Senior Economist

Job Summary

As an Economist at KKP Research, you will produce macroeconomic analysis and financial market insights that directly inform the strategic and risk management decisions of Kiatnakin Phatra Bank. Your primary clients are the Asset-Liability Committee (ALCO), Risk Management, Treasury, and senior management — with research feeding into balance sheet strategy, interest rate and FX risk positioning, credit cycle assessment, capital markets activity, and business planning. 

Reporting to the Chief Economist, you will work closely with treasury, risk, credit, capital markets, and business line leaders to translate macro views into actionable inputs for bank decision-making. Team members are expected to develop and defend their own views, contribute actively to team and committee debate, and deliver analysis that stands up to scrutiny from senior bank management and regulators. 

The role demands intellectual rigor, strong independent judgment, and the ability to produce high-quality analysis under tight deadlines. Senior hires will also be expected to mentor junior analysts and, where appropriate, contribute to KKP Research's external publications. 

Role and Responsibilities / หน้าที่ความรับผิดชอบ

•    Produce in-depth analysis of the Thai economy, policy environment, and external conditions, with clear views and well-reasoned scenarios that inform bank decision-making.
•    Deliver macroeconomic, interest rate, and FX outlook analysis to support ALCO decisions on balance sheet positioning, funding strategy, and market risk.
•    Monitor and interpret financial market developments — Thai government bond yields, THB and regional FX dynamics, policy rate path, and global rates — and translate them into implications for the bank's balance sheet and trading activity.
•    Contribute macroeconomic inputs to stress testing, ICAAP, and other regulatory and internal risk exercises, and assess credit cycle and sector conditions to inform credit policy and business direction.
•    Provide macro and rates/FX views to support capital markets activity across fixed income and FX trading, DCM origination, and structured product pricing.
•    Maintain a working Thai macro forecast framework and the databases needed to track macroeconomic, financial market, and banking sector indicators.
•    Present research findings clearly and confidently to ALCO, senior management, and other internal committees — in written reports and verbal briefings — and collaborate closely with treasury, risk, credit, and capital markets teams to embed economic insights into bank strategy. 

Advantageous experience :
•    Track record of producing high-quality macroeconomic analysis on Thailand or regional economies.
•    Prior experience at a commercial or central bank, with exposure to ALCO frameworks, stress testing, and bank risk management practices.
•    Familiarity with Thai monetary policy frameworks, banking operations, and the domestic regulatory environment.
•    Familiarity with capital markets activity — equity market, fixed income, FX, and derivatives markets — and the macro drivers of trading and origination flow.
•    Understanding of loan and credit processes, sector credit analysis, and the drivers of bank asset quality through the cycle.
•    Prior team leadership or mentoring of junior analysts. 

Qualifications / คุณสมบัติ

•    Advanced degree in Economics, Finance, or a closely related quantitative discipline strongly preferred.
•    Strong foundation in economics, finance, and data analytics.
•    Proven ability to produce consistent, logically structured, evidence-based analysis under time pressure.
•    Quantitative literacy — comfort with time series data, econometric techniques, and statistical reasoning as tools to support analysis.
•    Strong collaborative instincts and ability to work effectively across research, treasury, risk, capital markets, and business teams.
•    Strong written and verbal communication skills in both Thai and English.

Specific knowledge and skill / ความรู้เฉพาะตำแหน่ง