Research & Development Analyst

Location

Mumbai | India

Job description

Business Unit : Investment Division

Reporting To: Lead Quantitative Research Analyst

Shift : EMEA/UK (Mar-Nov 1:30 pm - 10:30 pm IST / Nov-Mar 2:30 pm - 11:30 pm IST) (India)

Job Description:

• As a Research and Development team member, this role will involve productionalizing and maintenance of the investment and risk models, signals, and analytical platforms across several asset classes that cater to multiple Russell Investments teams
• The ideal candidate will have a strong investment knowledge base, coupled with an adept understanding of coding and quantitative analysis

Years of Experience

Suitable candidates would have 3-5-years of programming (quant modelling)/investment experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Solid understanding of investment principles and asset classes.
• Proficient in Python and SQL (R or C# a plus)
• Knowledge of data visualization and web frameworks (eg, Django).
• Experience with DevOps toolkit (GitLab, Octopus Deploy) is a plus
• Strong quantitative skill set with the ability to analyze complex data.
• Excellent problem-solving capabilities and high attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Special Requirements

Occasional weekend support

Responsibilities

• Supporting and developing our Python and SQL research code infrastructure and models.

• Portfolio construction and backtesting research

• Assisting other team members on research projects

• Ad-hoc data analysis: respond to spontaneous requests from stakeholders for specific data insights or reports, present results in a clear and concise manner

• Maintaining and monitoring automated model generation

• Development and maintenance of databases and analytics dashboards to support research efforts

Core Values

• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication and collaboration skills with all levels of management

• Strong organizational skills including the ability to adapt to shifting priorities and meet frequent deadlines,

• Demonstrated proactive approach to problem-solving with strong judgment and decision-making capability.

• Highly resourceful and collaborative team-player, with the ability to also be independently effective and exude initiative and a sense of urgency.

• Exemplifies our customer-focused, action-oriented, results-driven culture.

• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities, has a desire for continuous learning, and proposes solutions.

• Ability to act with discretion and maintain complete confidentiality.

• Dedicated to the firm s values of non-negotiable integrity, valuing our people, exceeding client expectations, and embracing intellectual curiosity and rigor.

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