Job # 59

Head of Emerging Asia Research – Singapore

A top global investment bank is seeking a Head of Emerging Asia Research to serve as the global manager, senior member of the Emerging Asia Research team (EM Asia plus Australia), which combines both economic and strategy (Fixed Income and FX) research. The successful candidate will report to the Global Head of Emerging Markets Research and the Head of Research, Asia Pacific. He/she will set the professional tone for a +18-member team performing as a player/coach. The successful candidate will provide direction for the group, develop new methods/ideas for looking at markets and provide a longer-term strategic view. He/she will be based at the firm’s Singapore office. Responsibilities will entail leading by example to set the intellectual, professional and commercial tone for the group; performing top-notch rigorous research and generating ideas; monitoring day-to-day emerging Asia and Australia debt and currency markets; and developing longer-term strategic views on the markets. The successful candidate will have frequent interactions with senior policy makers in the region and significant clients as well as playing a lead role in marketing the team’s views and selling the Asia story. The ideal candidate will have a proven, successful track record within emerging Asian economics and market strategy. He/she will have strong familiarity and confidence in dealing with markets in the region, thoughtful/strategic leadership combining rigorous analysis, original ideas and commercial acumen. The successful candidate will have credibility with senior policy makers in the region, ability to effectively partner with members of the business and research colleagues and graduate-level academic training from a top university (PhD preferred).