include travel to other offices or client meetings.