Data Science Role - KPO

Role Overview:

We are looking for a dynamic individual, with strong analytical skills, a keen interest in financial markets, and the enthusiasm to drive their own book of work. Members of our Investment Solutions Data, Analytics & Modeling team in Mumbai, India contribute to the Portfolio Management and Governance process by creating, managing, and analyzing a broad array of data and analytics. The ideal candidate as a mix of strong technical skills and the strategic vision to help evolve our analytical tools and models across Investment Solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

- Developing quantitative tools to enhance investment process for multi-asset portfolios.

- Provide day-to-day support to Portfolio Managers, including data aggregation, analytics and reporting

- Conducting research and ad-hoc analysis on performance attribution, risk management and portfolio construction

- Propose new and redesign existing process flows, models and excel based models/tools to achieve efficiencies and controls.

- Work with model governance groups for model review and maintenance

Essential Skills & Experience:

- 4-8 years of work experience in Quantitative research / modelling or equivalent data science role, preferably in an asset/wealth management organisation

- Under Graduate /Graduate Degree in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, physics, statistics, engineering, etc.

- Fluent programming skills in Python required. Experience in R or Matlab good to have.

- Experience executing process automation or user tool automation projects

- Basic understanding of statistics is required. Hands-on experience with econometric analysis and market risk modeling is a plus.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present logically, precisely and in a simple manner, complex and technical issue

- Ability to parse complex tasks and juggle priorities in a highly dynamic professional environment

- Keen interest in financial markets. Certifications like PRM/FRM, CFA and CQF are a good to have