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The Role
The role involves conducting research, writing analytical reports on credit performance, supporting consulting projects, and collaborating with analytics teams.
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Dun & Bradstreet unlocks the power of data through analytics, creating a better tomorrow. Each day, we are finding new ways to strengthen our award-winning culture and accelerate creativity, innovation and growth. Our 6,000+ global team members are passionate about what we do. We are dedicated to helping clients turn uncertainty into confidence, risk into opportunity and potential into prosperity. Bold and diverse thinkers are always welcome. Come join us! Learn more at dnb.com/careers.
Role Summary:
As a Senior India Economist within Dun & Bradstreet’s Economic Research vertical, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the D&B’s economic thought leadership on India. This role demands deep expertise in Indian macroeconomics, sectoral dynamics, rural and urban investment and consumption patterns, production trends, external trade, financial markets, and the borrowing-lending ecosystem. You will be responsible for producing strategic, unique, and insightful analyses that go beyond data reporting to address the "So What?" critique, influencing client decisions, guiding policy discussions, and strengthening our research intelligence offerings. Your work will encompass high-impact economic analyses, forecasting, thematic research, bespoke research and consultancy and thought leadership, with a focus on India's evolving economic landscape.
Location: Turbhe, Navi Mumbai (Onsite - 4 days in office and 1-day WFH)
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Economic Analysis: Deliver in-depth macroeconomic and microeconomic analyses, offering a 360° perspective on India's growth trajectory, policy developments, and economic risks in timely manner. Assess structural trends across key sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, services, infrastructure, and financial ecosystem, producing white papers, articles with unique insights
- Advanced Estimation & Forecasting: Design and implement robust systems, models to forecast critical economic indicators, including GDP, inflation, trade balances, fiscal metrics, and sector-specific trends. Utilize advanced quantitative techniques to support predictive analytics and scenario building
- Sectoral & Thematic Research: Lead comprehensive sectoral studies covering rural consumption, production efficiencies, supply chain dynamics, credit flows, external trade, and financial market trends. Identify emerging risks and opportunities at both macro and micro levels
- Thought Leadership & Policy Insights: Develop high-quality whitepapers, policy briefs, and opinion pieces that influence stakeholders across industries, financial institutions, and government bodies. Represent group in internal & external forums, client briefings, media interactions, and time-critical insight requests, positioning the firm as a trusted voice on Indian economic matters
- Data-Driven Insights: Leverage large datasets to uncover economic patterns and trends. Maintain, enhance, and validate complex economic databases, ensuring data integrity and accuracy to support analytical outputs
- Client-Focused Advisory: Provide bespoke economic insights tailored to client needs, including risk assessments, investment analyses, and strategic recommendations. Engage directly with clients to present findings, address queries, and offer consultative expertise
- Real-Time Economic Monitoring: Deliver timely, high-impact analyses on key economic events, data releases, and policy changes, ensuring that clients receive quick, responsive, and actionable insights
Key Requirements:
- Educational Background: Advanced degree in Economics (Master’s or Ph.D.) with a strong foundation in macroeconomics, econometrics, and quantitative analysis
- Professional Experience: 6-10 years of relevant experience in economic research, policy analysis, consulting, or financial services, with a proven track record of delivering impactful economic insights on India and other economies
- Sectoral Acumen: Deep understanding of India's economic structure, including rural and urban consumption trends, production ecosystems, external trade dynamics, credit and lending markets, and financial sector regulations
- Communication Excellence: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of translating complex economic concepts into clear, concise, and compelling narratives for diverse audiences, including media engagements
- Consultative Approach: Strong client-facing capabilities with experience in presenting economic insights to senior stakeholders, policymakers, and industry leaders
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The Company
What We Do
For almost 200 years, Dun & Bradstreet has helped clients and partners grow and thrive through the power of data, analytics, and data-driven solutions. Our more than 6,000 employees around the world are dedicated to this unique purpose, and we are guided by important values that make us the established leader in business decisioning data and analytical insights. Our data & insights are valuable at all phases of a business lifecycle and whatever the economic environment.
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We are at a transformational moment in our company journey, and we’re excited about it. Each day, we are taking steps to transform our culture into one that activates our people’s best work, exploring what needs to change to accelerate creativity and innovation, and challenging ourselves to think differently about how we interact.
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