BBVA (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria) is a leading global financial services group and one of the largest financial institutions in the world, with a significant presence in Spain, Mexico, South America, and Turkey. The bank is widely recognized for its pioneering digital transformation, consistently ranking as a global leader in mobile banking and fintech innovation while managing over 120,000 employees worldwide.

Headquartered in Madrid, BBVA is a major employer for international professionals, particularly within its Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) and Engineering & Data divisions. The company operates out of 'Ciudad BBVA,' a massive, modern campus designed for agile collaboration, and offers a multicultural environment where English is the primary language for many global and technical functions.

BBVA was formed in 1999 through the merger of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya and Argentaria, though its roots date back to 1857 with the founding of Banco de Bilbao. It has evolved from a local Spanish bank into a global financial powerhouse and a digital banking pioneer.

Research Analyst Business Execution

BBVA

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BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers and designers.

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BBVA Research is the economic research area of BBVA. It analyzes and forecasts the main economic, financial, digital, and geopolitical trends worldwide, as well as their implications for macro and microeconomic evolution and the financial systems of the countries of interest to BBVA, especially those where it has a presence.

Likewise, BBVA Research prepares reports on these analysis topics for public dissemination and maintains a permanent dialogue with economic policy makers in line with its research work.

BBVA Research constantly seeks excellence in economic analysis, which is achieved through the use of state-of-the-art analytical tools, such as econometrics and Big Data analysis.

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The unit in which the offered position is framed, BBVA Research, is responsible for monitoring the current situation and preparing economic forecasts for Spain and its autonomous communities; quantifying the impact that changes in the global scenario may have on the Spanish economy; monitoring the monetary and fiscal policies that help shape a vision of the evolution of domestic demand; and translating the analysis to a sectoral level, with particular attention to household consumption, housing investment, or the external sector.

Additionally, together with the Big Data unit, the unit performs real-time monitoring of the economy using the data available at BBVA.

Within this framework, the responsibilities of the person would be to participate in and support, while training, all the tasks and objectives of the unit, but more specifically:

Monitoring macroeconomic indicators in Spain.
Participation in more specific economic analysis projects related to short- and long-term trends of certain economic variables (fiscal, monetary, trade, labor market, etc.).
Support in the dissemination of macroeconomic trends and analysis, especially of the Spanish economy, through documents and presentations.

We are looking for people with an economic background (Master's in Economics or related) who are starting their professional career. With knowledge of econometrics at a Master's level (or currently studying), familiarity with handling databases, and knowledge of programming languages or econometric packages (Python, R, Matlab, Stata, Rats), in addition to advanced proficiency in Office. A minimum English level of B2-C1 is required, both written and spoken. Experience in conducting economic research will be particularly valued.

Skills:

Client Orientation, Empathy, Ethics, Innovation, Proactive Thinking

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BBVA Research es el área de estudios económicos de BBVA. Analiza y hace previsiones sobre las principales tendencias económicas, financieras, digitales y geopolíticas a nivel mundial, así como sus implicaciones en la evolución macro y microeconómica y en los sistemas financieros de los países de interés para BBVA, sobre todo aquellos en los que tiene presencia.

Asimismo, BBVA Research elabora informes sobre estos temas de análisis para su difusión publica, y mantiene un dialogo permanente con los responsables de política económica en línea con su labor investigadora.

BBVA Research busca permanentemente la excelencia en el análisis económico, que se logra con el empleo de herramientas analíticas de última generación, como la econometría y el análisis de Big Data.

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La unidad en la que se enmarca la posición ofertada, BBVA Research, tiene como tareas el seguimiento de la coyuntura y la elaboración de las previsiones económicas para España y sus comunidades autónomas; la cuantificación del impacto que pueda tener el cambio en el escenario global sobre la economía española; el seguimiento de las políticas monetarias y fiscales que ayudan a conformar una visión de la evolución de la demanda interna; y la traslación del análisis a nivel sectorial, con particular atención al consumo de los hogares, la inversión en vivienda o el sector externo.

Además, en conjunto con la unidad de Big Data, la unidad realiza un seguimiento en tiempo real de la economía, utilizando los datos disponibles en BBVA.

En este marco, las responsabilidades de la persona serían de participación y apoyo, formándose a la vez, en todas aquellas tareas y objetivos de la unidad, pero más en particular:

Seguimiento de indicadores macroeconómicos en España.
Participación en proyectos de análisis económico más específicos relacionados con las tendencias a corto y largo plazo de determinadas variables económicas (fiscales, monetarias, comerciales, de mercado de trabajo, etc).
Apoyo en la difusión de las tendencias y el análisis macroeconómico, especialmente de la economía española, a través de documentos y presentaciones.

Estamos buscando personas con formación económica (máster en Economía o relacionado) que estén empezando su carrera profesional. Con conocimientos de econometría a nivel máster (o estudiando), familiaridad en el manejo de bases de datos y conocimiento de lenguajes de programación o paquetes econométricos (Python, R, Matlab, Stata, Rats), aparte de buen manejo a nivel avanzado de Office. Se requiere un nivel mínimo de inglés B2-C1 tanto escrito como hablado. Experiencia al hacer investigación económica será particularmente valorado.

Skills:

Client Orientation, Empathy, Ethics, Innovation, Proactive Thinking