Senior Economist
Senior economists at Krungthai COMPASS, a think tank within Krungthai Bank, have the unique opportunity to drive the bank’s strategy. We collaborate on projects with corporate strategy, risk, and business units and draw implications for the bank. Moreover, we strive to deliver impactful recommendations to clients, and to bring Krungthai COMPASS’s research to top of mind.

Responsibilities:

• Develop in depth understanding of current and future banking business strategy
• Analyze current and long-term issues, both global and Thai-specific, to identify key opportunities and risks to Krungthai, our corporate, SME and retail clients
• Forecast macroeconomic and financial variables
• Write top quality articles and deliver presentations to disseminate research to top management, clients, and the public

Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in economics or related fields, Ph.D. holder is an advantage
• We prefer a candidate with at least 2 years of work experience in economic policy research, consulting, or other relevant work experience, although we also welcome fresh graduate.
• Experienced in using econometrics and/or data analytics tools
• Outstanding analytical and inter-personal skills
• Strong writing and presentation skills (Thai and English)
• Able to take initiatives, lead projects and own assignments end-to-end