Senior Country Risk Analyst - Credit Rating Agency

Responsibilities

• Help providing regular economic, political risk and financial market analysis.
• Act as analytical lead for a portfolio of major economies, forecasts and historical data.
• Write research notes on a daily basis, as well as contributing to monthly and quarterly analysis, producing both country-specific and thematic regional research
• Add analytical value on proprietary data sets.
• Work with sales to represent the team and deliver key views and forecasts during client engagements and at public events.
• Utilize research and data and bring commercial value to clients
• Be commercially minded and understand how research and data is used by our clients.
• Lead and guide junior analysts in the team 

Qualifications

• Educational background in economics or related field.
• Relevant background working as a macroeconomic/ country risk analyst, with experience in publishing reports, articles and having good analysis mindset and skillset on macroeconomics event.  

• 2-5 years of relevant experience in economic analysis is required, with a focus on Asia (Ideally on China)
• Strong candidate who has been focused on a different region are also welcome to apply 
• Excellent time management and able to adhere to publication deadlines.
• Confident public speaker.
• Strong writing skills, with experience conveying complex views in a concise and straightforward manner.
• Ability to work with and analyze large data sets and forecast across key macroeconomic indicators.
• Familiarity analysing connections between political and macroeconomic risk.
• Fluent spoken and written English. Mandarin language skills a plus
• Able to lead while contribute independently

*We encourage you to apply first even if you think you're either "overqualified" or "underqualified", we might have other suitable positions for you in the future.