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Associate Principal, Equity Index Research

3 months ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Axioma Full time
Why this role is important for us?

SimCorp is seeking an Equity Specialist to join the Factor and Quantitative Index R&D team in London. The Factor and Quantitative Index R&D team helps build and maintain systematic strategies by leveraging STOXX's flagship indices and Axioma's proprietary portfolio optimizer, factor-based risk models, and climate and ESG data from ISS. The group interacts with asset managers, asset owners, ETF providers, and investment banks to generate customized strategies to suit their investment needs.

The specialist will work closely with senior members in the team on developing quantitative equity indexes, including factor and sustainability (ESG and climate including CTB/PAB) indices at ISS-STOXX.

What you will be responsible for:
Develop quantitative equity indices including factor and sustainability (ESG and Climate) at ISS-STOXX. Maintain the existing code and software processes in GitHub using industry standards and best practices for archival, revision control, peer review, and release management. Manage the existing book of STOXX flagship and iSTOXX client oriented optimized indices. Research factor and sustainable value propositions for clients including asset managers, asset owners, and ETF providers and present them in research papers and blog posts. Deliver timely response to client index inquiries and troubleshoot complex client issues. Understand STOXX's flagship benchmark offerings and Axioma's product offerings including the portfolio optimizer, factor risk models, and performance attribution.

What we value:
Quantitative finance background. Prior Industry experience is advantageous. Advanced degree such as a master's degree in quantitative finance, Computer Science, or Operations Research or a professional certification such as CFA is beneficial. Understanding passive investing, smart-beta, and sustainable investment themes including ESG and Climate in equities. Understanding of mean-variance optimization (MVO) portfolio construction techniques, and risk modeling techniques including the use of factor models. Prior experience in backtesting passive quantitative strategies either in an industry role or in a research project, especially ones used in generating factor, sustainable, and thematic indexes in equities and fixed income. A minimum of two years coding experience in Python and SQL including the use of REST APIs. Experience in C++ and Java is beneficial. Strong analytical programming and data manipulation skills, ideally including handling of large/ noisy / incomplete ESG data sets. Ability to quickly understand existing approaches and apply them to new problems. Proficient in working collaboratively and effectively communicating with diverse groups. Effective communication and documentation skills including the ability to present technical concepts to a wide range of audiences and work effectively across teams.

Who We Are

For over 50 years, we have worked closely with investment and asset managers to become the world's leading provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 3,600+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds in general.

SimCorp is an independent subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse Group. Following the recent merger with Axioma, we leverage the combined strength of our brands to provide an industry-leading, full, front-to-back offering for our clients, with SimCorp as the overarching company brand and Axioma as a key product brand.

SimCorp is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated in our everyday work. We believe in the continual growth and development of our employees, so that we can provide best-in-class solutions to our clients.

While striving to deliver client value, we believe it is vital to consider our people and our planet in every business decision we make. Acting responsibly is not optional. It is essential.

Next steps

Applications are continuously assessed, so please send your CV in English as soon as possible. If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role fits you, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.

We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone's experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated.