Job Description

Summary: Senior Quantitative Analyst, Index Operations position sits within the Cboe Global Index (CGI) Operations team. In this role, the Index Operations Analyst will support the day-to-day maintenance of the Cboe US Indices on a real time and end of day calculation, as well as the monitoring of index delivery and distribution in a timely and accurate manner. The team is responsible for data administration/QA, product sales support, product research and change-management activities for its U.S. Index business. The role will be primarily focused on derivatives-based strategies This role will perform activities related to full operational support for daily index maintenance. The position will report to Manager of U.S. Index Operations.

Location: Can be hybrid based out of our Chicago, Kansas City, NYC locations OR 100% remote in the USA.

Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day responsibility for the smooth operation of U.S. Derivatives-based Index calculation and dissemination
• Timely resolution of issues in co-ordination with relevant third parties and internal Cboe departments
• Perform periodic rebalances of Cboe US Indices in accordance with relevant timetables and provide client support related to rebalance events.
• Develop processes and tooling for validation of daily index data.
• Present ideas to automate and streamline index operation processes.
• Work collaboratively with other Cboe departments, third parties and vendors on new index launches and enhancements.
• Work directly with index product partners
• Client Support e.g., on-boarding and query handling
• Maintain and support detailed written standard operating procedures for daily processes.
• Record and maintain data for Key Performance Indicators, alerts and validation monitoring for potential errors in index calculations and dissemination.
• Participate in technical and methodological change-management processes related to index calculation and distribution.
• Performs other related duties as required or requested.

Requirements

• 2-4 years financial markets experience in a related capacity
• Derivatives experience a plus
• Strong quantitative and programming skills; ability to perform data and complex statistical analysis.
• Minimum 2 years demonstrated professional experience in R, Python, and/or other object-oriented programming language. Experience with REST APIs is a plus.
• Proficiency in solving complex programming problems and “de-bugging”.
• Experience utilizing large datasets to create complex models and dashboards.
• Ability to interpret and apply mathematical index methodologies to real-world situations.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills; solid writing skills is a must.
• Must be self-motivated and have the ability to work independently as well as part of a team, requiring minimal direction and follow-up.
• Experience with MS-Office, particularly advanced skills with MS-Excel

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