Associate, Index Data Research

ISS STOXX GmbH; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ISS STOXX GmbH in Gurugram seeks an Index Data Research Associate to source, validate, and maintain high-quality financial data underpinning index calculations. You will ensure data integrity across equity assets and support timely configuration and dissemination of indices under ISS STOXX responsibility.

You will collaborate with IT to define automation solutions, expand data points, and ensure accurate corporate actions, withholding tax, and market data analyses.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in finance, economics, or equivalent.
• 2–3 years of professional financial experience.
• Strong knowledge of financial markets and corporate actions.
• Experience with data quality, cleansing, and index operations.

Responsibilities

• Source, validate, and maintain high-quality financial data for index calculation.
• Oversee ownership research and assess withholding tax.
• Monitor equity trading suspensions and inform clients via publications.
• Collaborate with IT to design automation and data tooling.
• Work under tight deadlines with multiple tasks.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

English fluency

Team player

Self-starter

Education

Master's degree in Finance/Economics

Tools

Python

VBA

SQL

Refinitiv

Bloomberg

FactSet

SIX

ICE

EDI

Job description

ISS Stoxx is seeking a Index Data Research for Index Data Research unit, with a strong background on equity data collection & analytical skills for Gurugram location.

Overview:

As Index Data Research Associate, you will focus on sourcing, validating, and maintaining high-quality financial data that underpins index calculation and methodology. This role ensures data integrity across equity asset class and supports the timely and accurate configuration, calculation and dissemination of all indices, under ISS STOXX responsibility. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: overseeing ownership research; assessing withholding tax; monitoring equity trading suspension and providing accurate information to clients via publications and notifications. The role encompass as well large number of routine and non-routine activities across Index Operations.

In this role, as a subject matter expert, you will use your industry expertise to participate in new, interesting and challenging projects such as new rules definition based on market requirements or anticipation of markets impacts, and analyze market expectations with the definition of new data points. The role requires close coordination with the IT department in order to provide automation processes solution, enhance or suggest new tools, specify requirements for technical development and test new applications/tools from end to end.

You will represent a key growth area for the company and are expected to be a significant contributor and team player.

What you bring to ISS STOXX

Responsibilities

• Hold a master’s degree in finance, economics or equivalent
• At least 2 to 3 years of professional experience in financial environment (preferable Index Business, Portfolio Business, Asset Managers, Primary and Secondary research) and a good understanding of Financial Markets environment, its working constraints and philosophy,
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills and know-how in financial information and financial markets, including understandings of corporate actions impacts on an Index, data points like Shares and FF research, Dividend research, Foreign Ownership Limit research, Withholding Tax research and Suspension research
• Experience and track record in Corporate Actions management, Index Operations, Securities and listed companies Operations (Middle and back office), data analysis / cleansing, data processing rules and techniques is a plus
• Be able to work under pressure and to handle multiple tasks time-efficient and autonomously in parallels and work on tight deadlines
• Be able to work and learn autonomously without minimum supervision and training (self-starter/self-learner)

Finally, you need to be a team player with good communication skills, highly motivated, flexible and solution-oriented with the following soft skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills: Fluency in English both oral and written (mandatory), a second European or Asian language would be a plus
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, Python and VBA programming skills would be a plus, ideally combined with database knowledge and SQL
• Good knowledge of reference and market data applications such as Refinitiv, Bloomberg, FactSet, SIX, ICE and EDI
• Ability to work independently with tight deadlines, quickly identify and report issues and problems
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in data interpretation
• Be a team-player, orientated attitude and ability to act as a proactive, independent team player with hands-on mentality
• Excellent communication skills

What You Can Expect from Us

Our people are the moving force behind our work. We are committed to building a culture that values diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences. If you have the skills, passion, and drive to help us bring clarity and transparency to capital markets, we want to work with you.

Together, we can grow your career in an environment that fuels creativity, drives innovation, and has real impact.

About ISS STOXX

ISS STOXX delivers world-class research, data, and technology solutions that empower capital market participants to pursue their visions with confidence. Our expertise spans indices, corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence, giving clients the tools they need to uncover opportunities, manage risks, and navigate evolving regulations. We are made up of 4,000 professionals operating across 20 countries and serving approximately 5,000 clients, including many of the world’s leading institutional investors. Our scale and reach give us deep market knowledge, while our innovative methodologies allow us to offer our clients tailored insights that drive impact and success.

ISS STOXX Indices , including the renowned STOXX and DAX families, sets the standard for rules-based, transparent, and liquid benchmarks and indices. Our ready-made products and customized solutions are used by sophisticated institutional investors, ETF issuers, and providers of derivatives and structured products.

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