Company Overview

The organisation operates within the financial markets sector, focusing on foreign exchange analysis, market intelligence, and research-driven financial decision-making. Its activities require a detailed understanding of currency movements, monetary policy, macroeconomic developments, and the factors influencing liquidity, volatility, and international capital flows.

The market strategy function brings together economic research, technical market analysis, quantitative insights, and financial market expertise to develop informed perspectives on currency markets. Working alongside trading, risk management, research, and operations professionals, the team supports the interpretation of market developments and the evaluation of potential opportunities and risks across global FX markets.

Role Summary

The Senior FX Market Strategist will analyse global foreign exchange markets, develop currency-market outlooks, and translate economic and financial developments into structured strategic insights. The role requires an ability to connect macroeconomic fundamentals, central bank policy, market positioning, technical indicators, and price behaviour to explain potential movements in major currency pairs.

The successful candidate will produce independent market assessments, monitor developments affecting currency valuations, and communicate clear scenarios to internal stakeholders. The position combines fundamental and technical analysis with disciplined interpretation of market data, helping the organisation understand emerging trends, identify changing market conditions, and evaluate the implications of significant economic events.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor major and selected minor currency pairs, assessing exchange-rate movements, market momentum, liquidity, volatility, and emerging trading themes.

• Analyse macroeconomic indicators, including inflation, employment, economic growth, manufacturing activity, trade balances, and consumer spending, to assess their implications for currency valuations.

• Evaluate monetary policy decisions, central bank communications, interest-rate expectations, and forward guidance from institutions such as the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and Bank of England.

• Develop structured FX market outlooks covering short-term price developments, medium-term currency trends, and longer-term macroeconomic themes.

• Assess the impact of geopolitical events, fiscal policy changes, international trade developments, and shifts in investor sentiment on foreign exchange markets.

• Combine fundamental research with technical analysis to identify relevant support and resistance levels, trend changes, momentum shifts, and potential market inflection points.

• Examine interest-rate differentials, yield movements, relative economic performance, and capital-flow dynamics when evaluating currency-pair behaviour.

• Monitor market positioning, liquidity conditions, volatility measures, and relevant sentiment indicators to identify areas of potential market vulnerability.

• Develop alternative market scenarios and explain the economic or financial conditions that could support or invalidate each scenario.

• Prepare regular currency-market reports, research notes, briefing documents, and presentations for internal stakeholders.

• Communicate significant developments affecting EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, and other relevant currency pairs in a timely and structured manner.

• Work with trading and risk teams to explain market developments, discuss scenario assumptions, and provide research context for market exposure decisions.

• Evaluate historical market reactions to economic releases and central bank decisions to improve the interpretation of current events.

• Maintain a structured calendar of major economic releases, policy announcements, and other events likely to influence FX market conditions.

• Review the accuracy of previous market assessments and refine analytical approaches based on changing conditions and observed outcomes.

• Ensure research conclusions distinguish clearly between established facts, analytical assumptions, and uncertain market expectations.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Economics, Finance, International Economics, Financial Markets, or a related discipline.

• Substantial relevant experience in FX strategy, macroeconomic research, currency analysis, investment research, or financial markets.

• Strong understanding of foreign exchange market structure, currency-pair conventions, liquidity, volatility, and exchange-rate drivers.

• Detailed knowledge of monetary policy, interest-rate expectations, inflation dynamics, and the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and currency valuations.

• Ability to interpret economic data releases, central bank statements, yield movements, and financial market indicators.

• Experience producing market outlooks, research reports, scenario analyses, or strategic financial commentary.

• Familiarity with technical analysis, including trend analysis, momentum indicators, support and resistance, and price-action interpretation.

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including the ability to evaluate historical market data and identify meaningful relationships.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and presentation tools; familiarity with Python, SQL, or statistical software is an advantage.

• Experience using financial market data platforms, economic calendars, and relevant research resources.

• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to explain complex market developments clearly.

• Strong critical thinking, professional judgement, and the ability to revise conclusions when new evidence emerges.

• Ability to manage research deadlines and collaborate effectively with distributed teams in a remote environment.

Benefits

• Remote working opportunity within Estonia, subject to employment eligibility and organisational requirements.

• Opportunity to contribute to foreign exchange research and strategic market analysis.

• Exposure to international macroeconomic developments and global currency-market trends.

• Collaboration with professionals across trading, risk management, research, and financial operations.

• Opportunities to deepen expertise in monetary policy analysis, currency valuation, and market scenario development.

• Access to relevant market information and analytical resources needed for the role.

• A professional environment that values research quality, independent thinking, and continuous development.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit an up-to-date CV highlighting their FX market experience, macroeconomic research capabilities, currency-analysis expertise, and experience producing market outlooks or strategic research reports. Candidates may include examples of relevant research projects or analytical work, provided confidential information is excluded.

Applications should be submitted through the recruiting organisation’s official application channel. Shortlisted candidates may be asked to present a currency-market outlook, explain the likely implications of a central bank decision, or demonstrate how they would evaluate conflicting macroeconomic and technical signals.