Index Product Research & Development Principal

Job description

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether ISS-STOXX is seeking a Senior 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 quantitative expertise. 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 other members in the team on developing quantitative factor and sustainability (ESG and climate) equity indices at ISS-STOXX. RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop quantitative factor and sustainability equity indices 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 driven optimized indices. Research factor and sustainable value propositions for clients including asset managers, asset owners, and ETF providers and present them in research papers a...