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About the Role

This role within the FTSE Russell Global Investment Research (GIR) team is focused on private markets investment research. The role holder will expand GIR's research to provide clients with investable insights across private equity, private credit, infrastructure, and real estate, with potential for future expansion. The candidate will develop private markets research using index data and provide cross-asset perspective on asset allocation and portfolio integration.

Responsibilities

Lead the initiation of Private Markets research for GIR.
Conduct research and investment writing for high-quality, thought-provoking research content, including regular reports, short stories, topical insights, white papers, and deep thematic research.
Deepen client engagement and provide support for FTSE Russell's indices.
Proactively utilize new datasets and analytics to expand GIR's research repertoire into private markets.
Host webinars and conduct senior/strategic client-facing research engagements.
Actively participate in industry conferences and events.
Interact with very senior clients, including C-level executives.
Collaborate closely with other GIR team members across global locations and asset classes.
Partner with internal stakeholders in Product, Index methodology research, Marketing, and Sales.
Partner with external stakeholders of FTSE Russell.
Support index product strategies to drive ETF client adoption and AUM-based revenues.
Engage with both Wealth and Institutional channels.

Requirements

Post-Graduate degree in an investment management related field, or equivalent experience.
Deep understanding of global financial markets, multi-asset investing, and private markets is essential.
Holistic understanding of financial markets from a macroeconomics to multi-asset perspective.
Excellent knowledge and understanding of investment analytics and quantitative investment techniques.
Strong background in statistics, econometrics, and numerical methods.
Good coding skills to support empirical research, including working knowledge of a quantitative programming language like Python.
Comfortable using Jupyter Notebooks, running Python scripts, extracting data from APIs, and performing analysis in code.
Experience with senior level client engagement in a research capacity, with gravitas and presentation skills.
Ability to work in a global team across time zones.

Skills

Deep understanding of financial markets holistically and the private markets landscape.
Ability to explain relative merits between markets and how they could be integrated into portfolios.
Strong quantitative skills.
Familiarity with Python (or other coding languages).
Familiarity with analytics platforms like LSEG Workspace and Datastream.
Clear and succinct communication skills.
Presentation skills.
Familiarity with Git, collaborating on coding projects / package management.
Streamlit / Dash experience.
SQL.
Familiarity with and interest in financial data.
Experience working with index data and financial datasets.
Proven track record of authorship of client-facing research publications and presentations.

Location

New York
London

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Director
10+ years experience in private markets investment research and portfolio management

Education Level

Post-Graduate degree in investment management related field
CAIA or CFA would be a big plus

Salary/Compensations

$239,800 - $399,600

Benefits

Annual Incentive Plan (AIP/”bonus plan”)
Annual Wellness Allowance
Paid time-off
Medical, Dental, Vision
Flex Spending & Health Savings Options
Prescription Drug plan
401(K) Savings Plan and Company match
Basic life insurance
Disability benefits
Emergency backup dependent care
Adoption assistance
Commuter assistance
Healthcare
Retirement planning
Paid volunteering days
Wellbeing initiatives

About the Company

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider.
Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.
Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shapes how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential.
Our Data & Analytics, Capital Markets and Post Trade divisions have a combined power that provides a comprehensive, integrated suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services to help our customers pursue their ambitions.
LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific.

Equal Opportunity

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law.
Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.