Manager/Senior Manager - Index Quant - BFS

Job title- Manager /Senior Manager- Index Quants

Department- Index and Quantitative Research

Experience range - 8-13 years

Location- Mumbai/ Gurgaon/ Bangalore

Someone with experience in Trading Strategy, Quant, Index, Indices, Multiple Asset classes, Equity, Hedge funds, and Derivative Pricing with Strong Python Coding Experience.

Important responsibilities in this role will include:

- Have hands-on experience in structuring / trading / index operations

- Possess good knowledge in implementing and back-testing complex strategies in VBA and Python

- Be familiar with equity, foreign exchange, commodities, interest rates, and futures and options trading

- Have experience in running sanity checks and reporting daily maintenance of the indices

- Be responsible for periodic rolls and rebalancing and carrying out other lifecycle events

- Design and implement new checks and controls as per client requirements

- Have strong functional knowledge of financial and quantitative concepts

- Collaborate and provide ideas on the implementation of controls and design frameworks

- Manage sub-projects and timelines

- Respond to ad-hoc client requests

Skills we're looking for:

- MBA / CFA / FRM charter holder or pursuing a masters in Statistics / Mathematics / Economics / or a Master of Technology / Bachelor of Technology with experience in a similar function

- 8-13 years of experience in the financial services industry

- Hands-on experience in index development and maintenance

- In-depth knowledge of quantitative investment strategies

- Excellent quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills

- Comprehensive understanding of Python, VBA, and other financial instruments

- Keen interest in quantitative finance and fundamental factors affecting the valuation of various asset classes in the global economy

- Good knowledge of market data providers such as Bloomberg and Reuters

- Ability to manage / collaborate with team members remotely

- Ability to interact with international clients

- Ability to identify and solve issues effectively on time

- Attention to detail