Senior Quantitative Analyst – New Product Development

Morningstar; Mumbai City; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Global collaboration tools

Job summary

Morningstar Indexes in Navi Mumbai is seeking a Senior Quantitative Analyst for New Product Development. You will participate in the full development cycle from ideation to launch, collaborating with global research teams and clients to deliver innovative benchmark indexes across equity and fixed income.

The ideal candidate has a strong quantitative background, proficiency in Python or R, SQL and Postgres/SQL Server, and excellent communication and documentation skills to distill complex ideas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in quantitative/engineering/statistics disciplines.
• Proficiency in Python or R.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and SQL Server.
• Strong documentation, oral and written communication, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in building the next generation of Benchmark Indexes across Equity and Fixed Income asset classes.
• Validate, curate and analyze underlying data to support methodology development of Benchmark Indexes.
• Collaborate with Morningstar research teams and product management to develop novel thematic and smart beta indexes leveraging Morningstar IP.
• Work through the full product development lifecycle from ideation to launch.
• Work with other index teams to operationalize index methodologies.

Skills

Python

R

Documentation & communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in quantitative/engineering/mathematics/statistics

Tools

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Job description

Morningstar Indexes - http://indexes.morningstar.com

Position : Senior Quantitative Analyst – New Product Development – Morningstar Indexes

The Area : Morningstar Indexes Team leverages its expertise in equity research, manager research, asset allocation, and portfolio construction to create innovative investment solutions. It uses Morningstar’s intellectual property to create indexes that empower investors to achieve their goals at every stage of the investment process - market monitoring, benchmarking, and asset allocation. The unit offers a broad suite of global equity, bond, commodity and asset allocation indexes.

The Role : As a part of the Indexes New Product Development Team, you will participate in the full development cycle including ideation, design, development, presentations to global research team and clients, leading up to implementation. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, good communication skills and will be technically proficient with at least one programming language (Python or R) in addition to SQL. This position is based in our Navi Mumbai office.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will

• Participate in building next generation of Benchmark Indexes across asset classes across Equity and Fixed Income asset classes.

• Be responsible for validation, curation and analysis of underlying data to support methodology development of Benchmark Indexes.

• Collaborate effectively with Morningstar research organization including equity, quantitative, manager or sustainability research teams, and product management to develop novel thematic and smart beta indexes that leverage Morningstar IP.

• Work on the entire product development lifecycle from ideation, design, development, leading up to launch.

• Work closely with other index teams to operationalize index methodologies.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative/engineering/mathematics/ statistics disciplines.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python or R).
• Proficiency in working with large, complex tables under Postgres, SQL Server.
• Understanding of basic financial ratios, modern portfolio theory, and portfolio construction processes is desirable but not necessary.
• Excellent documentation habits, oral and written communication and presentation skills including ability to distil complex ideas into simple explanations.

Morningstar is an equal opportunity employer

Morningstar’s hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we’ve found that we’re at our best when we’re purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you’ll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.

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