About the role
The Role: WorldQuant is seeking a bright individual to join our Portfolio and Treasury Services team in Mumbai as an Analyst. The ideal candidate would be someone, who is self-driven and motivated and enjoys being immersed in the mechanics of the financial markets. The role will focus on the daily operations and related activities. The candidate will need to provide level 1 operational support to the front office teams, as well as portfolio managers. Level 1 support will include:
- Start-of-day checks in each region
- Managing exceptions and alerts triggered via standard operational workflows
- Resolving trading outages quickly and ensuring minimum system downtime from an operations perspective
- Escalating issues to team leads and engaging with stakeholders to refine the workflows
Additionally, the individual will be responsible for reconciling WorldQuant’s activity globally and handle breaks with counterparties.
The role will require flexibility to work in night shifts.
What You’ll Bring:
- Degree in finance or other business-related discipline.
- Prior work experience of 1-3 years.
- Reasonable proficiency in SQL and UNIX will be desirable, but not mandatory.
- Exposure to asset classes like Equity, Futures, FX and Derivatives, although not mandatory, would be viewed favourably.
- Strong communication skills in both verbal and written form.
- Excellent problem-solving abilities with strong attention to detail.
- Mature, thoughtful, with ability to operate in a collaborative, team-oriented culture.
Position based in Mumbai, India