SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• Minimum education requirements: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering or related field (STEM).
• Data Science, Data management and Data visualization tools and techniques - a strong plus.
• Ability to demonstrate a blend of technical and analytical skills, with an equally placed importance on communication and presentation.
• Passion for investing and a continuous desire to learn more about financial markets and fund management
• Clear, logical thinker with strong quantitative problem-solving abilities.
• Comfortable at developing cross-functional relationships at all levels.
• Understanding of index engineering & methodology concepts.
• Strong understanding of equity investing.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize assignments while producing high quality work in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, teamwork, and relationship-building skills.
• Programming skills requirement: Python, R, and SQL.
• Experience with Aladdin tools and knowledge of Aladdin data sources are a plus
• Bloomberg & Factset knowledge an advantage.

ABOUT THIS ROLE:

At BlackRock, we are looking for a seasoned Index Researcher, who likes to innovate and solve complex problems. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your outstanding skills, curiosity, drive, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow. Being an Index Researcher at BlackRock means you get to work for one of the most advanced financial companies and be part of an innovative community responsible for next-generation investment solutions. The role is part of an established global team managing the World’s largest book of index equity assets, servicing BlackRock’s primary institutional and retail clients. It is an opportunity to work in the premier index equity team globally, using industry leading portfolio management applications.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Research expected index changes, upcoming corporate actions, and major index rebalances and conduct statistical analysis to help build and drive our analytical offering.
• Play an integral part in defining and building out a best-in-class Index Research Analytics platform for BlackRock
• Collaborate with Research & Innovation to apply modeling techniques to address index investing challenges and opportunities.
• Be an active voice in our index portfolio management process.
• Partner & support index strategy and product teams with benchmark analysis.
• Apply advanced data science techniques on complex financial data to generate commercial value for our business partners.
• Provide data insights and thought leadership for internal and external client use.
• Build strong relationships with index partners in research, data & technology.
• Design and implement risk controls to detect anomalies in index data and methodologies