Product Analysis and Design Specialist - London, United Kingdom - S&P Global

S&P Global

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Role:
Product Analysis and Design Specialist

The Team:

Derivatives Data and Valuations Services (DDVS) provide independent, post-trade valuations to buy-side institutions globally, covering vanilla and exotic OTC derivatives, cash instruments and structured notes across all asset classes.

The service also offers clients the ability to receive an aggregated set of counterparty marks for their trades.

Alongside this they also provide the derived data in the form of volatility surfaces and yield curves for clients to be able to support their own processes.

The Impact:

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual with experience in derivative pricing and the related market datasets to be part of a team that supports the product management of the inbound market data from both internal and external market data sets.

DDVS Market Data Product will manages the data services inbound to the product both in terms of current and new feeds.

They work closely with Market Data Product colleagues in other locations, the Market Data operations team and with GPS Analysts in support of clients of the global DDVS businesses.

What's in it for you:

Opportunity to work within a cross product and cross asset class team within the derivatives data and valuations service product suite.

Through this you will gain a chance to expand knowledge of multiple asset classes and have the ability to gain an in depth understanding of the product suite within the business unit.

You will work closely with analysts across the global and get a chance to review data requirements and needs from multiple different regions.

Responsibilities:

Working alongside the various teams within the Pricing, Valuations and Reference Data business line within IHS Markit to gain a clear understanding of their market data requirements and be able to translate these requirements into clear functional specifications.

Prioritisation of varying requirements across the department to ensure that the key functionality is delivered and the focus is upon long term solutions and robust delivery,

Assist with the testing of new functionality and work with down stream teams to ensure that needs are met and expectations managed.

Ability to communicate new functionality clearly and efficiently with downstream users.

Identifying how the functionality fits within the current delivery frameworks and be able to assist and guide users with transition from existing processes to new data access points.

Working with the external client facing teams to identify areas which require attention and potential solutions for client impact incidents.

Provide the front line market data support team with an escalation point in region.

What We're Looking For:

We value partnership and it is crucial that you are a great teammate in order to be successful within our organization.

We reward hard work, dedication, and self-starters.

We believe that no one part is more valuable than the sum of the whole; we need everyone to achieve our goals.

Minimum bachelor's degree in a finance/accounting or STEM discipline.

Demonstrable experience of manipulating and validating large and complex sets of traded market information such as prices, rates and volatilities.

Some previous exposure to market data objects such as yield curves, forward curves or volatility surfaces is preferable.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Proficiency in Excel, VBA. Relevant practical experience (2-5 years).

Experience with SQL.

Experience with Python and/or C# and/or any scripting language beneficial.

Good understanding of market and reference datasets used in the valuation of OTC derivatives across asset classes.

Familiarity with Market Data Providers such as Refinitiv, SIX Financial Information, etc.

The Location:
London

Grade/Level ( relevant for internal applicants only ): 3

About Company Statement:

S&P Global delivers essential intelligence that powers decision making. We provide the world's leading organizations with the right data, connected technologies and expertise they need to move ahead.

As part of our team, you'll help solve complex challenges that equip businesses, governments and individuals with the knowledge to adapt to a changing economic landscape.

S&P Global Market Intelligence partners with customers to broaden their perspective and operate with confidence by bringing them leading data sources and technologies that embed insight in their daily work.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), BSMGMT20- Entry Professional (EEO Job Group)

Job ID:
R31180

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Location:
London, London, United Kingdom