Senior Quantitative Index Structurer

As a Senior Quant Index Structurer, you will join a team of 7 index designers across equities & fixed incomes. You will have the opportunity to develop flagship products such as our Blue-Chip & Benchmark Indices, focusing on the strategic index offering for Buy Side Institutional and Sell Side clients. You will contribute to solving complex problems and developing advanced quantitative solutions for the index business and lead the quantitative research and index design of the Euronext Index Business.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Design and develop systematic, rules-based indices across alternative asset classes (e.g., volatility, commodities, rates, multi-asset, ESG, crypto).

• Develop quantitative models to support index construction, backtesting, and performance attribution.

• Optimize index methodologies using statistical, machine learning, or econometric techniques.

• Market Research: Identify growth opportunities across various types of tradable products.

• Research Publication: Publish applied research papers on index-related ideas and lead quantitative index content.

• Thought Leadership: Act as a thought leader across various quant index capabilities (options-based strategies, applied machine learning strategies, factors, etc.).

• Collaboration: Closely collaborate with other quant teams to identify new quantitative index ideas as well as sales to align index structuring priorities with commercial goals.

Other Areas of Expertise:

• Data Quality: Ensure consistency of internal databases and perform quality checks when designing indices.

• Operational Tasks: Request ISIN codes, make announcements to data vendors (Bloomberg, Reuters, etc.).

• Infrastructure Modernization: Optimize index-related tools to enhance scalability and efficiency.

Desired Profile:

• Strong background in financial engineering, quantitative finance, or applied mathematics.

• Proficiency in Python for data analysis and model development.

• Deep understanding of derivatives, structured products, and risk models.

• Experience with index methodologies, benchmarking, and market microstructure.

• Communication Skills: Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.

• Customer Focus: Strong customer focus and commercial drive.

• Languages: Full professional proficiency in English is required. German is a plus.

Qualifications:

• Degree: Master's degree in mathematics, engineering, or computer science with strong finance elements and business knowledge. Degrees in economics or finance with strong quantitative elements, especially in portfolio management, are also welcome.

• Experience: Minimum 8-10 years' experience in indexation, portfolio construction, financial product development, or trading.