Establish a vibrant highperforming R&D culture that delivers innovative investment solutions through a defined research process.
Partner with research teams to transform Indxxs intellectual property into investorcentric Indexes.
Responsible for the development life cycle: ideation data analysis index design and back testing.
Develop strategic beta indexes across asset classes and multiasset investment products based on sound investing concepts like modern portfolio theory multi factor models etc.
Acquire deep understanding of research ecosystem including Equity Research Quantitative Equity Research Credit Research Manager Research and leverage the proprietary information in product development process.
Be well versed in the Index database and possess the ability to obtain or derive new data points to power product development efforts.
Assist global NPD team with ideation & implementation of advanced portfolio construction techniques like portfolio optimization regressionbased solutions etc.
Conduct performance attribution such as Brinson analysis FamaFrench attribution etc. on resultant portfolios to isolate its key drivers of risk and return.
Create and test additional tools and metrics in research platform for evaluating efficacy of investment solutions increase efficiency and minimize errors in development and calculations.
Monitor and evaluate new developments and global trends in the index and ETF industries.
Requirements:
Bachelors degree in a quantitative financial discipline or engineering; a CFA MBA or graduate degree in a quantitative or financial discipline is preferred.
Knowledge of institutional investing modern portfolio theory and portfolio construction processes.
Handson analytical and quantitative skills (e.g. econometrics) and practical experience with programming and database packages.
Proven track record of building and motivating teams.
Ability to communicate effectively with global clients and internally.
Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills including ability to distill complex ideas into simple explanations.
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