Associate Director, Index Investment Strategy

OSTTRA•New York, NY

12d•$135,000 - $165,000

About The Position

About the Role: We are seeking applicants for the role of Associate Director in the Index Investment Strategy in the NY office of S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). The Team: Reporting to a Senior Director, you will collaborate with a global team to design, create and promote thought leadership to enhance S&P DJI’s revenues, relationships, and reputation. Your contributions will help develop interest in a market-leading range of indices, with a particular focus on growing our indices in Direct Indexing and Models Portfolios across asset managers, wealth managers, technology platforms and other financial institutions. You will also have the chance to support S&P DJI’s market leading SPIVA® research. You will have the potential to work on a wide range of investment topics, calibrated for a wide range of investor sophistication levels, addressed to a global audience of market participants. The Index Investment Strategy Team’s mission is to enhance the reputation, relationships, and revenues of S&P Dow Jones Indices through actionable insights. We provide research and commentary across our full range of indices and data sets, covering a wide range of topics including but not limited to: the active-passive debate, factor indices, Climate and ESG indices, risk and volatility, and index dynamics. Our thought leadership promotes index-based investing, trading, and benchmarking to a variety of financial market participants, providing actionable insights at a variety of sophistication levels and frequency.

Requirements

Collaborative, creative, and curious approach
5-10 years of experience in a quantitative role in financial services
Strong understanding of markets
Interest in the global markets and investing landscape
Excellence in written and oral communication
Excellent analytical and quantitative capabilities

Nice To Haves

Experience related to digital wealth will be an advantage
Prior experience with Zephyr/PSN, eVestment, FactSet, CIQ Pro, Morningstar, SPICE, VBA, Python is a plus

Responsibilities

conduct original research with a focus on applications for direct indexing/model portfolios
create and maintain analytic and reporting tools
support regular market commentary and analysis
provide frequent thought leadership and educational presentations internally and externally
act as a subject matter expert for direct indexing and model portfolios
executing on relevant research topics
answering one-off requests from clients and management
producing content for public dissemination and distribution

Benefits

Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

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