Financial Engineering

Job Description - Financial Engineering (240000CK)

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Your team responsibilities

The Financial Engineering Team is part of MSCI’s Analytics Research organization. The Analytics Research team works closely with investment practitioners spanning the full range of investment segments, from banks / hedge funds to asset managers and asset owners. In addition, the team works closely with product management to define the vision and strategy for the analytics business.

The Financial Engineering team is responsible for developing and implementing the validation processes for our industry adopted methodologies. Our goal is to ensure the highest level quality and the fastest time to market in the industry. This is an exciting role that lies on the cusp of finance and technology. As a key member of this team, the candidate will have direct responsibilities for ensuring that MSCI’s market-leading analytics continue to provide exceptional analytics quality and sophistication to our clients. The members of the Financial Engineering team work on complex issues where analysis is required to determine the root source of problems and associated factors.

What we will offer you:

· At MSCI we are passionate about what we do, and we are inspired by our purpose – to power better investment decisions. You’ll be part of an industry-leading network of creative, curious, and entrepreneurial pioneers. This is a space where you can challenge yourself, set new standards and perform beyond expectations for yourself, our clients, and our industry.

· Wherever you are located you will find transparent compensation schemes and employee benefits that can help ensure your financial security and health. While they vary by different locations, we offer a broad range of benefits that are part of the value you receive as an MSCI employee.

· Our flexible ways of working will allow you to maximize your potential, and we will empower you with the trust, accountability, and advanced technology to perform at your very best.

· You’ll find a purposeful approach to wellbeing to provide you with all the resources you need to be your best at work and in your personal life. Our ‘Here For You’ Employee Assistance Program is available for our employees globally, providing confidential emotional support, financial and legal advice free of charge.

Your key responsibilities

The candidate will be contributing to one or more of the following areas: performance attribution, multi-asset class factor models, private assets, fixed income single-security analytics, liquidity, portfolio construction, and model validation.

The candidate will learn about our clients' needs and validate the quantitative models that fulfill those needs. The members of the team have opportunities to contribute in a broad set of roles including: studying and creating model specifications, participating in the product design, developing test plans and test cases, verifying formulas and implementing and using automated validation tools.

The responsibilities of the team will also include:

· Develop and extend independent validation tools which are used to ensure accuracy for all numbers produced by our analytics engines

· Analyze and extend the analytics regression tests to ensure the complete and efficient coverage for all analytics engine statistics and asset types

· Work with the Research and Analytics Development teams to evaluate manual and regression test differences, check requirements and extend test case coverage

· Ensure that all daily test processes are completed successfully and resolve problems with the assistance of the research and development teams

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

· Strong knowledge about financial markets

· Strong technical skills, experiences in automated testing is a plus

· Experiences in analytics field, risk management or derivatives pricing is a plus

· Strong written and oral proficiency in English

· Strong sense of ownership with projects

· Relevant work experience in model validation is desired

· Experience with a programming language (e.g. Matlab, Python, R, C++, C#) is a plus

· Master's degree or PhD with focus in finance, quantitative finance, financial mathematics, mathematics, physics, statistics or another quantitative field is a plus

How we’ll support you 

· Our culture of high performance and innovation relies on our people sharing their knowledge and lifting each other up. You’ll be surrounded by a collaborative, global network of talented colleagues who will support and inspire you to do the best work of your career.

· We believe new and challenging experiences drive personal growth and innovation. With the right challenges, encouragement, and development support you can shape your own career experience. Career paths are multi-directional, and we encourage and support internal mobility to help you identify new opportunities to progress and take control of your future.

· As a new joiner you’ll be enrolled on our Global Orientation interactive learning experience to set you up for success.

· Our tailored learning opportunities will enable you to acquire the skills you need at your own pace, choosing between the courses and certifications best suited to you. Our Learning@MSCI platform coupled with access to LinkedIn Learning Pro will provide you with all the resources you need for to accelerate your professional growth.

· At MSCI we act in ways that encourage respect for all voices, ensuring that everyone can be themselves and feel like they are a part of the company. We are intentional about ensuring that everyone is treated fairly and supported with equal opportunities to succeed.

· We have eight MSCI Employee Resource Groups: All Abilities, Asian Support Network, Black Leadership Network, Climate Action Network, Hola! MSCI, Pride & Allies, Women in Tech, and Women’s Leadership Forum.

About MSCI

MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data, and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

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