Assistant Vice President - Country Risk - Economic Research (8-13 yrs)

Assistant Vice President - Country Risk - Economic Research

- Graduate/Post Graduate in Economics, Political Science, Finance, or other relevant discipline

- 8-10 years of experience in economic research/credit risk roles

- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

- Entrepreneurial mind set, with ability to be resourceful and streamline processes

- Strong analytical skills and flexible thinking across disciplines

- Ability to work independently and as a team member in an unstructured environment

- Excellent communication skills - able to communicate clearly and succinctly, both verbally and in writing

- Self-starter and has willingness to work hard and flexibly in a rewarding environment

As a Team lead you will:

- Manage a 4-member team comprising country risks specialists

- Manage the Powai workflow and provide guidance to the team in coordination with global stakeholders

- Represent the team within Powai and regions in various forums

- Conduct analysis of fiscal, economic, political, regulatory environment, external sector and other features of a portfolio of countries, sovereigns, sub-sovereigns and supranationals to assign credit ratings and respond to country risk warning triggers

- Form and communicate relevant risk view to risk managers - in credit risk, market risk and beyond - and in committees through a variety of channels, including written pieces, data visualization and presentations

- Manage risk reporting, portfolio metrics, risk framework ratios, data integrity, and risk-return measurement for the portfolio

- Contribute to process enhancements of managing country team data, organization etc.