Business Analyst I

Job Title: Business Analyst I / Policy Analyst

Job Description

This role offers an opportunity for an analytically minded Policy Analyst to support a Public Policy team by monitoring global political, regulatory, and legislative developments and translating them into clear, actionable insights for the business. The position is ideal for professionals with 1–3 years of experience who want to deepen their expertise in public policy, regulatory analysis, and government affairs while contributing to high-impact analysis, transparency reporting, and continuous improvement of monitoring systems and analytical tools.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and identify relevant political, regulatory, and legislative developments across multiple jurisdictions.
• Produce high-quality, tailored analysis on policy developments, clearly assessing implications for the business.
• Support the preparation of briefings, reports, and internal updates for high-level stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure policy insights align with commercial and operational priorities.
• Contribute to the enhancement of internal monitoring systems, workflows, and analytical tools.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of global policy trends and emerging regulatory and legislative risks.
• Support transparency reporting workstreams to ensure reporting is accurate and aligned with internal requirements and external frameworks, guidance, and templates.
• Help leverage AI-enabled tools to identify, track, and synthesize legislative, regulatory, and policy developments across jurisdictions.
• Use Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP, to organize, analyze, and present policy and regulatory data.
• Apply supply chain understanding where relevant to assess policy and regulatory impacts on operations and networks.
• Build and maintain effective internal networks to gather information, share insights, and support coordinated policy responses.

Essential Skills

• 1–3 years of professional experience in public policy, regulatory analysis, government affairs, consulting, or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex legal and policy information and draw clear, well-supported conclusions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, concise, and structured analysis for different audiences.
• Demonstrated interest in global political and regulatory developments and their implications for businesses and stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to work directly with source materials, reporting requirements, and policy texts to produce accurate analysis.
• Experience or knowledge in public policy analysis, including assessment of legislative and regulatory proposals.
• Understanding of regulatory affairs, regulatory processes, and regulatory and compliance considerations.
• Experience or exposure to government affairs and advocacy work.
• Experience or strong interest in legal and/or public policy domains.
• Capability in strategic public policy project management, including planning, tracking, and delivering policy-related workstreams.
• Proficiency with Excel, including functions such as pivot tables and VLOOKUP, to support data-driven policy analysis.
• Ability to leverage or learn AI-enabled tools to support policy monitoring and analysis.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with policy monitoring tools, databases, or research platforms.
• Formal training in public policy, law, political science, international relations, or a related discipline.
• 1–2 years of experience specifically focused on public policy, regulatory analysis, or government affairs within complex organizations.
• Experience applying supply chain knowledge in a policy or regulatory context.
• Ability to build and maintain professional networks to support information gathering and stakeholder engagement.
• Familiarity with transparency reporting frameworks, guidance, and templates.
• Interest in continuous improvement of analytical tools, workflows, and monitoring systems.

Work Environment

The role operates in a professional, fast-paced environment focused on global public policy, regulatory analysis, and transparency reporting. You will work closely with cross-functional teams and high-level stakeholders, using tools such as Excel, policy monitoring platforms, research databases, and AI-enabled solutions to track and analyze political, legislative, and regulatory developments across multiple jurisdictions. The position involves regular collaboration, structured reporting, and adherence to internal processes and external frameworks, with an emphasis on accuracy, clarity, and timely delivery of insights.

This is a Contract position based out of New York, NY.

The pay range for this position is $27.00 - $29.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 24, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.