Associate, Global Macroeconomics

**About Eurasia Group** Eurasia Group is the world's leading global political risk research and consulting firm. By providing information and insight on how political developments move markets, we help clients anticipate and respond to instability and opportunities everywhere they invest or do business. Our expertise includes developed and developing countries in every region of the world, specific economic sectors, and the business and investment playing fields of the future. With our best-in-class advisory and consulting offerings and GZERO Media, the Eurasia Group umbrella provides the marketplace with a complete political risk solution. Headquartered in New York, we have offices in Washington, London, San Francisco, Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Singapore, and Tokyo, as well as on-the-ground experts and resources in more than a hundred countries. "Politics first” grounds our work: Politics is the lens through which we view the world, and we are committed to analysis that is free of political bias and the influence of private interests. **Position overview**: The Geoeconomics team is seeking to hire an Associate who will provide analysis focused on the intersection of financial markets, global macroeconomics, and politics. This position will work with our team of analysts to link our political risk analysis with economic perspectives and the latest developments in financial markets. This role will be located in our Sao Paulo, Brazil office. **More specifically, in this role, you will**: - Partner with Eurasia Group’s country political analysts to assess the economic and market impact of political developments. - Write regular updates on market developments and their link to political events and presenting these to the firm in a clear, concise way. - Provide analysis of financial market interaction with global economic and political developments. For example, analysis to address questions like: “What has the market priced in?” or “How will markets be impacted if government x changes?” - Contribute to the production of EG’s Daily Market Briefing, develop and carry forward deep dives into the intersection of markets, economics, and policy individually and in a team on new projects. - Present concise and clear presentations and be comfortable with close interaction with high-level contacts, both internal and external. Prioritize projects as needed and exercise independent judgment and discretion in completing assignments with mínimal oversight. Must have the ability to handle details of a highly confidential nature. **Qualifications**: - Degree in Finance, Economics, International Affairs or related field - At least 2 to 5 years of experience, with a focus on financial markets and economic policies - Familiarity with movements in global financial markets and the ability to understand and manipulate data. - Experience working with excel is necessary; facility with R and/or python and experience with Bloomberg is a plus - Comfortable in a fast-moving, changing environment - Understanding of policymaking and an interest in understanding the implications of policy decisions for economic and market performance - Native or strong fluency in English (oral and written) - You must be authorized to work in Brazil and speak fluent Portuguese. All resumes should be submitted in English. - We strive to put politics first for our clients. This requires us to maintain a company culture that puts people first. We are committed to fostering an environment that is inclusive, empowering, and globally minded. We firmly believe that diversity in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, cultural background, religion, disability, and age brings ideas and perspectives to the table that make our analysis stronger for our clients and make our company a better place to work for our people. Our leadership team is committed to embedding diversity and inclusion into everything we do and how we lead._