Index Review Associate

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The Index Operations is currently organized in 4 units defined as Index Surveillance and Monitoring, Index Review, Corporate Actions and Index Data Research across 6 locations (Frankfurt, Zug, Prague, New York, Hong-Kong and Delhi) and is responsible for day-to-day activities related to the maintenance of indices under STOXX mandates. Index Operations activities cover indices such as EURO STOXX 50, STOXX Europe 50, STOXX Europe 600, as well as DAX indices, the Bulgarian Exchange Indices, and Customized Indices. The Index Operations teams are also involved in Strategic Projects where expertise on Index implementation maintenance, regulations and customer interface is required.

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Responsibilities

For our office in Zug, Switzerland, we are currently looking for an Index Associate in the Index Review Team, with a focus on STOXX & DAX Blue-Chip and Dividend indices. The overall successful candidate will be part of the dynamic Index Review team that is located in 3 different locations and responsible for STOXX and DAX index families.

As Index Review Associate, you will focus on the periodic review of index compositions i.e. application of index rules within certain time intervals as defined in the index methodology.

Other responsibilities include but are not limited to: overseeing ownership research & industry classifications; providing accurate information to clients via publications and notifications.

In this role, you will use your creativity and industry expertise to participate in new, interesting and challenging projects such as the definition and integration of new index concepts into the regular periodic review processes, coordination of the automation processes with the IT department and perform large number of routine and non-routine activities in the team.

You will represent a key growth area for the company and are expected to be a significant contributor and team player.

What you bring to ISS STOXX

• Hold a Master Degree in finance, economics or mathematics or equivalent

• At least 2 to 3 years of professional experience in financial environment (preferable Index Business, Portfolio Business, Asset managers, Product Development or Structuring) and have the understandings of Financial Markets environment, its working constraints and philosophy,

• Strong analytical and conceptual skills and know-how in financial information and financial markets, including understandings of corporate actions impacts on an Index

• Be able to work under pressure and to handle multiple tasks time-efficient and autonomously in parallel and work on tight deadlines

• Be able to work and learn autonomously without minimum of supervision and training (self-starter/self-learner)

Nice to have:

• Experience and track record in Corporate Actions management, index operations, Securities and listed companies Operations (Middle and back office), data analysis / cleansing, data processing rules and techniques

• Fluency in English and German both oral and written

• Access and VBA programming skills would be a plus, ideally combined with database knowledge and SQL

• Good knowledge of reference and market data applications such as Refinitiv and Bloomberg

• Finally, you need to be a team player with good communication skills, highly motivated, flexible and solution-oriented.

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What you can expect from us

Our people are the moving force behind ISS STOXX. We are dedicated to hiring the best, most talented people in our industry and empowering them with the resources and support to enhance their career, health, financial and personal well-being. 

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We are invested in our people and are working every day to ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

Let’s empower, collaborate, and inspire one another. 

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About ISS STOXX

ISS STOXX GmbH is a leading provider of research and technology solutions for the financial market. Established in 1985, we offer top-notch benchmark and custom indices globally, helping clients identify investment opportunities and manage portfolio risks. Our services cover corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence. Majority-owned by Deutsche Börse Group, ISS STOXX has over 3,400 professionals in 33 locations worldwide, serving around 6,400 clients, including institutional investors and companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk. Clients trust our expertise to make informed decisions for their stakeholders' benefit. 

STOXX® and DAX® indices comprise a global and comprehensive family of more than 17,000 strictly rules-based and transparent indices. Best known for the leading European equity indices EURO STOXX 50®, STOXX® Europe 600 and DAX®, the portfolio of index solutions consists of total market, benchmark, blue-chip, sustainability, thematic and factor-based indices covering a complete set of world, regional and country markets. STOXX and DAX indices are licensed to more than 550 companies around the world for benchmarking purposes and as underlyings for ETFs, futures and options, structured products, and passively managed investment funds. STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, is the administrator of the STOXX and DAX indices under the European Benchmark Regulation. 

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