Morningstar graduate hiring drive for Associate Quantitative Analyst

Morningstar graduate hiring drive for Associate Quantitative Analyst . This is a great opportunity for freshers and early-career professionals looking to kickstart their journey in a global IT services company. The position is based in Gurgaon / India and eligible candidates are encouraged to apply online at the earliest. The detailed eligibility criteria and application process are given below. Also Apply All Active Superset Hiring For Freshers

About Company :

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research. In our mission to empower investor success, we offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, retirement plan providers and sponsors, and institutional investors in the debt and private capital markets. We provide data and research insights on a wide range of investment offerings, including managed investment products, publicly listed companies, private companies, fixed-income securities, private credit, and bank loans.

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Job Description :

As a part of the Indexes New Product Development Team, you will participate in the full development cycle including ideation, design, development, presentations to global research team and clients, leading up to implementation. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, good communication skills and will be technically proficient with at least one programming language (Python or R) in addition to SQL. This position is based in our Navi Mumbai office.

Key Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will
• Participate in building next generation of Benchmark Indexes across asset classes across Equity and Fixed Income asset classes.
• Be responsible for validation, curation and analysis of underlying data to support methodology development of Benchmark Indexes.
• Collaborate effectively with Morningstar research organization including equity, quantitative, manager or sustainability research teams, and product management to develop novel thematic and smart beta indexes that leverage Morningstar IP.
• Work on the entire product development lifecycle from ideation, design, development, leading up to launch.
• Work closely with other index teams to operationalize index methodologies.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative/engineering/mathematics/ statistics disciplines.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python or R).
• Proficiency in working with large, complex tables under Postgres, SQL Server.
• Understanding of basic financial ratios, modern portfolio theory, and portfolio construction processes is desirable but not necessary.
• Excellent documentation habits, oral and written communication and presentation skills including ability to distil complex ideas into simple explanations.
• Any progress towards CFA designation is highly desirable