Role Overview & Full Requirements
Operating at the intersection of enterprise data governance and foundation model alignment, ZR Talent Group is conducting an executive search for a distinguished US Macroeconomist & Macro Strategist — Frontier AI Research & Benchmarking ($50 - $70/hour). This institutional engagement tasks qualified domain authorities in macroeconomic analysis, economic data interpretation, monetary policy analysis, federal reserve policy analysis with establishing empirical benchmark standards, auditing complex model reasoning chains, and validating multi-step autonomous workflows under strict enterprise evaluation criteria.
Operational Scope & Core Responsibilities
- Interpret Federal Reserve communications, including FOMC statements, meeting minutes, and Summary of Economic Projections (SEP).
- Apply macroeconomic expertise to research and analytical tasks.
- Professional experience in macroeconomic research, economic strategy, monetary policy, or fixed income research.
- Strong understanding of US economic indicators and Federal Reserve policy.
- Analyze and interpret US macroeconomic indicators, including GDP, inflation, employment, and other economic releases.
- Evaluate economic data published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
- Work with historical economic datasets and data vintages, including ALFRED.
Professional Background & Competencies
- US macroeconomists or monetary policy economists
- Former Federal Reserve or US Treasury economists
- Fixed income or interest rate strategists with strong macroeconomic expertise
- Familiarity with BEA/BLS economic releases, Treasury yield curve analysis, and FOMC communications.
- Experience working with economic datasets and historical data revisions.
- Strong analytical and research skills.
- Must be based in the United States.
Institutional Remuneration & Contract Specifications
- Compensation Rate: $50 - $70/hour (verified contractor remuneration)
- Work Arrangement: 100% Remote / Work From Home
- Eligible Remote Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa
- Core Competencies: macroeconomic analysis, economic data interpretation, monetary policy analysis, federal reserve policy analysis, treasury yield curve analysis, bea/bls data familiarity, historical economic dataset management, fixed income research, analytical skills, research skills
- Hiring Lead: Nathaniel Cross (Principal AI Placement Director) at ZR Talent Group
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