Senior Economist, Indicators

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New York, NY Posted: 8/19/2026 Location Name:
New York, NY

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Based in the US NYC office, the Senior Economist, Indicators will lead the Indicators team and produce insights on multi-national economic themes concerning and using proprietary TCB data. The indicators team is responsible for ideating and producing measures of global regional, and country business cycles, as well as confidence measures for consumers and business executives. The Senior Economist will also co-manage a junior data analyst focused on labor market tools and data production.

This is a member-facing role requiring ease of interaction with a C-Suite audience, as well as absolute discretion regarding the management of proprietary data.

The incumbent will lead experimentation and consult Indicators teams to improve existing Business Cycle Indicators (BCIs) and develop new ones. The Senior Economist will also support production and lead analysis, development, and marketing of the US CEO and Consumer Confidence Surveys.

The Sr. Economist will consult and frequently interact with the Senior Manager, Business Cycle Indicators within the indicators team who currently manages vendor and customer relationships, data sales, and subscription renewals pertaining to the above indicators. The incumbent will also collaborate and work closely with other Sr. Economists on producing select data products and insights, (e.g., the 15-year forecast, Global Gray Swans Tool).

The Senior Economist role requires frequent production of written insights on a variety of themes, including contributions to global GDP growth, trade, supply chains, inflation, monetary and fiscal policy. An important role of the incumbent is to be featured in websites, podcasts, and briefings to both Member and non-member convenings. The Senior Economist will also be called on to support the Chief Economist's responsibilities, including leading the Global Forecast Meeting and ideation of new themes for research and investigation.

The Senior Economist will manage a team of 4 to 7 reports…