Description
We are seeking an experienced senior strategist to join our Asia FX & Rates Strategy Research team. The successful candidate will combine deep macroeconomic expertise, quantitative rigour and strong market intuition to deliver high-conviction investment views across Emerging Asia FX and local rates markets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop differentiated views on macroeconomic, policy, valuation, flow and technical drivers
- Generate high-conviction trade recommendations across FX, government bonds, money markets, swaps, futures and cross-market relative value opportunities
- Develop proprietary analytical frameworks and quantitative models to enhance forecasting, scenario analysis, risk assessment and idea generation
- Publish timely, insightful and commercially relevant research that combines rigorous analysis with clear investment implications for clients
- Drive thematic research initiatives on key regional and global macroeconomic issues
- Analyse central bank policy, fiscal developments, balance-of-payments dynamics and investor flows across Asia to identify emerging market opportunities and risks
- Collaborate closely with economists, equity strategists, credit strategists and global macro teams to deliver integrated cross-asset investment views
- Build and maintain strong relationships with institutional investors
- Represent Barclays' research views through client meetings, roadshows, conferences, webinars, media engagement and other external forums
Required Skills and Experience:
- Significant experience in FX strategy, rates strategy, macro research, economics, trading or related financial market roles, with a strong focus on Asian markets
- Fluency in English is required, with Mandarin fluency preferred
- Deep understanding of Emerging Asia macroeconomics, central bank policy, foreign exchange markets, local rates markets and cross-asset interactions
- Demonstrated track record of generating actionable investment ideas and communicating investment views to institutional investors
- Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities, including experience in econometric modelling, forecasting, scenario analysis and market strategy development