Job description
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HSBC Global Banking and Markets is an emerging markets-led, financing-focused business that provides investment and financial solutions. Through our international network, we connect emerging and mature markets, covering key growth areas. We partner with our corporate, government and institutional clients to help them achieve consistent, long-term performance. Our products and services include advisory, financing, prime services, research and analysis, securities services, trading and sales and transaction banking.
HSBC Global Research is seeking a Senior FX strategist (Director) to work in the Global FX Research team and based in London. This key role is focused on European currencies along with other major currencies. It requires strong collaboration within the research department and across the global HSBC network. Frequent analysis, writing and marketing European currencies to a global audience is expected. Excellent analytical and presentation skills is required with extensive experience in economics or financial market analysis being required.
Key Responsibilities:
• Conduct thorough analysis of European currencies
• Publish short comments and long thematic research reports outlining our views
• Conduct macro-modelling and quantitative analysis
• Regularly present our views to institutional and corporate clients and internal stakeholders
• Interact frequently with sales, traders and other research teams and be able to do so confidence
Requirements
• A degree in Economics, Statistics, Finance or equivalent from a top university; a postgraduate degree is advantageous
• Excellent analytical and written skills in English. Ideally, the candidate is bilingual.
• Extensive work experience in an analytic role with an international financial institution, a government body, or a think tank is welcomed
• A deep understanding of financial markets and economies, especially the UK and Eurozone. Ideally, the candidate will have strong research experience in FX and/or interest rates markets. Skills outside of FX research are also considered.
• Excellent presentation skills to interact effectively with both internal stakeholders and global clients
HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.
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HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/long term health condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Within the work place you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions. HSBC has in place processes in order to avoid nepotism, which means to avoid creating circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.
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