Associate, Product Services Analyst, Portfolio Valuations recruitment
Duties accountabilities
1.Regular meetings with key valuations clients in the region to aid on-boarding and business development
2.Helping with development and implementation of the regional valuations business plan
3.Implementing prototype pricing models and/or testing production valuation models for non-standard instruments originating in the region
4.Running regular valuations for clients and discussing price challenges.
5.Providing response to more complex/quantitative queries around OTC derivatives product.
Business competencies Education and experience
-Post-graduate degree in finance or other quantitative discipline.
-Some experience of the derivatives markets (e.g. trading assistant, structurer, risk analyst/manager, model validator, product controller, collateral or valuations analyst etc.)
-Basic understanding of database structures and use of SQL
-Experience of client relationships including account management
-Excel/VBA or other programming skills to prototype/test pricing models.
Commercial awareness
Must have some knowledge of vanilla and exotic instruments being traded in the derivatives markets
Management requirements
Must be detail-oriented and thorough and able to use own initiative to solve problems
Personal competencies Personal impact Communication
Proficiency in Mandarin will be an added value
Teamwork
Good team player and flexibility are required
Company overview
Markit is a leading, global financial information services company with over 2,500 employees. The company provides independent data, valuations and trade processing across all asset classes in order to enhance transparency, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency. Its client base includes the most significant institutional participants in the financial marketplace. For more information, please see http://www.markit.com