Manager - Equities Execution Services Analytics Team - Cash/Quant

Roles Responsibility Summary:

- Lead the Equities Execution Services Analytics team in Bangalore and potentially longer term lead a wider Markets wide Analytics/Quants Team

- Build-up the team and continuously source new talent into the team.

- Frequent liaison with teams in London / Hong Kong and New York to determine requirements for work, provide feedback on progress, and to resolve issues.

- Run quantitative research projects, manage the priorities of the team, delegate tasks to various team members

- As required to work with the team to develop analytics including coding (i.e. willing to get hands dirty)

- Provide the first line quality control for the work being produced by the team

- Set up the infrastructure for quant development and data sharing with the team in London.

Ability to work closely with IT to :

- Plan and oversee IT deliverables, i.e. development and roll-out of analytics code into production

- Plan requirements for infrastructure requirements (hardware/software) and support for the analytics service (e.g. SLAs)

- Determine and to help resolve issues

Role Requirements & Key Skills :

- Key requirement is to have good to strong knowledge of Cash Equities Markets and Portfolio Analytics, preferably 7-9 years in financial services

- Strong analytical, technical and statistical skills back up by academic credentials with post-graduate qualifications in statistics or engineering. (i.e. Masters / PhD ideally from top Technology and Statistical Institutions)

- Must have managed teams i.e. 4-5 years- experience managing a team - ideally in a similar role

- Excellent communication skills

- Excellent problem solving and ability to code with exposure/knowledge in production environment:

- Preferably KDB and Python (i.e. statistical languages)

- C++ or Java or both

- Preferable but not essential is to also have Equity Derivatives knowledge

- Should be passionate about problem solving, working with data and analytics