Analyst, Tech & Society

and the job listing Expires on September 14, 2026

HR&A is seeking to hire an Analyst, Tech & Society in our New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles or San Francisco Bay Area office. As an Analyst in the Technology & Society Studio, you will be a core member of project teams across a portfolio of projects, for which examples include: making the internet work for New York with New York State’s Connect ALL Office, transforming the social service infrastructure of Clark County, Nevada, building capacity in Texas’s digital inclusion ecosystem, supporting technology infrastructure providers in disrupting monopolies, advancing the Public AI movement, and designing and managing multi-million-dollar programs at the intersection of these issues.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Understands how, why, and where technology gets built — and for whom it doesn’t — and why its benefits are inequitably distributed across communities
• Has worked or studied at the intersections where hard problems live and new solutions are needed: of policy and product, industry and community, global infrastructure and local interests
• Can communicate clearly between public servants, community stakeholders, technical teams, and business executives
• Is rigorous enough to produce unimpeachable analysis and entrepreneurial enough to take initiative on problems that don’t come with instructions
• Brings curiosity and independent judgment to complex, ambiguous work — and isn’t waiting to be told what the question is

Analysts are early-career professionals with 2-4 years of experience who form the foundation of our team-oriented and collaborative structure and help drive our data-driven approach to client work. We’re specifically looking for people who combine policy and planning depth with practical technology literacy — candidates who can evaluate a procurement, support a community engagement process, contribute to an economic and fiscal impact analysis, and write a clear memo for an executive, often on the same project.

• Quantitative and qualitative analysis, including economic and fiscal impact modeling, policy analysis, market research, and program evaluation
• Developing written reports, client presentations, and financial models that translate complex findings for public, private, and civic sector audiences
• Supporting community engagement processes, including facilitation, stakeholder interviews, and participatory design
• Contributing to business development through proposal writing and firm marketing materials
• Applying AI tools and emerging analytical methods to accelerate research, modeling, and deliverable production, with sound judgment about when and how to use them, as well as how to address inherent biases

• 2-4+ years professional experience in a relevant field
• Experience working at or genuine interest in the intersection of technology delivery and policy – in civic tech, govtech, internet infrastructure, digital services, or a comparable environment
• Demonstrated ability to assess or engage with technical concepts and communicate them to non-technical audiences
• Exceptionally strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects at once with precision and attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis, including financial analysis
• Proficiency in common AI tools (i.e., LLMs like Claude, ChatGPT, and other models) and understanding of responsible use, limitations, and independent verification
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field;
  Master’s degree preferred

• Experience working directly with government agencies, technology companies, or tech-oriented non-profits
• Experience with or…