Job Description - Index construction and maintenance of various Equity, Thematic, Capped, Custom and ESG Indexes including the quarterly and semi-annual rebalancing of indexes, the analysis and recommendation of securities for index additions and/or deletions - Monitor developments in the investment management process and evaluate the continued relevance of the index methodologies in line with trends in investment styles - Prepare and present various index methodological reports to the equity decision committees, participate in product enhancement and product development efforts - Recommend methodology enhancements in close consultation with clients and investment managers. Draft index guidelines and prepare supporting documents/analysis - Supervise daily production including corporate action adjustment across indices, applying reinvestment ratios on live indices and custom baskets, sanity check for prices, late/bulk announcement of corporate actions etc. - Ensuring the integrity of historical index data including restatement of index levels with special emphasis on audit requirements at the same time performing & enhancing quality assurance checks for publications - Creating test case scenarios, testing the migrated data in UAT database, giving sign off for test cases and finally moving the migrated indices to production database - Liaising with different teams including operations, technology, sales and marketing teams for a successful launch of indices Specific Knowledge/Skills - Master's Degree in finance, econometrics or science - CFA/FRM is an advantage - Understanding of equity analysis and equity investment process, familiarity with Institutional Investment Practices and Buy Side Portfolio Management concepts - Ideally first practical experience in the index business or a comparable field - Affinity for capital markets - Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint knowledge. Further proven programming skills (Python, MATLAB, R, etc.) are beneficial - Familiar with investment research and data vendors (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters, Factset, risk and portfolio management systems) - Highly motivated to work independently, complete tasks timely and accurately - Focused on top-quality service - Self-confidence and team-spirit - Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

Hyderabad

GD Research Center - Senior Role - Index Research Team 

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