Student Worker to SEB – Junior macro economist
Join SEB’s Strategy & Economic Research team for a fantastic start to your finance career, ideal for students with two t o one year prior to graduation! We are now looking for a student worker to join us as junior macro economists working on Fridays, with the main responsibility of publishing our weekly Week Ahead report. We ask you to be available as soon as possible in August. Welcome to SEB and your future career!
About SEB Strategy & Economic Research
The SEB Strategy & Economic Research team is the top-ranked Macro, Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities (FICC) research team in the Nordics consisting of 20 strategists and economists based in Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, London and Singapore. The group caters for macro research, markets strategy and forecasts across a broad range of topics, markets and regions for SEB clients, internal stakeholders such as sales and trading as well as external media. Our research is free and available online here.
What you will be doing
As Junior macro economist your primary focus will be on editing and publishing our weekly Week Ahead publication which summarizes the main economic data and events, necessary for financial market actors’ radar during the next trading week. Also projects besides the publication of Week Ahead on an ad hoc basis will be possible, with focus on coverage of the macro economy and/or FICC markets e.g. development of forecasting models, data coverage and chart and analysis generation.
The role is based in the trading room at SEB’s head office at Kungsträdgårdsgatan 8 in Stockholm but will have frequent interactions with colleagues and stakeholders from all around the world.
Who we are looking for
To be a great fit for this role, you are in the middle stages of your studies within Economics, Finance, or a related field.
As a person, you enjoy working in a structured and service-oriented way. You are curious, humble, proactive, open to learning new things, and have a keen interest in macro and financial markets. You thrive when working in a collaborative and international environment, and you value teamwork and shared success.
Fluency in both written and spoken English is required for this position while also fluency in Swedish and programming skills in Python is preferred.
What we offer
You will be joining the leading research team in the Nordics, which offers an attractive, international, and professional environment. We aim to attract exceptional individuals with a desire to grow their own skillset as well as provide exceptional service to their clients. You will work side by side with a diverse team of experienced colleagues and get the chance to build strong network internally as well as externally.
Learn more about working at SEB www.sebgroup.com/career
It is our fundamental belief that inclusion and diversity is crucial for our future success. We strive to have an inclusive, value-driven culture where employees feel valued, respected and involved irrespective of who they are, what they believe in or where they come from.
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Ready to join?
Regardless of your experience, we’ll help you develop new skills and take on meaningful responsibility to create a positive impact. Please send your application including CV and personal letter to macroeconomists@seb.se with the deadline 20th of July.
Please note that due to the vacation period you will not receive feedback on your application prior to 21st of July. We will let you know if you move forward in the process.
