Steve Vickers & Associates (“SVA”) www.stevevickersassociates.com is a specialist risk mitigation, corporate intelligence, security and consulting company. The company serves financial institutions, private equity funds, corporations, high net-worth individuals and insurance companies and underwriters around the world.

The company is rapidly expanding its business and is seeking to recruit a suitable candidate (Hong Kong based) as Director of Research to support the ongoing operations of our Business Risk & Intelligence Group (“BRI”).

Responsibilities include:

• Training and supervising a team of research specialists
• Writing proposals and the production of research reports in English;
• Analysis of current events;
• Market analysis;
• Collection, collation and analysis of information from the research of open-source records to support ongoing operational and consulting projects;
• Conducting due diligence and investigative projects;
• Coordinating projects and managing resources.

Applicants should have:

• Suitable university degree;
• Previous experience in the business risk or corporate intelligence field with an established firm;
• Fluency in English and Chinese (Mandarin) or another Asian language;
• Excellent communication skills with analytical & report writing experience;
• Capable of working under pressure and of delivering on deadlines;
• A high level of computer literacy, with practical experience in online information retrieval and internet navigation;
• Thorough research background and skills;
• Be willing to work irregular hours and to travel occasionally.

Interested parties should send a full resume to [email protected]