Mastercard is looking for suitable candidate for the job role of Chief EEMEA Economist who will focus on creating custom, interactive and actionable insights. This individual will report to the Chief Economist of the Mastercard Economics Institute and responsible to lead economic research and analysis for EEMEA region at Mastercard Economics Institute, shaping economic strategies and insights.
Responsibilities of Chief EEMEA Economist
- Develop and maintain macroeconomic views for EEMEA.
- Create briefing documents for Mastercard leadership teams and regional advisory boards
- Write regular outlooks & blog style research notes.
- Create content and present insights as a representative of mastercard in customer forums, industry events, including media appearances as needed on broadcast, print, online media – position us as an industry leader with highly differentiated capabilities.
- Drive the story creation and presentation dashboards for each customer presentation to develop custom and actionable insights.
- Develop thought leadership for the region to better explore data and economic relationships.
- Collaborate with the data scientists/quantitative economists & thematic researchers to create interactive and tailored presentations.
- Work with the data science/quantitative economics team to explore alternative data sets, modeling and forecasting to push the boundaries in more traditional economics.
- Own project from briefing to ideation to exploration of data, insights, storyboarding and final presentation.
Requirements of Chief EEMEA Economist
- Ph.D. in Economics
- Strong economist with an entrepreneurial mindset and 15 years of experience in economics.
Skills and Knowledge Desired
- Strong collaborator working across cross functional teams within the institute and the broader mastercard teams.
- Evidence of both orthodox and experimental approaches in economic thinking, interpretation or application.
- Manage complex projects and timelines effectively and handling evolving situations fluidly.
- Must have good knowledge of econometrics and economic relationships.
- Familiarity with coding in SQL R, Python, Tableau and other analytical tools.
- Openness to new ideas, approaches, challenges and environments.
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