Lead/Principal Economist - Financial Research - MACRO

Lead / Principal Economist - Financial Research (MACRO) (4-7 yrs)

Primary responsibilities include :

- Following, analyzing and summarizing important developments related to global economic conditions, central bank policies and financial data from different sources.

- Developing and maintaining quantitative models to assess the outlook for economic conditions, global interest rates and exchange rates.

- Working with front office groups to develop models related to discretionary and systematic trading opportunities.

- Aiding front office data analysis efforts by collaborating closely with the technology development teams in the firm.

- Maintaining dashboards to monitor the output from various models and keeping track of macroeconomic as well as financial market movements.

- The ideal candidate should have either an MBA in Finance/Economics or a PhD (or equivalent qualification) with 4 - 7 years of relevant experience along with strong empirical/econometric skills.

- Knowledge of interactions between economic developments, financial databases like Bloomberg, statistical packages like E-views, and strong written as well as verbal communication skills are important.