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Operations Client Service, Off GENERAL OVERVIEW:
State Street Global Exchange Analytics platform is a web based application providing a full suite of analytics, which give clients insight into the risks and performance of their investment portfolios. Supporting all asset classes the platform computes analytics such as: stress testing, value at risk (VaR), position specific analytics for derivatives (delta, gamma, vega etc.) and fixed income characteristics such as duration and convexity etc.

• ROLE:

At its core our business is a calculation engine and in an effort to drive further scale and efficiencies in our business model we require a product manager to partner with the end-users and assist in the review and re-engineering of these processes, including the design and implementation of new features on the core platform.
We are looking for highly motivated, detail oriented individuals, with a strong quantitative finance and IT background to play a key role in the product management and development of the model. The successful candidate will:

• Gather requirements from the business users and subject matter experts
• Design innovative solutions to streamline those processes and develop new features, including writing detailed specs
• Pro-actively seek out new product ideas to enhance our data and analytics offering
• Work with the IT and Financial Engineering team to implement and deploy these solutions
• Candidate will be expected to be a self-starter, highly motivated with a strong quantitative background and the ability to run and manage projects in isolation

SSGX is a strategic focus for State Street and this is an exciting time to join this dynamic and growing team. The team is small enough for talented candidates to make a notable contribution.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Previous experience in a related role
• Bachelor's degree in Finance/Mathematics/Economics/IT/Engineering or equivalent
• Excellent quantitative finance expertise: Market risk & analytics, VaR, stress testing, fixed income analytics (duration, convexity etc), performance analytics & attribution, OTC derivatives pricing models
• CFA, CQF, FRM, CIPM or PRMIA an advantage
• Strong IT skills:
  • SQL and relational database management systems
  • Experience with at least one scripting language (VBA, python etc.)
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel/Office