Quantitative Researcher - Factor Model

MSCI; Ciudad de México; Presencial; MXN 800,000 - 1,000,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading financial services firm in Ciudad de México seeks a quantitative researcher to build and maintain risk and pricing models. The ideal candidate has a master’s in a relevant field, advanced English proficiency, and skills in optimization and data analysis. This role offers a culture of innovation, flexible working arrangements, and a commitment to inclusion and professional growth.

Servicios

Transparent compensation schemes

Flexible working arrangements

Comprehensive employee benefits

Access to tailored learning opportunities

Formación

• M.S. or advanced degree in Finance, Operations Research, Engineering, Science, Computer Science or other quantitative discipline.
• Ability to maintain business conversations in advanced English.
• Knowledge of current research innovations in quantitative finance.

Responsabilidades

• Building factor models using proprietary data.
• Keeping up with research innovations in quantitative finance.
• Writing production-level code.
• Evaluating statistical models.
• Presenting complex models and methods to a broad range of audiences.

Conocimientos

Advanced English skills

Optimization

Econometrics

Software engineering

Data analysis

Applied math/machine learning

Knowledge of finance

Educación

M.S. or advanced degree in Finance or related field

Descripción del empleo

Your Team Responsibilities

The Fixed Income and Multi-Asset Class Factors Research team is responsible for building, maintaining, and supporting quantitative risk, factor, and pricing models at MSCI.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Building factor models using proprietary data
• Keeping up with research innovations in quantitative finance
• Writing production-level code
• Evaluating statistical models
• Presenting complex models and methods to a broad range of audiences

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• M.S. or advanced degree in Finance, Operations Research, Engineering, Science, Computer Science or other quantitative discipline
• Advanced English skills, able to maintain business conversations
• Optimization
• Econometrics
• Software engineering
• Data analysis
• Applied math/machine learning
• Knowledge of finance is preferred but not required

About MSCI

What we offer you

• Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits, tailored to your location, ensuring your financial security, health, and overall wellbeing.
• Flexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative workspaces.
• A culture of high performance and innovation where we experiment with new ideas and take responsibility for achieving results.
• A global network of talented colleagues, who inspire, support, and share their expertise to innovate and deliver for our clients.
• Global Orientation program to kickstart your journey, followed by access to our Learning@MSCI platform, LinkedIn Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities for ongoing skills development.
• Multi-directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility and expanded roles.
• We actively nurture an environment that builds a sense of inclusion belonging and connection, including eight 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.

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.

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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