Quantitative Associate, Index Investment Strategy

We are seeking applicants for the role of Quantitative Associate, Index Investment Strategy, to be based in the London office of S&P Dow Jones Indices as part of a global team with the mandate to create and promote research, commentary and analysis improving understanding, awareness, and appreciation of the role of indices within investing, trading, and benchmarking.

You will:

• Play a critical role in the development and operation of S&P DJI’s flagship investment research and commentary, developing a wide-ranging set of skills to produce written, visual and multimedia content for clients and broader stakeholders.
• Produce content analyzing index and market dynamics on a regular schedule.
• Seek ways to enrich and extend our client’s understanding of relative performance and index design.
• Create opportunities to author and present new research to internal and external audiences.
• Have the chance to work on the firm’s most important and visible research franchises, including our renowned SPIVA series of actively managed fund Scorecards.

You work on a wide range of investment topics, calibrated for a wide range of sophistication levels, from the basic case for passive investing to the effective use of factor, derivative-based and thematic indices in a multi-asset portfolio context. Your contributions will help grow interest in a market-leading range of indices, including world-famous benchmarks and brands such as the S&P 500, iBoxx, and VIX, as well as a truly global range covering all major asset classes and indicators with clients ranging among the world’s leading asset managers, exchanges and banks.

The Index Investment Strategy Team’s mission is to enhance the reputation, relationships, and revenues of S&P Dow Jones Indices. We provide research and commentary across the full range of indices, with particular focus on the active-passive debate, factor indices, 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.

Activities span the development and delivery of actionable insights across a range of formats. You will:

• Use a scientific approach to analyze market, investment, and index trends.
• Support the creation and maintenance of analytic and reporting tools.
• Help create written, graphic and multimedia content.
• Help produce original research papers.
• Produce regular market commentary and analysis.
• Learn how to present your work.

Responsibilities include:

• Executing on relevant research topics.
• Helping produce and maintain a range of regular dashboards.
• Answering one-off requests from clients and management.
• Supporting producing content for public dissemination and distribution.

Qualifications that will help you succeed include:

• Collaborative, creative, and curious approach.
• Excellence in written, oral and visual (graphic) communication.
• Experience with PYTHON coding language.
• A postgraduate qualification and client facing experience.
• 2+ years of experience in financial services.

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.

At S&P Dow Jones Indices, we provide iconic and innovative index solutions backed by unparalleled expertise across the asset-class spectrum. By bringing transparency to the global capital markets, we empower investors everywhere to make decisions with conviction. We’re the largest global resource for index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Our benefits include:

• 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer: S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.