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Lead Quantitative Analyst, New Product Development
Morningstar
Mumbai, IND
Full-time
Senior · 4+ years experience
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Responsibilities
- Develop rules-based benchmark and strategic beta indexes across various sub-asset classes with internal partners and clients
- Be responsible for the index development life cycle: ideation, data analysis, index design and back-testing, operationalization and index launch
- Embrace and enhance a vibrant, high-performing R&D culture that delivers innovative investment solutions through a defined research process
- Collaborate effectively with the broader Morningstar research organization including credit ratings, quantitative, manager or sustainability research teams, and product management to develop novel indexes that leverage Morningstar IP
- Help develop new tools and capabilities to perform portfolio construction and analytics independently, including the use of statistical and machine learning techniques
- Provide support for product management, sales & marketing efforts through white papers, client roadshows and seminars
Requirements
- At least 4 years of experience at an index provider, asset management company or investment bank, with demonstrated quantitative investment analysis expertise
- Prior experience with leading projects independently or guiding research analysts is preferable
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative, financial discipline, or engineering; a CFA, MBA or graduate degree in a quantitative or financial discipline is helpful
- Knowledge of institutional investing, modern portfolio theory and index construction processes
- Hands-on analytical and quantitative skills. Practical experience with programming and database packages. Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Matlab or R)
- Exposure to use of AI tools (Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Gemini) to speed up data analysis, research, and documentation.
- Ability to work with AI agents to automate simple multi‑step tasks and improve workflow efficiency.
- Ability to communicate effectively with global clients and internally
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