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State Street

Holds assets for institutions and runs index funds

Global ETF Research Analyst

Asset ManagementPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeKraków, PolandIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Possess strong mathematical, decision-making, numerical, and analytical abilities.
  • Be able to prioritize workload and meet tight deadlines.
  • Be able to use initiative, demonstrate flexibility, and think creatively to solve problems.
  • Demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy when working under pressure.
  • Have a desire to develop an understanding of the global ETF landscape and State Street’s ETF business.
  • Have knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, and computer literacy; Excel is particularly important for extracting insights from large datasets.
  • Have good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Be able to oversee the work of less experienced team members and develop their skills.
  • Hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
  • Have more than 3 years of experience working in a financial institution or finance-specific industry.
  • Have strong written and spoken English.
  • Have awareness of risks associated with investing and maintain knowledge of market and economic issues.

Responsibilities

  • Produce Morningstar Side by Side comparisons.
  • Provide reasoning and build an investment case for clients to use State Street ETFs versus other exposures.
  • Produce universe comparisons against competing ETFs and active funds.
  • Produce return-based reports and provide clients with datasets such as holdings, return streams, fundamental characteristics, and other requested data.
  • Support analysis of client and model portfolios, including asset allocation, portfolio construction, risk, performance, and diversification.
  • Analyze portfolio exposures across asset classes, regions, sectors, factors, currencies, and underlying holdings.
  • Perform portfolio diagnostics, including concentration, overlapping exposures, diversification gaps, drawdown sensitivity, and other potential portfolio risks.
  • Support scenario analysis, stress testing, performance attribution, correlation analysis, and other portfolio analytics.
  • Assess potential roles for State Street and third-party ETFs and funds within portfolios, including core exposure, diversification, income, liquidity, and risk management.
  • Help produce Portfolio Insights and Analysis and other client-ready portfolio analytics, highlighting key observations, potential risks, and implementation considerations.
  • Support development and maintenance of portfolio analytics tools, methodologies, and repeatable analytical frameworks.
  • Provide thought-leadership content within ETF Americas Research, including analysis, white papers, commentary, and other data-oriented work.
  • Build automated data feeds for monthly and quarterly updates of index comparison documents and standard presentations.
  • Complete ad hoc projects that further the organization’s business goals.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on ETFs, portfolio analytics, portfolio construction, asset allocation, and ETF-related RFPs and DDQs.

Desired Qualifications

  • Have working knowledge of tools such as Bloomberg, Morningstar, and FactSet.
  • Have previous experience with ETFs.
  • Be committed to further study and qualifications, preferably CFA or studying for the CFA designation.
  • Have Microsoft Excel VBA and programming skills.

About the Company

State Street

Holds assets for institutions and runs index funds

State Street holds and services investments for pension funds, insurers, fund companies, and other large institutions, and it also runs index funds through State Street Investment Management. It launched the first US-listed exchange-traded fund, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, in 1993, and in 1924 it became custodian of the first US mutual fund. As a custody bank, it safekeeps clients' stocks and bonds, completes their trades, calculates what their funds are worth, and lends their securities to other investors. It earns fees on the assets it services and manages, plus income from currency trading and from interest on client cash. State Street traces its roots to a bank chartered in 1792 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Boston, MA
Founded
1792

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