WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR & IDEAL CANDIDATE 

Convera is seeking an FX & Macroeconomic Analyst with strong analytical and research skills and experience managing big data sets to expand our Market Insights practice across North America. The FX & Macroeconomic Analyst collaborates daily with a global team of researchers and economists and serves as a subject matter expert, delivering a constant source of data-driven insights on global FX and macroeconomic trends.

The FX & Macroeconomic Analyst focuses on three key areas: 1) Research and data – acting as the go-to source for market research, whilst managing and maintaining multiple data sources and tools. 2) Content development – delivering daily insights, data visualization, and blog articles to engage with Fintech industry stakeholders and our global customer base. 3) Thought leadership - acting as an expert on currency for Convera by presenting our forward guidance and research while engaging with external audiences.

The successful candidate has a passion for market research and knows how to manage econometric data with multiple research sources and is comfortable writing and editing content against tight deadlines. Whether reacting to geo-political issues like the Russia-Ukraine war, major market events, or analyzing a regional interest rate decision; this role is critical to providing our customers with thought leadership and guidance on how these disruptions impact their business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage the research, creation, and delivery of various market insights reports, aligned to global standards, processes and team principles. Examples include Daily Market Report, Market Event Alerts, Weekly FX Briefings, Monthly FX Forecast Report.
Deliver external webinar presentations monthly, presenting research related to your area of expertise across FX, Economic, Trade and Customer Insights.
Deliver actionable research that our customers will rely upon to make important business decisions related to international trade and payments, by translating complex market data into simple and concise insights.
Manage and respond to all market research requests via global processes and digital tools to ensure these are visible across the organization and are being actively managed and prioritized to meet expected deadlines.
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the delivery of all research assets adhere to Convera’s global digital marketing processes and management standards, to help maximize content discovery and delivery amongst both external and internal audiences.
Act as a subject expert on global FX, Economic and Trade by analyzing complex research findings and delivering them via reports and presentations to non-technical business audiences.
Support the creation, and activation of our high visibility global thought leadership reports and campaigns across North America, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders overseas to help maximize Convera’s strategic marketing goals.
Maintain and monitor the Convera Global Market Insights style guides and principles, insisting on the highest standards. This includes responding to customer and colleague feedback and managing challenges related to research by collaborating with your research team.
Seek to consistently elevate and evolve market research techniques, tools and expertise to maximize the value and visibility of Convera’s Market Insights research service.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Degree in economics or equivalent technical field like finance
Minimum 4-5+ years in research roles; experience analyzing FX market data and trends are a plus
Strong attention to detail and ability to handle large data sets
Excellent written and communication skills, capable of writing complex reports
Demonstrable understanding of economic and financial market data
Demonstrable understanding of market research methods
Experience with real-time data sources (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv, government data banks)
Experience with big data analytical tools (e.g., R, Python, Tableau, Excel)
Fluent in English language;

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS  

Creative problem-solver with a growth mindset; actively and intuitively seeks ways to simplify process and improve performance 
Demonstrated sound business judgment and the ability to think strategically about a quickly growing business alongside the interest and ability to dive into tactical details 
Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use research, hard data, and metrics to challenge assumptions, generate credible forecasts, and solve problems 
Comfortable with ambiguity - able to set strategic direction and execute effectively in a global, matrixed organization 
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of owning and writing complex documents and presenting/influencing VP+ stakeholders

About Convera:

Convera is the largest non-bank B2B cross-border payments company in the world. Formerly Western Union Business Solutions, we leverage decades of industry expertise and technology-led payment solutions to deliver smarter money movements to our customers – helping them capture more value with every transaction. Convera serves more than 30,000 customers ranging from small business owners to enterprise treasurers to educational institutions to financial institutions to law firms to NGOs.

Our teams care deeply about the value we bring to our customers which makes Convera a rewarding place to work. This is an exciting time for our organization as we build our team with growth-minded, results-oriented people who are looking to move fast in an innovative environment.

As a truly global company with employees in over 20 countries, we are passionate about diversity; we seek and celebrate people from different backgrounds, lifestyles, and unique points of view. We want to work with the best people and ensure we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging.

We offer an abundance of competitive perks and benefits including:

Market competitive monthly gross salary
Opportunity to earn an annual bonus
Great career growth and development opportunities in a global organization
A flexible approach to work (This role is Hybrid- 2 days in office required)
Generous insurance (health, disability, life) and retirement programs
Paid holidays, time-off and leave policies for life events (maternity, paternity, adoption, bereavement, military)
Paid volunteering opportunities

There are plenty of amazing opportunities at Convera for talented, creative problem solvers who never settle for good enough and are looking to transform Business to Business payments. Apply now if you’re ready to unleash your potential.

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