Analyst - Portfolio and Treasury Services

WorldQuant LLC; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

WorldQuant LLC in Mumbai, India, seeks an Analyst to join the Portfolio and Treasury Services team. You will provide Level 1 operational support to front office teams and portfolio managers, ensuring smooth daily market operations.

The role focuses on regional start-of-day checks, managing exceptions, resolving outages quickly and coordinating with stakeholders to refine workflows. Night shifts may be required.

Qualifications

• Degree in finance or related discipline.
• 1–3 years of work experience.
• SQL and UNIX desirable, but not mandatory.
• Exposure to Equity, Futures, FX and Derivatives is a plus.
• Strong communication and problem-solving with attention to detail.
• Mature, thoughtful and collaborative in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide Level 1 operational support to front office teams and portfolio managers.
• Start-of-day checks in each region.
• Manage exceptions and alerts via standard workflows.
• Resolve trading outages quickly to minimize downtime.
• Escalate issues to leads and refine workflows.
• Reconcile WorldQuant activity globally and handle breaks with counterparties.

Skills

Strong communication

Problem-solving

Team-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related discipline

Tools

SQL

Unix

Job description

WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets. We seek to produce high-quality predictive signals (alphas) through our proprietary research platform to employ financial strategies focused on market inefficiencies. Our teams work collaboratively to drive the production of alphas and financial strategies – the foundation of a balanced, global investment platform.

WorldQuant is built on a culture that pairs academic sensibility with accountability for results. Employees are encouraged to think openly about problems, balancing intellectualism and practicality. Excellent ideas come from anyone, anywhere. Employees are encouraged to challenge conventional thinking and possess an attitude of continuous improvement.

Our goal is to hire the best and the brightest. We value intellectual horsepower first and foremost, and people who demonstrate an outstanding talent. There is no roadmap to future success, so we need people who can help us build it.

The Role:

WorldQuant is seeking a bright individual to join our Portfolio and Treasury Services team in Mumbai as an Analyst. The ideal candidate would be someone, who is self-driven and motivated and enjoys being immersed in the mechanics of the financial markets. The role will focus on the daily operations and related activities. The candidate will need to provide level 1 operational support to the front office teams, as well as portfolio managers. Level 1 support will include:

• Start-of-day checks in each region
• Managing exceptions and alerts triggered via standard operational workflows
• Resolving trading outages quickly and ensuring minimum system downtime from an operations perspective
• Escalating issues to team leads and engaging with stakeholders to refine the workflows

Additionally, the individual will be responsible for reconciling WorldQuant’s activity globally and handle breaks with counterparties.

The role will require flexibility to work in night shifts.

What You’ll Bring:

• Degree in finance or other business-related discipline.
• Prior work experience of 1-3 years.
• Reasonable proficiency in SQL and UNIX will be desirable, but not mandatory.
• Exposure to asset classes like Equity, Futures, FX and Derivatives, although not mandatory, would be viewed favourably.
• Strong communication skills in both verbal and written form.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities with strong attention to detail.
• Mature, thoughtful, with ability to operate in a collaborative, team-oriented culture.

Position based in Mumbai, India