Associate Director, Economics - North America

Associate Director, City Economics - North America

Department: Cities & Regions

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Philadelphia, US

Oxford Economics, a leading economic forecasting and consulting firm, is looking for an experienced economist to join the Cities & Regions team as an Associate Director, based in Philadelphia or one our existing offices in North America. The successful candidate will take a senior role in leading our forecasting and analysis across North America, while also acting as a highly visible representative with clients and external audiences.

Our Cities & Regions team comprises more than 40 economists and provides economic forecasts and analysis for thousands of cities and regions globally. The team helps clients understand differences in economic performance across locations, identify future growth opportunities and risks, and assess the implications of structural economic, demographic, policy and technological change.

Our client base spans the real estate and financial services sectors, consumer-facing businesses, governments and public-sector organizations, central banks, think tanks and other organizations requiring detailed sub-national economic intelligence. The team delivers its work through a combination of subscription forecasting services, research publications, and bespoke consulting projects.

About the role

This is a senior, externally facing role combining forecasting leadership with economic research and client engagement. The successful candidate will ensure our North America forecasts reflect current economic conditions and translate complex developments into clear, commercially relevant insights for clients.

Client engagement and profile-building are central. The role involves presenting forecasts and analysis to senior client audiences, speaking at conferences and webinars, developing thought leadership, and building relationships with organizations using Oxford Economics’ city and regional analysis.

The role works closely with economists across the global Cities & Regions team and with specialists in macroeconomics, industry, climate, real estate, data science and economic consulting, and contributes to the continued development of our city and regional forecasting capabilities and to the growth of the Cities business in North America.

This is a hybrid role. The current expectation is that colleagues spend three days a week in the office, with the flexibility to work remotely for the remainder of the week.

We offer a rewarding and intellectually stimulating working environment, opportunities for continued professional development, a competitive salary package including bonus, and an excellent benefits package.

• Act as a senior external representative of Oxford Economics’ Cities & Regions team across North America, building the profile of the team with clients, prospects and wider industry audiences.
• Manage the delivery of the North America service forecasts, ensuring they reflect current developments, the latest data, and the most up-to-date assumptions.
• Lead production of the team’s research, ensuring it leverages the latest economic techniques, delivers against client interests, and is analytically robust.
• Present forecasts, research and analysis regularly to senior clients, stakeholders and media organizations, translating complex findings into clear, engaging and commercially relevant insights.
• Develop strong relationships with existing and prospective clients across North America, understand their analytical needs and act as a senior point of contact on city and regional economic issues.
• Support the Director of Global Forecasting and the Director of City Analysis in setting the research agenda and strategic priorities…