Senior Analyst - Risk Management (Cyber Risk Technologies), Verdantix

Location: Hybrid / Bermondsey St, London SE1 3UD, UK
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Market Research | Insights
Annual Salary range: from £ 55,000.00 to £ 60,000.00
Salary details: + Competitive Quarterly Bonus

job type: Permanent / Full-time

Sector and subsector: Market Research | Insights

Annual Salary range: from £ 55,000.00 to £ 60,000.00

Salary details: + Competitive Quarterly Bonus

Who we are…

Verdantix’s mission is to deliver independent, accurate, and actionable research and advisory services. We empower the world’s most innovative corporations, technology and services vendors, and investors with granular insights and data-driven analysis. Our team is a curious, collaborative group of expert analysts, data engineers, commercial specialists, creative professionals, and thought leaders working together to help clients achieve their most important goals.

The role…

Reporting to the Senior Manager for the Risk Management practice, the Senior Analyst will play a pivotal role in providing our clients with an informed view on the rapidly changing business risk landscape, and the associated risk management strategies and technologies firms are leveraging to become more resilient over the next decade.

This position is a vital part of the growth and development of our Risk Management team located across New York, Boston, and in London.

Excelling in this role requires an enthusiasm for understanding how technology can improve business outcomes, experience in producing high-quality written deliverables, and the ability to contribute to client-facing engagements. Successful candidates will have the ambition to undertake a wide range of qualitative and quantitative research in collaboration with other analysts.

Salary opportunity is £55K - £60K, depending on experience level, plus a very competitive quarterly bonus scheme.

Our analysts benefit from our structured ‘Analyst Training Framework’ which offers 24-months of tailored learning which will equip high performers to progress to more senior analyst positions at Verdantix.

What you’ll be doing…

• Conducting research based on the established portfolio of Verdantix methodologies.
• Undertaking research interviews with senior executives.
• Building quantitative models to size and forecast industrial technology markets.
• Efficiently writing high-quality research documents in English.
• Producing reports on technology vendors based on technology briefings.
• Working on consulting projects relating to Risk management technologies.
• Attending industry events to help raise the profile of Verdantix in the market.
• Developing trusted relationships with Verdantix clients and senior industry decision makers.
• Supporting marketing efforts by writing blogs and engaging in social media activities.

About you…

• Educated to undergraduate level with a preference for top-tier universities. Keen to see candidates with a degree in Risk Management, Risk Management and Insurance, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, Law, or other related fields Desirable to have a relevant MSc or MBA.
• Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years’ experience in professional services / consulting firm / analyst firm.
• Proven ability to quickly write high quality reports for a business audience.
• Quantitative skills and knowledge of Excel to manipulate large data sets and apply basic mathematical concepts.
• Experience in conducting research interviews and contributing to the development of research reports.
• Understanding of priorities of the chief risk officer including enterprise risk management, integrated risk management, third-party risk management, ESG risk and reputational risk.
• Deep understanding of Cybersecurity Risk Management software and other risk focused technologies.
• Creative thinker with ability to synthesize information from multiple sources to recommend entirely new product investments.
• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills to explain and translate complex technology concepts into simple and intuitive communication.

Additional benefits we offer…

• Competitive salary (with annual review)
• Performance-driven quarterly bonus scheme
• Pension with enhanced employer contribution
• Generous holiday entitlement, accruing an extra day with every year worked (local capping applies)
• Quarterly employee recognition scheme
• Hybrid working option, with the aim of promoting flexibility and work-life balance
• Private medical insurance, including online GP service, mental health support and discounted gym memberships
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits
• Weekly ‘flexi-hour’ to extend a lunch break or finish early on your day of choice
• Cycle to work scheme - tax-efficient purchase of a bike, bike accessories, or both
• Time off for volunteering when done through our partner OnHand: an app for local volunteering and climate action
• Multiple social events throughout the year, including Company Ramble & Sports Day
• Strong focus on learning and development with career plans for all employees
• Dog-friendly office
• Fantastic colleagues with a great sense of humour!

Why Verdantix...

Since our foundation in 2008, we have been built our company around five values. They encapsulate what we stand for, the way we do business and the impact we have on the communities we serve.

• Independence
• Accuracy
• Confidentiality
• Curiosity
• Sustainability

At Verdantix, innovation, technology, and human insight come together to solve problems that really matter. We are an AI enabled organisation where advanced analytics, data, and emerging technologies are embedded in everyday work, shaping how we research, analyse, and deliver insights that help organisations improve EHS, operational risk, and real estate performance. (this probably needs expanding on - copied from what we have currently).

Every day, our teams generate analysis and intelligence that some of the world’s most innovative companies rely on. Across areas including industrial transformation, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, employee safety, and the future of the workplace, we use AI and data to interpret fast moving technological change and translate it into insights that can be understood, applied, and acted on. Our challenge is to interpret the latest technological developments so that they can be understood and applied, to bring meaningful change to life.

Success at Verdantix depends on curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to continuously learn as technologies evolve. We look for people who are excited by how AI can enhance thinking, sharpen analysis, and amplify impact, while remaining accountable for quality, judgment, and outcomes. Individuals who thrive here bring a strong work ethic, a desire to be challenged, a competitive mindset, and a collaborative spirit, all underpinned by a sense of humour and enjoyment in the work we do together.

Our culture is transparent, high trust, and performance driven. Career development is grounded in achievements, skills, and behaviours, with regular feedback and reviews that keep both individuals and the firm moving forward. We recognise that everyone at Verdantix has a meaningful role to play in our growth, which is why we share openly how the business is performing and involve our people in major decisions - from growth strategies to new product launches.

What unites us is a shared belief that innovation, powered by AI, expertise, and curiosity, can help shape a better world. If you want to work at the intersection of technology, insight, and real world impact, Verdantix is the place to do it.