Senior Data Economist

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About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Hargreaves Lansdown as a Senior Data Economist. In this new role, you will be providing analysis of economic and market data, as well as HL's proprietary client data sets, to support the shaping and articulation of Hargreaves Lansdown's investment philosophy. As part of the Investment Strategy team, this role supports HL's mission to empower investors, driving brand awareness, client acquisition, and retention while strengthening the business's competitive advantage through differentiated insight and service. The Investment Strategy team provides our clients with analysis on asset allocation, fund selection, equity research, ESG and personal finance.

What you'll be doing

• Responsible for proactively providing the Investment Strategy team with independent analysis to trigger and support thought leadership.
• Responsible for designing and managing models for publicly available economic data sets including but not limited to inflation, money and credit data, interest rates and productivity.
• Design, maintain and develop analysis processes for stock and bond market data from a variety of sources.
• Expert in identifying data related trends and proposing data recommendations.
• Providing expert advice and key recommendations on strategy aims and areas to target for continuous improvement.
• Works with Heads of to provide recommendations and insight into data sets.
• Collaborate across the Investment Strategy team and wider business to help manage and improve HLAM investment processes and solutions.

About you

• Strong understanding of and interest in economics (micro, macro, econometrics) and financial markets.
• Highly logical and numerate.
• Proficiency in at least one data programming language and supporting technologies (e.g. Python, R, SQL).
• Experienced in statistical analysis and research methodology.
• Skilled at critical thinking and problem-solving.
• Experience in data modelling, analysis and visualisation.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience and interest in AI.
• Experienced in project and stakeholder management, drawing on experience of stakeholders to deliver objectives.

Interview process

This will be a two-stage interview process, consisting of a competency-based interview and an assessment task.

Working Schedule

This role is based in Bristol head office, BS1 5HL. This role is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. For this role we offer a hybrid flexible working pattern to enable you the option of working from home and coming into the office, with office expectations of 2 days per week.

Why us?

Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments. To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus* and annual pay review
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday**
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and outpatient care
• Health screening programme
• Help@hand - confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP
• Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness providers and wellness coach sessions
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
• In-house barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
• Two paid volunteering days per year*

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age. This role may also be available on a flexible working or part-time basis - please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information. Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.