Index Review Associate

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The Index Operations is currently organized in 3 units defined as Index Surveillance and Monitoring, Index Review, and Corporate Actions across 5 locations (Frankfurt, Zug, Prague, New York and Hong-Kong) 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 Customized Indices. The Index Operations teams are also involved in strategic projects where expertise of index implementation and maintenance is required.

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Responsibilities

For our office in Zug, Switzerland we are currently looking for an Associate Principal in the Index Review Team. The successful candidate will be part of the dynamic team located in 3 different locations and responsible for STOXX and DAX index families.

· In this role you will focus on the periodic review of index compositions i.e. application of index rules within certain time intervals as defined in the index methodology and become familiar with a wide variety of methodologies.

· You will use your creativity and industry expertise to participate in new, interesting and challenging projects such as the definition and integration of new index concepts into the regular periodic review processes, coordination of the automation processes with the IT department and perform large number of non-routine activities in the team.

· You will work closely with multiple stakeholders across the organization on topics concerning methodology enhancements, regulations and client queries.

· You will drive process improvements to ensure consistent data quality applicable to equity indices at the review.

· You will effectively communicate details of index review in response to client-directed questions and requests.

· You will represent a key growth area for the company and are expected to be a significant contributor and team player with the ability to work independently.

Skills and experience

· Hold a master’s degree in finance, economics, econometrics or equivalent

· Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in financial environment (Index Business, Portfolio Business, Asset managers, Product Development or Structuring) and have the understanding of financial markets environment, its working constraints and philosophy

· Strong analytical and conceptual skills and know-how in financial information and financial markets, including understandings of corporate actions impacts on an Index

· Be able to work under pressure and to handle multiple tasks time-efficient and autonomously in parallels and work on tight deadlines

· Be able to work and learn autonomously without minimum of supervision and training (self-starter/self-learner)

· Fluency in English and German both oral and written

· Access and VBA programming skills would be a plus, ideally combined with database knowledge and SQL

· Experience and track record in Corporate Actions management, index operations, securities and listed companies operations (middle and back office), data analysis / cleansing, data processing rules and techniques, good knowledge of reference and market data applications such as Refinitiv and Bloomberg would be beneficial

Finally, you need to be a team player with good communication skills, highly motivated, flexible and solution oriented.

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What you can expect from us

Our people are the moving force behind ISS STOXX. We are dedicated to hiring the best, most talented people in our industry and empowering them with the resources and support to enhance their career, health, financial and personal well-being. 

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We are invested in our people and are working every day to ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

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About ISS STOXX

ISS STOXX GmbH is a leading provider of research and technology solutions for the financial market. Established in 1985, we offer top-notch benchmark and custom indices globally, helping clients identify investment opportunities and manage portfolio risks. Our services cover corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence. Majority-owned by Deutsche Börse Group, ISS STOXX has over 3,400 professionals in 33 locations worldwide, serving around 6,400 clients, including institutional investors and companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk. Clients trust our expertise to make informed decisions for their stakeholders' benefit. 

STOXX® and DAX® indices comprise a global and comprehensive family of more than 17,000 strictly rules-based and transparent indices. Best known for the leading European equity indices EURO STOXX 50®, STOXX® Europe 600 and DAX®, the portfolio of index solutions consists of total market, benchmark, blue-chip, sustainability, thematic and factor-based indices covering a complete set of world, regional and country markets. STOXX and DAX indices are licensed to more than 550 companies around the world for benchmarking purposes and as underlyings for ETFs, futures and options, structured products, and passively managed investment funds. STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, is the administrator of the STOXX and DAX indices under the European Benchmark Regulation. 

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