Senior Quantitative Analyst AI-Driven New Product Development

Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Morningstar is seeking a London-based index development professional to join the Indexes New Product Development Team. You will participate in the full development cycle—from ideation and design to implementation and client presentations—collaborating with global research and product colleagues in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has a solid grasp of investment concepts, strong analytical and communication skills, and practical programming experience in Python, R, or MATLAB with

Qualifications

• Up to 2 years of experience in a quantitative or investment role.
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative, financial discipline, or engineering.
• MBA from a premier institute is preferred.
• CFA charter or candidature (at least passed Level I) is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Strategy Beta (factor), ESG indexes, or similar rules-based investment strategies is preferred.
• Knowledge of institutional investing, Modern Portfolio Theory, and portfolio construction processes.
• Excellent documentation, oral and written communication, and ability to distill complex ideas.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with research, product management, and other index teams to develop novel thematic and smart beta indexes.
• Contribute to the full product lifecycle from ideation to launch and validation.
• Develop tools for portfolio construction and analytics, including ML techniques.
• Publish white papers, factsheets, and client presentations to support go-to-market plans.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Python

R

MATLAB

SQL

Investment concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in quantitative/financial discipline or engineering

MBA (preferred)

CFA Level I (preferred)

Tools

Python

R

MATLAB

SQL

Job description

Morningstar is seeking a London-based index development professional to join the Indexes New Product Development Team. You will participate in the full development cycle—from ideation and design to implementation and client presentations—collaborating with global research and product colleagues in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has a solid grasp of investment concepts, strong analytical and communication skills, and practical programming experience in Python, R, or MATLAB with