Index Review Specialist - Financial Markets (German Speaking)

Responsibilities

• Being part of a dynamic team located in 3 different locations and responsible for STOXX and DAX index families
• Focusing on the periodic review of index compositions (i.e. application of index rules within certain time intervals as defined in the index methodology; becoming familiar with a wide variety of methodologies)
• Working closely with multiple stakeholders across the organisation on topics concerning methodology enhancements, regulations and client queries
• Driving process improvements to ensure consistent data quality applicable to equity indices at the review
• Effectively communicating details of the index review in response to client-directed questions & requests in English & German (C1 minimum)
• Representing a key growth area for the company, and you are expected to be a significant contributor and team player with the ability to work independently
• Required Qualifications
• Hold a master's degree in finance, economics, econometrics or equivalent
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in a financial environment (Index Business, Portfolio Business, Asset managers, Product Development or Structuring) and have an understanding of the Financial Markets environment, its working constraints and philosophy
• Strong analytical, conceptual skills and know-how in financial information and financial markets, including an understanding of Corporate Actions' impacts on an Index
• Be able to work under pressure, handle multiple tasks time-efficiently & autonomously in parallel, and work on tight deadlines
• Be able to work and learn autonomously with a minimum of supervision and training (self-starter/self-learner)
• Fluency in English & German (oral and written)
• Be a team player with good communication skills, highly motivated, flexible and solution-oriented

Requirements

• Access and VBA programming skills would be a plus, ideally combined with database knowledge and SQL
• Fluency in a second and/or third European language, such as Spanish, French, or Italian (oral and written)
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• What You Can Expect from Us
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Additional Information

Let's be #BrilliantTogether The Index Operations is currently organised in 4 units defined as Index Surveillance and Monitoring, Index Review, Corporate Actions and Index Data Research across 6 locations (Frankfurt, Zug, Prague, New York, Hong-Kong and Delhi) and is responsible for day-to-day activities related to the maintenance of indices under STOXX mandates. Index Operations activities cover indices such as EURO STOXX 50, STOXX Europe 50, STOXX Europe 600, as well as DAX indices, the Bulgarian Exchange Indices, and Customised Indices. The Index Operations teams are also involved in strategic projects where expertise in index implementation and maintenance is required.

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