Senior Quantitative Equity Researcher (Index Strategies)

ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services

🌍 100% Remote Full time

Job Description

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether

ISS-STOXX is seeking a Senior Equity Specialist to join the Factor and Quantitative Index R&D team in London.

The Factor and Quantitative Index R&D team helps build and maintain systematic strategies by leveraging STOXX's flagship indices and Axioma's proprietary portfolio optimizer, factor-based risk models, and quantitative expertise. The group interacts with asset managers, asset owners, ETF providers, and investment banks to generate customized strategies to suit their investment needs. The specialist will work closely with other members in the team on developing quantitative factor and sustainability (ESG and climate) equity indices at ISS-STOXX.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Develop quantitative factor and sustainability equity indices at ISS-STOXX.

  • Maintain the existing code and software processes in GitHub using industry standards and best practices for archival, revision control, peer review, and release management.<...