Associate U.S. Economist

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Are you passionate about applying data to help businesses navigate changes in the economy?We have an exciting opportunity for a recent economics graduate student to contribute to the work of our macroeconomics team covering the U.S. region. The Associate U.S. Economist will work as part of a team of U.S. economists to apply economic analysis to the payments industry, generating business intelligence for internal and external clients.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assist members of the U.S. economics team in researching and analyzing key macroeconomic trends as they impact consumer spending and the payments industry.

• Work with other members of the U.S. economics team to develop economic content for the team's client presentations and U.S. economics publications.

• Utilize internal Visa data along with external data sources to generate key economic and payments industry insights.

• Build and maintain data visualizations for key macroeconomic and payments industry data.

• Support the team's U.S. regional economic forecast products and client facing deliverables.

• Participate in the team's economic and industry forecasting efforts including forecast model construction and maintenance.

• Provide general research support for special reports and ad-hoc requests.

• Aggregate third-party research and update other team members through verbal and written summaries.

• This position is project focused and typically requires managing multiple projects and priorities within strict time constraints.

• Develop and maintain relationships with internal Visa stakeholders and partners.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Basic Qualifications

-2 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD, or PhD)

Preferred Qualifications

-3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)

-Graduate degree in economics or an undergraduate degree with a Certified Business Economist (CBE) strongly preferred.

-Strong interest in economics with knowledge attained through coursework, individual study or prior work experience.

-Advanced problem solving skills and basic understanding of econometrics is required. Experience constructing time series economic forecast models would be a plus.

-Intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn or expand knowledge of the payments industry and financial services.

-Self-starter with the ability to manage priorities and adapt as required to a fast-paced work environment.

-Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as independently.

-Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

-Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Experience using statistical software such as EViews, STATA, SPSS or SAS, functional knowledge and experience with S&P Global DataInsight Desktop, Haver Analytics and Bloomberg would be a plus.

-Prior experience using Tableau visualization software and/or large data applications (SQL, Hadoop, etc.) would be a plus.

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 117,600.00 to 166,150.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.