Economist

Key Responsibilities

• Support sales pipelines through data-driven insight production and client meetings in the ASEAN

region.

• Attend client meetings alongside our sales teams for strategic opportunities.
• Produce regular data-driven economic insights aligned with CEIC’s go-to-market plan target

addressable markets.

• Support global insight production through ream collaboration and global editorial calendar with

thematic cross-region and global economic insights.

• Support the delivery of the regional community engagement plan.
• Contribute to marketing activities related to the development of the company’s editorial voice

• and thought leadership in the ASEAN countries through preparation of content and participation
• marketing and public speaking initiatives.

Experience

• Prior experience with macroeconomic, industry and financial data, with a focus on ASEAN.
• Excellent analytical capabilities working with large data sets with rigorous attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in front of a large audience.
• Experience writing research publications.
• Ability to work well in a team, showing excellent team spirit; strong organizational skills are

essential.

• Fluency in English. Experience writing English-language analytical publications.
• Positive attitude and a “can do” approach .

Knowledge & Skills

• Commercially minded with a winning mindset — proactively identifies whitespace, re-engages dormant accounts and prioritises high-ROI expansion opportunities across the portfolio.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; engages economists, strategists and senior stakeholders with value-based, personalised outreach and runs high-quality, outcome-driven meetings with strong follow-through.
• Able to clearly link CEIC's data capabilities to measurable business outcomes — reinforcing ROI and strategic relevance by connecting macroeconomic datasets to client investment, risk and research workflows.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage structured workflows,
• Analytical approach, comfortable interpreting client usage data, adoption trends and market insight to shape conversations and anticipate client challenges.
• Intellectual curiosity and genuine interest in macroeconomic data, financial markets and global economic developments.

Personal Attributes

• Customer-obsessed — shows deep understanding of clients' industries, data workflows and strategic priorities; uses macroeconomic insight to anticipate challenges and position CEIC in the context of measurable outcomes.
• Owns the outcome end-to-end — takes full commercial accountability for renewal, expansion, adoption and risk management, leveraging internal expertise strategically without losing ownership.
• Drives alignment — navigates internal complexity to protect and grow accounts, building strong cross-functional relationships with Product, CS, Finance and Legal to drive coordinated action.
• Raises the standard — actively seeks feedback, adapts quickly from setbacks, models high-performance behaviours and shares best practice openly to strengthen the team.
• Self-motivated, proactive and results-driven, with a proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment.
• Fluency in English is essential; additional languages are highly desirable.
• Genuine interest in macroeconomic data, financial markets and global economic dynamics.

Education

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in economics, finance, business, or a related discipline preferred.