Senior Analyst/Lead Analyst - Economist - Macro (2-10 yrs)

Global recognized leader in Financial & Technology based firm with Offices in New York, Hong Kong, Hyderabad (India), Kansas City, London and Silicon Valley is looking for resourceful candidates to join its Financial Research group. The group collaborates closely with front office teams, providing extensive support for investment research and decision-making processes.

Position Overview:

The role involves analyzing global economic trends, particularly in interest rate and foreign exchange markets. Successful candidates will track and summarize critical economic developments, central bank policies, and financial data. The position requires the development and maintenance of quantitative models to forecast macroeconomic data, in addition to collaborating with front office groups to create trading models. The candidate will also contribute to technology development initiatives for efficient data analysis.

Responsibilities:

- Follow, analyze, and summarize global economic conditions and central bank policies.

- Develop and maintain quantitative models to forecast macroeconomic data and assess economic conditions, interest rates, and exchange rates.

- Collaborate with front office teams to create trading models.

- Work closely with technology development teams to aid data analysis efforts.

- Maintain dashboards to monitor model output and track macroeconomic and financial market movements.

Requirements:

- Master's degree in Economics or a related field, or a PhD with 2 to 6 years of relevant experience.

- Strong empirical/econometric skills and proficiency in programming languages like Python, Matlab, or Eviews.