Senior Product Specialist
Core
Design and originate new quantitative indices and strategies (QIS) products across asset classes, integrating derivatives-based data and strategies for the FTSE-Russell platform.
Role type
Senior IC Quantitative Indices & Strategies (QIS) Structurer
Builds
New QIS product offerings and index construction methodologies
Domain
Financial markets infrastructure, quantitative investment strategies, derivatives pricing
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python (advanced, object-oriented), quantitative investment strategies, derivatives pricing, risk management, index construction, backtesting, code optimization
Preferred skills
Experience as a QIS structurer in a bank
Technologies
Python
Responsibilities
Develop new QIS products in collaboration with research and distribution partners; Drive innovation in index construction and integration of derivatives-based data; Produce White Paper research and marketing collateral; Contribute to business plan formulation and target market identification; Act as a subject matter authority to optimize strategy performance; Write index methodologies; Collaborate with IT on front-to-back architecture including back-testing and validation; Implement and expand Python backtesting engines; Analyse and optimize existing codebase for performance.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC