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05/02 Preeti Karnani
Recruitment Team at State Street

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State Street - Index Analyst - Global Equity Beta Solutions (3-6 yrs)

Bangalore Job Code: 538348

Position Specification :

Company : State Street Global Advisors (SSGA)

Opportunity : Index Analyst, Global Equity Beta Solutions

Location : Bangalore

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is the asset management business of State Street Corporation, one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors with over Dollar 2.5 trillion in assets under management and a heritage dating back over two centuries. Backed by the strength and stability of the State Street organization, SSGA makes continual investments in asset management and client servicing platforms, resulting in a client-focused, solutions-driven orientation.

Position : The Index Analyst will report to the Head of Core Research in Global Equity Beta Solutions (GEBS) and will be part of the team responsible for Indexing, Smart Beta, and ESG research. The GEBS Core Research Team is responsible for producing thought leadership on indexing topics with an emphasis on (a) execution strategies for index trading; (b) the development and advancement of pre-trade, intra-trade, and post-trade analytical tools; (c) providing reports on capital market conditions such as trading liquidity and market risk and (d) providing expertise on the structure and mechanisms of trading markets.

The Team's responsibilities cover primarily equities, derivatives and foreign exchange. The analysis and tools provided by the Team are used to inform pre-trade decision-making, facilitate real-time monitoring and management of order flow, and guide long-term business strategy. The Team continually collects, enriches and analyzes the very large volume of data resulting from order routing and execution.

A successful candidate for the Index Analyst position will :

- Develop into a subject matter expert on the methodology and investment objective of multiple market leading asset class benchmarks

- Analyze the growth and development of advanced (e.g. smart) beta investment products - fundamentally weighted, factor and other risk premia strategies from a Trading Research perspective

- Build a library of knowledge in index investing for internal and external audience

- Develop execution strategies for specific indexing events on the foundation of investment analysis and research developed internally by Research

- Comprehend the measurement of trading costs - implementation shortfall, and the distinction between explicit and implicit trading costs

- Communicate and collaborate with SSGA trading desks, portfolio managers and other teams regarding the Team's work.

- Participate in projects designed by senior management to enhance business growth, productivity, and efficiency gain

- Publish periodic white papers and research reports

Requirements :

- Experience with index analysis and/or program trading experience.

- Strong quantitative, statistical and/or programming skills.

- Intellectually curious and willing to expand areas of expertise

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Ability to self-motivate, multi-task and work independently.

- Good project and time management skills.

- Team Player.

- Passion for investing and for understanding financial market dynamics

- Ability to perform the quantitative work but must be able to present results effectively to non-quantitative audiences

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Maternity and Paternity Benefits

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