Senior Analyst, Index Management - Fixed Income

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

11

The Role: Index Manager/Senior Index Manager – Fixed Income Indices

The Location: Beijing

The Team: The Fixed Income Index Management team within the Global Index Management & Production Group (“IMPG”) at S&P Dow Jones Indices. The team is responsible for maintaining a wide range of high-profile, S&P and iBoxx-branded, global fixed income indices across a range of themes, including Leveraged Loans, Private Markets and CLOs.

The Impact: As an Index Manager, you will play a crucial role in maintaining, supporting and enhancing the quality and integrity of our fixed income indices. You will collaborate closely with a variety of stakeholders to ensure the accuracy of our benchmarks, as well as regularly review and assess index methodologies, both existing and new.

Responsibilities: The successful candidate will become an expert in the methodologies of an assigned set of indices, as well as S&P DJI’s policies and procedures, ensuring that our indices are maintained in accordance with their public methodologies at all times.

In addition, the Index Manager will be expected to:

• Execute index rebalances by applying methodology, running models and conducting research on constituent changes.

• Analyze and review corporate actions (e.g., refinancing, restructuring, bankruptcy, calls, puts, sinking funds) affecting index securities.

• Prepare and present high-quality documentation and presentation material for Index Committees and internal stakeholders.

• Implement and validate index changes, ensuring accurate and timely client communication.

• Demonstrate discipline, organization, and proactive communication in a high-stakes, client-impacting environment.

• Regularly review index methodologies to ensure alignment with objectives and policies..

• Work with our product management, research and development teams on new index launches and methodology changes.

• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to assess and propose methodology changes and support the associated governance review processes.

• Maintain relationships with Product Management, Client Coverage, Index Services, and IT Support.

Required Qualifications:                                   

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience (5 years for Senior role) working with financial indices, financial analysis, or research, preferably with a fixed income focus.

• A foundational understanding of global financial markets, with an emphasis on fixed income markets and instruments.

• Strong understanding of how indices are used, the impact of different methodologies, and the ways corporate events impact both indices and financial portfolios.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to coordinate work done by multiple people and / or groups.

• Superior computer skills in Excel, Word and related applications.

• Hands-on experience with at least one programming tool, including Python, VBA, or SQL will be an advantage

• Must be able to work independently on multiple projects with minimal direction or supervision.

• Must be able to demonstrate excellent analytical and quantitative capabilities to solve original, non-routine problems in a timely and insightful manner.

Additional, preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with corporate action research, security-screening and index rebalancing.

• Knowledge of analytical platforms (LSEG Eikon, FactSet etc..) a plus.

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission:

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include: 

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

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