Description
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Data Business department and play a significant role in shaping the index product, a growth business within the group.
We are looking for a high-caliber and motivated individual to act as the key data partner of the team, ensuring sufficient and accurate data is available at any time to support index ideation, back-testing, and regular index review and rebalancing activities.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure sufficient, accurate, and timely market and financial data to support index ideation, back-testing, and regular index review and rebalancing activities.
- Collect, cleanse, classify, and transform market, reference, and financial data from internal and external sources.
- Work closely with internal teams to understand their data needs and existing challenges, and deliver practical data solutions.
- Organize and maintain well-structured datasets and supporting documentation to ensure data can be consumed effectively.
- Perform data quality control, including validation checks and reconciliations, to ensure timely identification and resolution of data issues.
- Develop data processing and validation tools to make data operations more efficient and scalable.
- Leverage strengths as a team player to collaborate across various functions, including IT, Research, Sales, and Operations, to ensure execution of index development projects.
Requirements:
- Relevant university degree or equivalent.
- 3+ years of experience in market/financial data, index/data business, or relevant fields.
- Demonstrate good understanding of market and financial data.
- Hands-on experience in data collection, cleansing, classification, and transformation.
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, VBA, and Excel formulas.
- Exposure to Hong Kong and China equity market is a plus.
- Detail-oriented, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset.
- Strong collaboration, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Proficiency in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.