Senior Analyst/Lead Analyst – Macro (Economist) - Financial Research

The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm with more than $65 billion in investment capital as of December 1, 2024, and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since our founding in 1988, our firm has earned an international reputation for successful investing based on innovation, careful risk management, and the quality and depth of our staff. We have a significant presence in the world's capital markets, investing in a wide range of companies and financial instruments in both developed and developing economies.

We are looking for resourceful candidates to join our Financial Research group. Depending on the candidate’s location preference, the position is open for either of our Hyderabad or Gurugram offices in India. The group works closely with various front office teams 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 foreign exchange markets.

WHAT YOU'LL DO DAY-TO-DAY:

In this role, you will follow, analyze and summarize important developments related to global economic conditions, central bank policies and financial data from different sources. You will develop and maintain quantitative models to forecast macroeconomic data and assess the outlook for economic conditions, global interest rates and exchange rates. You will also work closely with front office groups to develop models related to discretionary and systematic trading opportunities. You will collaborate closely with technology development teams in the firm to aid data analysis efforts. Further, you will be expected to maintain dashboards to monitor the output from various models, and to keep track of macroeconomic and financial market movements.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

Basic qualifications:

• A Master’s degree in Economics or a closely related field or a PhD (or equivalent qualification), with 2 to 6 years of relevant experience
• Exceptional empirical/econometric skills and experience in programming languages like Python or Eviews
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with financial/economic data providers like Bloomberg or Haver
  
  

Interested candidates can apply through our website:

https://www.deshawindia.com/recruit/jobs/Ads/Link/SrAnlysMacroMar2025

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The Firm offers excellent benefits, a casual, collegial working environment, and an attractive compensation package. For further information about our recruitment process, including how applicant data will be processed, please visit https://www.deshawindia.com/careers

Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of sex, race, colour, caste, creed, religion, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.