Index Manager - Fixed Income Indices

The Team: The role will be part of the Index Management and Production Group (IMPG) at S&P Global. The team is responsible for the production and management of a wide range of indices covering global options, equities, futures, fixed income, commodity, digital assets and economics indices. This role will focus on providing comprehensive insights and solution in the fixed income markets, including management of Asian and Global Fixed income indices of S&P Dow Jones Indices

The Impact: As a Fixed Income Index Manager you will play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing the quality of our fixed income indices. Your experience in the Fixed Income markets and Index management will be essential in researching corporate actions, new issuances, and implementing index changes. You will collaborate with internal teams to implement methodologies and solutions for our fixed income products, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of fixed income index data, and monitor market trends and performance.

Whats in it for you: A global role, with the opportunity to fully support the Global Fixed Income Index Management Group within IMPG. The Index Manager is responsible for researching and screening details and events for an assigned universe of Fixed Income securities and ensures these are correctly reflected in respective S&P DJI Indices.

Responsibilities:

• Data and content management; including corporate action analysis, periodic index review, participation in the monthly rebalancing process and validation of all data content required for index rebalancing process.
• Review and interpret corporate action events including refinancing, restructuring, bankruptcy workout, sustainability data, call, put, sinking fund and so on.
• Able to communicate index methodologies to stakeholders in a clear and understandable way.
• Conduct analysis of basic bond risk concepts such as duration, option-adjusted spread, and convexity.
• Support the analysis of recommended index changes and assist in presenting these changes to the index committee.
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to assess potential methodology changes and help facilitate the governance review process.
• Assist in the development and launch of new indices, supporting with methodology application, operational feasibility, and system capabilities.
• Stay updated on market trends, regulatory changes, and key factors affecting bond market and responsible investing.

What Were Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in business, mathematics, IT, economics, finance, or a related field.
• 3+ years of professional experience in fixed income or a similar financial field.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• A foundational understanding of the fixed income market
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to work with large data sets.
• Ability to learn and adapt to S&P DJIs proprietary index calculation platforms.
• Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex topics clearly.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Progress toward CFA or CIPM certification.
• Experience with SQL, Python and VBA for process automation and data analysis.