About InnoSphere Partners
InnoSphere Partners is a global consulting and research firm specializing in trade corridor design, infrastructure strategy, and cross-border economic integration. We work with governments, port authorities, and international agencies to strengthen connectivity, reduce logistics friction, and foster resilient trade systems in high-growth regions.
Role Overview
We are hiring a Global Geopolitical Risk & Strategic Trade Systems Analyst to support intelligence-led advisory work focused on geopolitical disruption, technology and trade policy risk, and the operational vulnerabilities of strategic logistics and infrastructure systems across global trade networks. This role sits at the intersection of geopolitical analysis, strategic intelligence, and corridor resilience—supporting projects connected to supply chain continuity, economic security, and the protection of critical trade and technology-linked infrastructure systems.
Based in San Francisco, the Analyst will contribute to structured risk briefs, scenario assessments, and decision-support materials for public institutions, infrastructure stakeholders, and development partners. The work will frequently intersect with US–Asia trade dynamics, export-control and sanctions regimes, technology supply chains, maritime chokepoints, and the ways political and regulatory developments affect logistics continuity, industrial ecosystems, and infrastructure competitiveness.
You will play a key role in translating geopolitical, regulatory, and technology-policy developments into actionable implications for corridor performance, investment prioritization, and contingency planning—producing outputs that are rigorous, defensible, and operationally useful.
Key Responsibilities
- Track and analyze geopolitical, regulatory, and technology-policy developments affecting global trade corridors, supply chains, and cross-border logistics continuity
- Produce structured risk notes and scenario briefs linking political, regulatory, and security events to operational impacts such as supply chain disruption, rerouting, freight cost volatility, compliance exposure, and infrastructure vulnerability
- Monitor sanctions, export controls, industrial policy shifts, and related compliance regimes, assessing implications for trade flows, critical supply chains, and infrastructure operators
- Conduct corridor-level diagnostics linking shipping patterns, port performance, industrial dependencies, political risk, and infrastructure constraints to identify fragility points and escalation triggers
- Develop scenario frameworks ranging from baseline stress to severe disruption and propose mitigation pathways including routing alternatives, supply chain diversification, resilience investments, and institutional coordination measures
- Support stakeholder engagement with ports, logistics providers, infrastructure operators, policymakers, and development partners through clear, decision-ready analytical outputs
- Build and maintain risk dashboards and KPI frameworks for disruption monitoring, early-warning indicators, and exposure tracking across trade systems
- Contribute to concept notes and pre-feasibility summaries for corridor and supply chain resilience initiatives, including process reforms, redundancy planning, and targeted infrastructure or system upgrades
- Support rapid-response research during live disruptions, delivering concise assessments with clear assumptions, confidence levels, and operational recommendations
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree in International Relations, Political Science, Security Studies, International Trade, Public Policy, Economics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
- 2–5 years of experience in geopolitical risk analysis, strategic intelligence, trade policy analysis, supply chain research, or infrastructure advisory work
- Familiarity with US–Asia trade dynamics, export-control regimes, technology supply chains, and evidence-based scenario development is strongly preferred
- Experience working with public-sector stakeholders, DFIs, donor-funded programs, or infrastructure-focused initiatives is a plus
- Strong analytical writing skills, comfort translating complex geopolitical and regulatory developments into operational implications, and the ability to work under time pressure when needed
- Fluency in English is required
Application Instructions
Please submit your CV and a short letter of interest outlining your relevant experience and motivation. Selected candidates will be invited for a virtual interview and a written case assignment.