Safa Sharif
London
Summary
Economist with over four years’ experience in a high paced environment, interpreting real-time economic and political developments to provide practical, actionable insights. Experienced in data analysis, econometric modelling, and macroeconomic forecasting, with a strong track record of delivering economic and political intelligence that informs strategic decision-making.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work history
Economist
The Economist, EIU
2024.01 - Current
- Lead Economist for the UK, Austria and Spain.
- Forming principal outlook for each relevant economy based on macroeconomic/political trends, events, risks, and data.
- Delivering monthly/quarterly client products, including economic outlooks, operational risk scenarios, credit risk assessments, and business environment rankings.
- Delivering ad hoc client reports on political and economic events (e.g. elections, policy changes); utilising data-driven research to provide rapid value-added insights.
- Monitoring economic and geopolitical trends to identify events that could shift market expectations.
- Undertaking statistical analysis and data monitoring of high-frequency economic indicators, central bank releases, and market trends to inform clients and stakeholders.
- Developing and maintaining macroeconomic models, updating forecasts as new data becomes available.
- Chairing ad-hoc 'crisis' discussions with senior leads on key UK events, assessing impact and potential scenarios.
- Regularly providing commentary and analysis on the UK and Austria to broadsheet media (e.g. BBC, Telegraph and Daily Mail).
Economist
Société Générale
London
2022.01 - 2023.12
- Monitored euro area macro releases and market-moving developments, contributing to weekly client reports.
- Developed and maintained econometric models to forecast economic trends.
- Developed persuasive macroeconomic insights from large sets of raw data culminating in comprehensive reports.
- Participated in shaping macroeconomic scenarios and offered in-depth insights.
- Assisted in research and data analysis for the global quarterly publication, covering all major economies.
- Provided ongoing research and analysis for client requested reports i.e. pollution, working alongside the Chief Global Economist.
- Managed the production process of team documents and delivering responses to external surveys.
- Presented team findings to non-technical audience for clarity and ease of understanding.
PEOPLE ANALYST
Staffline Recruitment Ltd
Nottingham
2020.01 - 2020.09
- Worked across the HR and payroll teams to support key strategic initiatives, including the impact of Covid-19.
- Analysed furlough data and process for 7000 workers.
- Worked in the Digital attraction team, utilising social media to advertise new worker opportunities across the UK.
- Delivered a new Learner Experience platform for all employees, including the sourcing and uploading of new learning content.
CLIENT OPERATIONS ANALYST
HSBC
New York City
2018.08 - 2019.09
- Worked in Global Banking and Markets within the Client Operations team that were responsible for the on-boarding and management of the Know Your Customer (KYC) and client on-boarding process.
- Responsible for weekly reports to senior management on the key updates of the KYC process, updating the team on client's status which required detailed data analysis.
- Identified weaknesses in the data collection process related to the on-boarding of clients whilst working on a large project, leading to the investigation of new systems and the adoption of machine learning for market utilities.
- Elected to be the representative for the America's region for the implementation of HSBC's internal automated data tool 'ATHENA', involving the daily interaction with regional heads to demonstrate database functionality and analysis.
- Part of HSBC's employee research group ‘Balance', involving the creation and organisation of events between senior members of staff and employees.
WAITRESS
Michael Wisher
Nottingham
2014.12 - 2016.02
- Served customers, managed and trained junior staff members.
Education
MSc - Economics
University of Nottingham
09.2021
PGC - International Business
University of Chester
09.2019
BSc - Economics
University of East Anglia
07.2018
BSc - Economics, Year Abroad
University of Hong Kong
07.2017
Skills
- Macroeconomic Forecasting & Analysis
- Econometric & Statistical Modelling
- Quantitative & Qualitative Research
- Political & Economic Risk Analysis
- Public Speaking & Client Engagement
- Advanced Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
- Data Visualization & Charting
Timeline
Economist
The Economist, EIU
2024.01 - Current
Economist
Société Générale
2022.01 - 2023.12
PEOPLE ANALYST
Staffline Recruitment Ltd
2020.01 - 2020.09
CLIENT OPERATIONS ANALYST
HSBC
2018.08 - 2019.09
WAITRESS
Michael Wisher
2014.12 - 2016.02
PGC - International Business
University of Chester
BSc - Economics
University of East Anglia
MSc - Economics
University of Nottingham
BSc - Economics, Year Abroad
University of Hong Kong