Job Purpose: 

  • The Director for Strategy Indices will be responsible for the commercial success of Strategy indices, under guidance from the Global head, with particular focus in the US and on insurance clients and related product sets
  • Areas of focus would include risk-managed strategies, multi-asset class strategies, and other quantitative strategies that are widely used in products in the insurance space but also find wide-ranging applications in other areas (ETFs, structured products, etc.)
  • Knowledge of hedging and tracking of investment products is very helpful
  • The role would cover other areas including risk-premia (factor-based strategies) indices including development and support of new products in that space.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Interfacing with clients, prospective clients and strategic partners via coordination with S&P Client Coverage with the goal of identifying and communicating client driven needs
  • Planning, coordinating and implementing the required tasks needed to ensure the smooth and timely launch of new indices
  • Deep involvement in product design working closely with the Research and Design team Supporting the indices via creating content used in marketing materials (white papers, blogs, video’s and other media)
  • Monitor and react to the competitive landscape
  • The individual acts as the key point of contact between the Product Management and various cross functional business units including Research and Design, Marketing, Channel Management, Client Services, Client Coverage, IT, legal and Index Management and Production.

Skills and Qualifications:  

  • Undergraduate degree, and an MBA or CFA is preferred
  • Analytical and Quantitative skills are a must
  • The position requires interacting with extremely sophisticated clients and the ability to learn and ask questions is paramount
  • Programming skills in Python, R, and/or Matlab are highly desirable
  • Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
  • Candidate would have to deliver high quality presentations both internally to senior management and externally to clients
  • In addition, they would be responsible for creating other content including papers,
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently, as well as part of a team; can effectively influence others and gain their consensus when needed
  • Demonstrated ability to handle steep learning curves; very comfortable dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty.

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