Operation Analysis Analyst

S&P Global Market Intelligence; Dadri; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

S&P Global Market Intelligence in India is seeking a motivated quantitative professional to join the Portfolio Valuations team, focusing on the Asia-Pacific region. You will work closely with local sales and global product teams to pitch PV business, onboard clients, and provide analytical product expertise, delivering daily/weekly/monthly valuations.

Ideal candidates have 1–2 years in structured derivatives, CFA/FRM preferred, and strong Excel/VBA, SQL, Python skills, plus excellent

Qualifications

• CFA/FRM certification completed or in progress.
• Strong understanding of financial derivatives and valuation models.
• 1–2 years experience in the structured derivatives markets or related roles.
• Proficiency in Excel/VBA, SQL and Python for prototyping pricing models.
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills.
• Basic knowledge of database structures.

Responsibilities

• Perform regular daily valuations for client portfolios and address price challenges.
• Drive development and implementation of the regional valuations business plan.
• Prototype pricing models and test production valuation models for regional instruments.
• Provide responses to complex quantitative queries about SPGI's data and valuation products.

Skills

CFA/FRM certification

Derivatives valuation

Strong communication

Structured products understanding

Education

CFA/FRM certification (completed or appearing)

Tools

Excel

VBA

SQL

Python

Job description

Job Summary

Grade Level (for internal use): 07

The Team: The growing product of SPGI is its offering in the arena of independent cash and derivatives valuations. With access to the most unique and wide cash and OTC derivatives data set from the highly regarded Totem Service and consensus cash pricing services, SPGI Portfolio Valuations is in a privileged position as a third-party cross-asset valuations provider, to accurately calibrate its models to the market and provide independent valuations for exotic cash and derivative products.

The Impact: SPGI Portfolio Valuations is looking to expand its product coverage in the Asia-Pacific region. We are looking for a quantitative, commercial-minded and motivated candidate to work closely with the local sales and global product teams in pitching PV business to prospective clients, identifying further business opportunities with existing clients, lead the on-boarding of customers, providing analytical product expertise to the clients and local analysts and production of daily/weekly/monthly valuations.

Responsibilities

This work would include:

• Regular daily valuations for client portfolios and addressing price challenges.


• Driving the development and implementation of the regional valuations business plan.


• Implementing prototype pricing models and/or testing production valuation models for non-standard instruments originating in the region.


• Providing response to more complex/quantitative queries about SPGI 's data and valuation products.

What We're Looking For

• CFA/FRM completed /appearing will be preferred


• Strong Understanding of financial derivatives instrument types and their valuation


• Strong understanding of models underlying structured derivative valuations.


• Excel/VBA, SQL, Python or other programming skills to prototype/test pricing models.


• Excellent communication skills.


• 1-2 years' experience in the structured derivatives markets (e.g. trading, quant / sales structuring, risk analysis, model validation, product control, collateral or valuations analysis etc.)


• Basic understanding of database structures and use of SQL.


• Experience in a client facing environment or account management.