Welcome back to OR-Path!
As 2025 comes to an end, I just wanted to say: thank you for being here.
This year marked the very beginning of OR-Path. What started as a simple idea — sharing Operations Research roles and career insights in a more practical, grounded way — slowly turned into a living, growing space shaped by the people reading it.
Before we move into 2026, I thought it would be nice to pause for a moment and look back at what this first year actually looked like.
📊 A quick look at OR-Path in 2025
Over the course of the year, OR-Path shared:
120+ Operations Research & Optimization roles
From 80+ different companies
Spanning 25+ countries
These roles came from a wide mix of contexts:
Industry, consulting, and big tech
Energy, logistics, retail, aviation, and more
Individual contributor roles, leadership positions, and research-oriented teams
On-site, hybrid, and truly global remote opportunities
Geographically, the market showed up again and again in:
Brazil and Latin America
North America
Europe
India and APAC
Fully remote, borderless teams
What stood out most wasn’t just the number of roles — it was how diverse and alive the OR market really is once you start looking closely.
💡 A few things this year reinforced
Some patterns became very clear:
Operations Research is often hidden behind other titles — but the work is there.
Strong modeling skills matter, but the ability to turn models into decisions matters even more.
OR professionals are increasingly expected to work close to business, engineering, and product teams.
Remote work expanded access, but expectations around ownership and impact also grew.
These signals are shaping how OR-Path thinks about content going forward.
Looking ahead to 2026
In 2026, OR-Path will keep doing what it was created to do:
Curate roles that actually matter
Share honest insights about OR careers in practice
Help make the market a little easier to understand and navigate
No hype. No inflated promises. Just clarity.
Thanks again for being part of this first year.
Wishing you a great start to 2026.
Ricardo Leão
OR-Path