Research Analyst - Securitized Products - BFSI

The candidate would be required to work closely with Portfolio Managers of Investment Grade Bonds group in developing alpha generating strategies for the Securitized Products group. The job will involve developing various models (ex:- Agency Coupon Swap Model, Agency Prepayment Model, CMBS Credit Model) along with providing research coverage to various sub-asset classes within out broader coverage. An ideal candidate will also be responsible for database management, developing cash- flow/surveillance models, using third party wrapper libraries and performing data analytics. The candidate should be well versed in a wide range of languages and should be open to experimenting with new technologies. We expect the candidate to show a strong inclination to learn and understand the Securitized Products Asset class.

II. Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE(Years of experience is not applicable for European jobs)

Undergraduate degree from a top-tier school preferably in a quantitative discipline such as math, science, engineering, computer science- ..

Graduate degree from a top-tier program with highly analytical focus, eg MBA in quantitative finance, MFE in financial engineering, MS in computer science, operation research, quantitative economics, econometrics, engineering or statistics-

PhD not required, but preferred.

At least 5+ years total work experience in Technology, preferably in Securitized Products Technology and a strong aptitude for Problem Solving.

Experience in developing and supporting quantitative models will be a plus.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

None required, but it will be beneficial to hold a CFA/FRM designation.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Extensive programming skills - VB, .NET, C/C++/C#, F#, R, PHP/PERL, MYSQL

Comfortable with UNIX/Bash scripting

Intermediate and Advanced Statistics

Excellent database skills - can maintain the entire database and work on adding sources of data.

Project management skills; ability to scope, manage and implement solutions to provide critical technology support to the Portfolio Manager.

Modelling experience in Intex,Trepp desired, especially using wrapper classes

Strong Communication Skills and Interpersonal Skills

High ability to handle ambiguity

PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING

An ideal candidate will independently solve problems arising out of his day-to-day work with minimum supervision/help.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS 2-3 trips a year