FICC Research Analyst, Assistant Manager

Overview

An intermediate-level Quantitative Analyst role on the Fixed Income Research team at State Street Investment Management, developing investment strategies, proprietary tools and solutions, and thematic research.

What you'll do

• Develop investment strategies and proprietary tools and solutions to improve investment decision-making.
• Engage with various teams for thematic research.
• Write papers for publication.
• Make individual contributions and potentially lead a portion of research independently.

What you'll need

• A Bachelor's degree.
• At least 3 years of investment experience (in research or portfolio management).
• Strong quantitative and programming skills.
• Knowledge of statistical packages, preferably R or Python.
• Intermediate-level SQL.
• Good communication skills.
• Strong process, organizational, time and project management skills.

Nice to have

• An advanced degree (MBA, MA, or MS) or CFA, preferred.
• Investment experience focused on active security-selection, smart beta/risk premia research (including ESG as factors), or portfolio construction and optimization, preferred.
• Experience dealing with large data sets, preferred.
• Familiarity with front-office tools such as FactSet and Bloomberg, highly recommended.
• A desire to develop creative and innovative solutions, highly recommended.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.