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.