Manager - Asset Tracking Specialist

Job Description

The role

In this role, the Asset Tracking Analyst will support the firm’s Asset Tracking Initiative, a strategic program designed to identify and track early-stage business development opportunities across key sectors and practices. The role focuses on establishing structured, repeatable processes to track potential transactions and projects using leading market intelligence databases, and delivering actionable insights in a clear, concise, and high‑quality format to stakeholders.

The incumbent will work closely with sector and practice teams, supporting ongoing coverage across Healthcare, Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Aerospace & Defence, while contributing to the evolution of technology‑enabled research outputs.

Who you will work with

The individual will need to work very closely with senior stakeholder/s and CIBI team members.

What you will be responsible for

Asset tracking and market monitoring

• Identify and track early‑stage business development opportunities, examples being M&A and private equity opportunities, IPOs, restructuring signals, and greenfield or development projects, aligned to sector and practice priorities.
• Monitor tracked opportunities on an ongoing basis, ensuring timely updates, consistent coverage, and appropriate escalation of material developments.
• Maintain structured trackers and monitoring tools that reflect stakeholder requirements and evolving market activity for proactive delivery.
• Build key relationships with business development and other stakeholders to enable the addition of primary asset tracking insights from partner and client conversations.

Process, quality and continuous improvement

• Develop and refine repeatable asset‑tracking methodologies aligned to sector requirements and best practice.
• Apply quality control and validation checks to ensure accuracy, relevance, and consistency of outputs.
• Collaborate with business development, fee earners and other stakeholders to refine scope, formats, and tracking approaches over time.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, and impact of asset tracking outputs

Technology and tools

• Leverage AI‑enabled tools responsibly to streamline research workflows and enhance outputs.
• Contribute to the evolution of technology‑enabled research processes, supported by appropriate quality and risk controls.

• Stay informed on new database features, tools, and functionality relevant to asset tracking and market monitoring

What you will do

Research and insight delivery

• In addition to proactive recurring delivery, assess new requests and determine the most appropriate market intelligence sources and processes to address stakeholder needs.
• Synthesise complex or incomplete market information into clear, concise, and actionable insights.
• Deliver outputs in decision‑ready formats, including live trackers, summaries, and dashboards.

Databases & Tools Exposure

The role requires hands‑on experience with, or the ability to quickly develop proficiency in, the following:

• Mergermarket – IPOs, transactions, Healthcare, Aerospace & Defence
• CoStar – Real Estate assets and developments
• Infralogic – Infrastructure and greenfield projects
• AlphaSense – Restructuring and special situations
• Advanced Excel – trackers, data analysis, dashboards, and data visualisation
• AI tools / Copilot – research efficiency and output enhancement
   

Qualifications

Your career experience so far

• Master's degree from a reputed institute
• 8+ years of experience in legal, financial, or business research within a law firm, professional services firm, or market intelligence environment.
• Proficient in the English language (both oral and written) and capable of developing client-facing documentation.
• Interest in technology‑enabled research, including AI‑based tools and workflow automation.
• Exposure to transaction‑focused or BD‑oriented research is preferred.
• Experience supporting UK or international stakeholders is an advantage.
• Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and extract relevant insights.
• Capable of working in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple tasks simultaneously, while maintaining independent productivity.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively across different cultures, adapting communication style to suit the audience.
• Self-motivated and capable of prioritizing and working independently.
• Proficient in using MS Office tools such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Possesses intellectual curiosity, displaying a strong desire for continuous learning and growth.

How we will support you

From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and development your skills and knowledge. From formal training, informal coaching and mentoring through to skills-based and technical training and on the job learning.

You can also get involved in a variety of employee affinity groups. There is also opportunity to be part of charitable events and volunteering.
 

Additional Information

Equal Opportunities

At Clifford Chance, we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age.  This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm. 

Find out more about our inclusive culture here.