Economist - Financial Research - MACRO

We are looking for resourceful candidates to join our Financial Research group based out of Hyderabad. The group works closely with various front office groups to provide high quality and in-depth support to the investment research and decision processes of the Firm's global proprietary trading strategies. This role is responsible for analyzing global economic developments and other related opportunities in interest rate and FX markets.

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 an MBA in Finance/Economics background or an equivalent qualification, 2 - 4 years of work experience in global economic developments and be comfortable working with data for descriptive and analytical projects.

The Firm offers excellent benefits, a casual, collegial working environment, and an attractive compensation package