personio
Team Head – QIS Index Structuring
Solactive AG
Toronto, CAN
Full-time
Senior · 10+ years experience
Hybrid
Discovered 3 weeks ago
PythonR
Free
Job Fit Check
Base Career helps you apply smarter for this job.
?%
Ready to ScanKey skills for this role
PythonR
Key Skills for This Role
PythonR
Full Job Posting
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 10+ Financial Engineers (quantitative analysts, model developers, and product engineers).
- Foster a strong team culture, set priorities, and manage resource allocation.
- Drive hiring, onboarding, and capability development as the business scales.
- Establish clear performance objectives and provide regular feedback and coaching.
- Oversee the design, modelling, and implementation of quantitative investment strategies (QIS), structured solutions, and analytical tools.
- Coordinate the delivery of client projects, research initiatives, and product innovation.
- Ensure high-quality deliverables, governance, and model robustness.
- Partner with internal teams across Portfolio Management, Indexing, Risk, Legal, Product, Distribution, and Technology.
- Translate complex quantitative concepts into clear, concise communication for senior stakeholders.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration across Frankfurt and our global offices in Toronto and Hong Kong.
- Represent the QIS Structuring team in client meetings, pitches, and industry conferences.
- Explain investment concepts, methodologies, and modelling approaches to institutional clients (e.g., asset owners, insurers, pension funds, and banks).
- Support business development activities and respond to RFPs and due diligence requests.
- 10+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: - Quantitative Asset Management - Investment Banking Structuring or QIS - Systematic strategies, derivatives, index design, risk premia, or other related quantitative fields - Proven experience leading a team of quants/engineers, or strong readiness for a first-line management role with demonstrated leadership capabilities
- Strong understanding of derivatives, quantitative models, index methodologies, and systematic investment strategies.
- Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, R, or similar (this is a people-lead role but requires fluency in technical concepts).
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify and articulate complex quantitative topics for both internal and external audiences.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across multiple teams and seniority levels.
- Proven track record of building strong team culture, developing talent, and driving accountability.
Apply for this job in 1 click
Skip the repetitive application forms
Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.
Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career
More from this employer
More jobs at Solactive AG
Senior Associate (m/f/d) Equity Index Client Operations
Toronto, CAN
Senior
Solactive is seeking a Senior Associate to manage institutional client relationships across onboarding, daily index operations, corporate actions, methodology questions, and issue resolution. The role requires financial-
Discovered YesterdayView →
Senior Associate (m/f/d) Index Management – Equity Rebalance
Toronto, CAN
Senior
Solactive is seeking a Senior Associate to manage equity indices, execute rules-based rebalancing, research investment trends, and support global client relationships. The role requires a finance or quantitative academic
Discovered 6 days agoView →
Application Support Specialist – Market Data & Trading Systems (m/f/d)
, CAN
SeniorFull-time
Discovered 1 weeks agoView →
Application Support Specialist – Market Data & Trading Systems (m/f/d)
Toronto, CAN
SeniorFull-time
Discovered 3 weeks agoView →
Senior Associate (m/f/d) Equity Index Client Operations
Toronto, CAN
SeniorFull-time
Discovered 3 weeks agoView →
Director, Index Solutions Sales – North America
Toronto, CAN
Director
Solactive is seeking a Director to drive institutional sales and business growth for index solutions across North America. The role covers prospecting, client relationships, sales strategy, solution design, negotiation,
Discovered 3 weeks agoView →
Senior Associate (m/f/d) Equity Index Client Operations
Toronto, CAN
Discovered Yesterday
Senior Associate (m/f/d) Index Management – Equity Rebalance
Toronto, CAN
Discovered 6 days ago
Application Support Specialist – Market Data & Trading Systems (m/f/d)
, CAN
Discovered 1 weeks agoFull-time
Application Support Specialist – Market Data & Trading Systems (m/f/d)
Toronto, CAN
Discovered 3 weeks agoFull-time
Senior Associate (m/f/d) Equity Index Client Operations
Toronto, CAN
Discovered 3 weeks agoFull-time
Director, Index Solutions Sales – North America
Toronto, CAN
Discovered 3 weeks ago