Product Specialist- Analytics Solutions

Simcorp; Dubai, Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is on the lookout for a talented Product Specialist to join their dynamic team in Dubai. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work closely with investment professionals, leveraging your quantitative finance expertise to deliver tailored analytics solutions. You will establish strong client relationships, resolve complex portfolio issues, and contribute to process improvements. With a focus on professional development and work-life balance, this position allows you to thrive in a flexible environment while making a significant impact in the finance sector. If you're ready to take your career to the next level, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Work from Home Option

Attractive Salary

Bonus Scheme

Pension Plan

Professional Development Opportunities

Work-Life Balance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in quantitative finance with a focus on risk analytics.
• Strong understanding of pricing models for financial instruments.

Responsibilities

• Establish client relationships and deliver tailored analytics solutions.
• Resolve complex portfolio issues and enhance client satisfaction.

Skills

Quantitative Finance

Risk Modelling Techniques

Portfolio Optimization

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Education

Degree in Mathematics

Degree in Statistics

CFA Certification

FRM Certification

Tools

SQL

Excel

Python

Java

C#

Job description

SimCorp is currently seeking a qualified experienced professional to join our Product Specialist team as a full-time employee, based in our UAE office to support our expansion in the region on Axioma products. The ideal candidate for this role is a motivated quantitative professional seeking an exciting and diverse role working with investment professionals.

What you will be responsible for:

1. Establish relationships with clients, and understand their system usage and special implementation requirements to manage and deliver analytics solutions fit to client use cases and secure high retention rates.
2. Resolve complex client portfolio issues and become a subject matter expert on Axioma risk analytics products across asset classes.
3. Ownership and execution of client onboarding and training.
4. Work with prospective clients to showcase and position the value of Axioma Analytics Solutions contributing to growth in Europe.
5. Coordinate in-house efforts aimed at enhancing client satisfaction.
6. Interact with quantitative research, operations and product teams as required.
7. Use extensive knowledge of client issues/needs to identify opportunities for business and product development.
8. Contribute to process improvement initiatives.

What we value:

Most importantly, you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above. How you gained the skills needed for doing that is less important. We expect you to be good at several of the following and be able to - and interested in - learning the rest.

1. Degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Econometrics, or Engineering. CFA, FRM, CAIA designations.
2. 5+ years of experience in quantitative finance in a similar role/industry.
3. Solid knowledge of risk modelling techniques and risk analytics across asset classes.
4. Solid understanding of pricing models relevant to various financial instruments such as CDS, IRS and FX Derivatives.
5. Experience with usage and interpretation of granular and factor risk models.
6. Ability to articulate complex concepts and methodologies to end users with varying backgrounds and levels of experience.
7. Experience with portfolio optimization and performance attribution systems.
8. Understanding of the use of APIs/web services.
9. Basic programming data manipulation skills in SQL, Excel, Python, Java, C#.
10. Great oral and written communication skills in English. Additional languages are a positive addition.
11. High problem-solving and execution skills.

Attractive salary, bonus scheme, and pension are essential for any work agreement. However, in SimCorp, we believe we can offer more. Therefore, in addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide an extensive work-life balance and opportunities for professional development: there is never just one route - we offer an individual approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take. Visit our career pages to learn more about working at SimCorp: www.simcorp.com/career.

The role allows for flexibility including the option to work from home up to 3 days a week.