Economist, 80-100%

The Macroeconomic Research unit is an integral part of the investment process at Swiss Life Asset Managers, which manages the balance sheet of Swiss Life Group, various securities, real estate, and infrastructure funds as well as assets of institutional clients. The team prepares economic analyses, scenarios and forecasts for our main markets and communicates them to internal and external clients. We assume a Group function within the cross-border organisation in Switzerland, France, Germany, the Nordics and the UK. We are looking for you to join our team as an Economist/Data Analyst (f/m/d). We are located at our head office in Zurich, right next to Lake Zurich.

Responsibilities

• Continuous monitoring and analysis of economic trends in our core markets
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis of economic, demographic and market data including the development of long-term views on important variables
• Discussion of economic views and financial market implications in the monthly investment process
• Presentations to internal and external clients as well as contributing to articles and publications

Experience

• A master’s degree or PhD in economics
• Ideally 3-5 years of work experience as an economist
• Strong background in quantitative methods, data analysis and econometrics with knowledge in R or Python, VBA a plus
• Ability to apply macroeconomic theory to the analysis and forecasting of ongoing market developments
• Good editorial skills and ability to present views and findings to different target audiences
• Interest in financial markets and asset management
• An open-minded team player with entrepreneurial spirit
• Proficiency in German and English, French or Italian a plus

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