Economist - Forecasting and Scenario Analysis Team
Poland
Risk
Group Functions
Job Reference #
215580BR
City
Kraków
Job Type
Full Time
Your role
Are you passionate about macroeconomics, financial markets and current affairs? Does financial and economic forecasting excite you? Are you an innovative thinker? We’re looking for someone like that who can:
• perform economic analysis for the identification and assessment of macroeconomic and financial risks
• construct alternative forecasts and scenarios for business planning and stress testing purposes, with a focus on forecasting indicators such as GDP, inflation, equity indices, interest rates and exchange rates
• utilize methodologies and econometric models for forecasting macroeconomic and financial variables under baseline and stress conditions
• demonstrate soundness of scenario assumptions by means of robust research and monitoring of political, macroeconomic and market developments
• interact with different teams across UBS for scenario analysis
• be actively involved in the main regulatory initiatives and resulting new developments
Your team
You’ll be working as part of the global Stress Methodology and Scenario Analysis team (SMSA) in Krakow (Poland). Our team is responsible for all aspects of stress testing and scenario analysis. The SMSA Forecasting and Scenario Analysis team's main focus is on modelling of global macroeconomic and financial risk and the development of baseline and stress scenarios for UBS and its regional entities. The scenarios are developed using a suite of econometric models and involve input from senior management and other experts within UBS.
Stress scenarios represent an area of continuous development, as they are increasingly adopted by banks to assess the impact of external shocks on their business and by regulators to assess the resilience of the financial sector and the economy to adverse events.
Your expertise
• a Master’s degree in a relevant quantitative field (e.g. economics, macroeconomics, financial economics). Exceptional candidates without a Master's degree but with highly relevant additional work experience will also be considered
• at least three years of experience, ideally in a commercial environment such as a financial institution or consultancy
• experience involving economic analysis, forecasting of macroeconomic and financial variables, econometric modelling or generation of macroeconomic scenarios
• solid knowledge of macroeconomic and financial indicators, and an understanding of econometric models that can be used to forecast these variables
• knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint is a must, statistical modeling software (particularly R) and Latex is a plus
• strong analytical, problem-solving and synthesizing skills (you know how to figure things out)
• team-oriented but able to complete tasks independently to a high standard
• a strong communicator, able to clearly and confidently explain technical topics to a non-technical audience
• proactive, structured, organized, and detail-oriented
• fluent in English, with strong writing skills
*LI-UBS
About us
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Disclaimer / Policy Statements
UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.
