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S&P Dow Jones Indices

The Role: Analyst Fixed Income Product Management

The Firm

S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) is the worlds leading resource for benchmarks and investable indices. Our solutions are widely considered indispensable in tracking market performance evaluating portfolios and developing investment strategies. Our fixed income index solutions include recognized branded indices such as those for corporate bonds (S&P iBoxx) loans municipals and credit derivatives (CDX & iTraxx).

The Team

A global team focused on advancing fixed income index solutions for the largest asset managers asset owners and sell side firms world-wide. Our team is responsible for the development production strategy and commercialization of the fixed income index suite for S&P and iBoxx across North America and Europe. Our indices link to live ETF AUM >$180bn. We are expanding and innovating. This is an exciting opportunity to join a product team in a growth stage.

The Role

The team is seeking an Analyst with a passion for the credit / fixed income markets to help drive the innovation of credit solutions within our fixed income index business. The Analyst will be a team player be flexible and have a can-do attitude. Experience in indexing is not a requirement however desire to learn and grow is critical. Ability to manage data via Excel and drive creation of presentation collateral with Powerpoint is also critical. Candidate should be able to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders managing large-scale projects from start to end. The candidate has an opportunity to work within and learn from a global team spanning North America Europe and Asia and be part of the evolving fixed income / credit indexing ecosystem spanning asset managers sell-side dealers ETF issues and data providers.

Whats in it for you

• Opportunity to learn fixed income and become a subject matter expert in credit indexing solutions
• Regular interaction with senior internal stakeholders and clients to develop new strategies and act as subject matter expert on methodologies
• Opportunity to gain experience in working with data analytics and increasingly Artificial Intelligence
• A challenging but rewarding role that requires collaboration with a wide range of internal teams and clients
• Visibility to various teams and leadership within our organization and with our clients
• The opportunity to be a representative and spokesperson for our products
• A high degree of variety where no two days are the same

Responsibilities

• Work across the global Fixed Income team to support success of FI product lines; help identify new product opportunities to help drive commercial success
• Be viewed as a key subject matter expert with in-depth knowledge of index methodology and processes; possess intimate understanding of internal processes including product launch lifecycle
• Support team members in client engagement and analysis including external presentation / Powerpoint and data analysis and mining / Excel; strive to be a leader with respect to understanding and articulating components of underlying index methodologies and construction logic
• Support the coordination of index launch process; collaborate with broader PM team and relevant internal stakeholders (R&D Operations Governance Sales etc).
• Support internal team initiatives including materials relating to business strategy and processes
• Contribute to product innovation and enhancements including around index methodology consultations and annual index reviews

What were looking for

• 2 years of experience working with fixed income in the index industry or related
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent in mathematics finance or a related field
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills as well as attention to detail
• Strong communication skills written verbal and presenting
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Entrepreneurial mindset with willingness to roll up the sleeves and execute

Return to Work:

Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work As part of our Return to Work initiative Restart we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply and will actively support your return to the workplace.