APS Quant PD HYD

Job Description

Roles and responsibilities ABOUT FACTSET FactSet combines hundreds of databases into a single, powerful information system. It is a one-stop source for financial information and analytics for business analysts, portfolio managers, investment bankers / management firms and other financial professionals to analyze companies, portfolios, markets & economies. Founded in 1978 and operating from 43 locations worldwide employing nearly 8093 people, FactSet has over $1.1 Billion in annual revenues and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. Our operations extend within North America as well as Europe and the Pacific Rim. Since 1996, the Company has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FDS, and is also dual-listed on the NASDAQ under the same symbol.PROCESS BRIEF/ SUB-PROCESS BRIEF FactSet s Product Development department is responsible for implementing new products and enhancing existing ones. The mission of the department is to deliver simple, world-class solutions by collaborating with clients to understand their needs, with cross-functional project teams to share those insights, and with Sales to bring our solutions to market.The Analytics group develops applications and solutions which facilitate tasks for portfolio managers, researchers, risk analysts, and performance analysts. Group members have strong financial backgrounds and understand the workflow of each of these investment professional types.FactSet s Alpha Testing, Portfolio Simulation, Optimizers and Quant Tools products are part of the backbone of the analytics suite and the premiere toolset in the industry. They are and will continue to be a main driver of ASV (Annual subscription value) growth for FactSet. These products are some of FactSet s key competitive advantages and product differentiators.JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Be the first line of defense to answer questions related to Alpha Testing, Portfolio Simulation, Optimizers and Quant Tools applications from sales/ consulting and reconciliation team Help support the Alpha Testing, Portfolio Simulation, Optimizers and Quant applications by answering questions, troubleshooting bugs, and work on enhancement requests, change requests. Identify and respond to client demand for new initiatives and enhancements to analytics solutions Develop requirements specifications from business requirements and help engineering/ QA to understand the same. Work with the design team to develop Alpha Testing, Portfolio Simulation, Optimizers and Quant application s features resourcefully and creatively Work with engineers to fix bugs, test enhancements, and manage releases and client migrations Work with Knowledge Management team to help write documentation as well as internal and external client communications Work with the Quality Assurance team to help ensure the ongoing quality of the Portfolio Analysis & Quant products Actively manage and share ideas to improve work processes and output Eligibility criteria Skills required, Education & Experiences Undergrad (Bachelors) degree in Math/ Statistics/ Engineering/ Finance or related field MBA Finance or Master s degree in some combination Mathematics/ Statistics/ Finance 0-4 years of experience dealing with portfolio analysis/ equity analysis/ fixed income analysis / optimization/ MPT analysis at both conceptual and application level Articulate communicator, with excellent language skills both oral and written Has good understanding of financial clients needs and workflows Liaise effectively (both written and oral) with engineers and data providers Ability to work independently and within a group Interest in learning modern technologies/ knowledge Basic understanding of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) & PDLC (Product Development Life Cycle) Prominent level of motivation Proficiency with Excel Preferred Skills/ qualifications/ certification Working towards CFA/ FRM/ CIPM Technical skills: VBA/ SQL Prior experience with FACTSET platform,

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