Research Analyst

About Citylitics Inc.

Citylitics delivers predictive intelligence on local utility & public infrastructure markets

What is Infrastructure? It is the roadways you rely on to safely get to Grandma's house, it's the potable water that comes out of your kitchen tap that you wash your family's food with and it's the energy that heats our homes and powers our digital lifestyles.

Every year, trillions of dollars are spent on all areas of infrastructure to maintain our quality life and move our economy forward. However, our infrastructure is no longer equipped to meet the needs of the future. We hear about infrastructure failures, whether bridge collapses, power blackouts, or water main breaks, every day in the news. Climate change and extreme weather events are disrupting the basic infrastructure we took for granted for years.

Citylitics is solving the hardest data problems in infrastructure while building the market & opportunity intelligence platform that enables a faster, more transparent, and more efficient infrastructure marketplace. We turn millions of unstructured documents into high value intelligence feeds and datasets that are available on an intuitive user experience. Our goal is to enable solution providers to connect with cities with relevant infrastructure needs in a faster and more digital way than historic market channels. As more companies adopt our platform, cities & utilities will be able to access solutions that deliver on the promise of moving towards a more resilient, sustainable, and equitable infrastructure future.

Who Are We Looking For?

We are looking for a skilled Research Analyst to join our Intelligence team as an Intelligence Associate. They have a strong passion for uncovering journalistic insights from reams of background materials and has experience pulling together and presenting the right highlights and summaries from a combination of data sources. Our Analysts are challenged everyday to sift through key documents, proposals, plans and budgets relating to cites across the U.S. and Canada. They need to extract and understand the key narratives that are important to our clients, while still capturing the adjacent supporting data with impeccable attention to detail. Their research findings serve as training sets for our machine-learning algorithms that not only enhance our search tools, that in turn help our Analysts find even more relevant insights. They are seen as a trusted authority and domain experts by our clients on the subject matter.

The position will be fully remote with optional access to our Toronto or Milwaukee offices as desired.

What Will You Accomplish?

• Deliver public infrastructure-related research & analytics that our clients need and answer any related follow-up questions that our clients may have regarding the source or consistency of the research.
• Deploy your proven research methodology to dig deep and parse through thousands of information sources and public documents relating to public infrastructure across North America
• Champion the integrity and coverage of our research by identifying ways to streamline the research and automation processes
• Create and document a repeatable and successful research process that will be incorporated in our search tools and client-facing platforms, having significant impact on how intelligence gets delivered within the infrastructure industry

Requirements

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Environmental Studies, Journalism, Information Studies, Market Research, Engineering or similar
• Conscientious attention to detail, exceptional project organization skills, complete accountability for your assigned research goals, capable of driving projects independently and an impressive track record on previous projects
• Noteworthy oral and written communication skills; well-articulated in written form and able to present insights concisely and effectively
• Passion for challenging research, large volumes of reading/scanning, working with large, noisy information sources and creating polished, client-facing reports.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and exposure to data modelling and database design is a plus (mySQL, MongoDB)
• Multi-disciplinary knowledge of infrastructure markets, regulations, programs, and topics in specific public infrastructure markets across Canada and USA is a plus
• A willingness to fail and find dead ends, but learn fast and make immediate adjustments
• Prior experience in an infrastructure-related research role or projects is ideal, but not necessary

Benefits

Why Citylitics?

• This is a rare opportunity to influence positive change within one of the biggest societal challenges of our generation (infrastructure - from water to transport to energy and more).
• Be a part of a scale up company with no corporate bureaucracy here. You will accomplish more here in a few months than what you would in a few years at a large, entrenched technology company.
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits with an emphasis on mental health
• Annual Learning and Development Budget and Plans
• Flexible hours and work-from-wherever you are with the option to work in our downtown office if interested!
• Competitive salary and equity incentives to give you a stake in our future
• We work hard. We play hard. From virtual trivia to exploring the food scene around our office, we like to get together!

Citylitics is an equal opportunity employer. We are passionate about providing a safe workplace where everyone is accepted and has the opportunity to grow with us. We are committed to making diversity and inclusivity part of our culture!