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General Motors · 6 hours ago

Senior Economist

Washington, DC

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$145K/yr - $222K/yr

7+ years exp

General Motors is a global automotive company with a vision for a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion. The Senior Economist will lead the GM Economics team in developing economic insights and strategies, collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve models and create digital tools for data access.

AutomotiveElectric VehicleInformation ServicesManufacturingTransportation

No H1B

Responsibilities

Proactively collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop bespoke GM products that provide timely insights to GM decision-makers

Lead the improvement of existing models and development of new, cutting-edge products for industry analyses, with a focus on bespoke products for GM

Support the development and deployment of user-friendly digital tools, including dashboards, that reduce team time spent creating descriptive statistics while improving our business partner’s access to available economic data

Manage a collaborative process for developing GM’s U.S. vehicle demand long-term forecast

Maintain strong ties to external auto industry experts and associations

Provide concise and effective presentations to key GM partners, including in finance, public policy and international market teams, including but not limited to when the Chief Economist is unavailable

Qualification

Economics DegreeEmpirical AnalysisEconomic Analysis ExperienceEconometric AnalysisStatistical Software RStatistical Software PythonStatistical Software STATAProject ManagementMicrosoft Office ProficiencyIndustry RelationshipsData Visualization ToolsGlobal Economic KnowledgeCommunication SkillsTeam Management

Required

Masters Degree or PhD in Economics or related field

Experience in empirical analysis

7-10 years of conducting economic analysis or related experience

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

A disposition to innovate, experiment and reform organizational processes and practices

Demonstrated ability to design and manage strategic initiatives and analytical projects that leverage the knowledge of cross-functional teams

Experience managing teams and/or complex projects across teams within an organization to deliver creative and innovative insights

Very strong written and oral communications skills, with experience presenting to senior-level, non-technical decisionmakers within an organization

Ability to set clear, ambitious project goals and deftly manage tasks and people to meet those goals

Strong professional relationships within the broader industry and/or economics community that can support the collection of insights relevant to GM's business

Strong background in econometric analysis using statistical software (R, Python, or STATA), with the ability to maintain and run econometric models using this software for forecasting, as well as other types of analyses

Broad knowledge of global economy and global automotive industry, with a strong understanding of the U.S. market