Index Methodologist
Amun is a leading cryptocurrency issuer which aims to make purchasing crypto more
accessible, and efficient.
Under its 21Shares brand, Amun is the world's largest issuer of crypto exchange-traded
products (ETPs). The 21Shares suite of ETPs has simplified access to crypto for both
institutional and retail investors in the traditional finance community. In a similar fashion,
Amun aims to provide tokens that will make it easy for the crypto community to access
sophisticated strategies that are not otherwise readily available in this space. Amun 21Shares is a
team of entrepreneurs, engineers, and financial product developers who are uniquely
placed to revolutionize cryptocurrency investing through the issuance of our broad range
of tokens. Our goal is to make these tokens present a new paradigm in cryptocurrency
investing and to facilitate their use.
Our investment in superior technology and automation has enabled us to both release
products, as well as work directly with top organizations including the Bitcoin Cash Foundation,
Bitcoin Suisse, Binance, Bitwise, Coinbase, FlowTraders, Sygnum, and the Tezos Foundation
as launch partners or customers of Onyx, our full stack issuance platform.
Amun 21Shares is seeking an Index Methodologist who will focus on researching and projecting indexes which result in changes to the underlying benchmarks the teams manage funds against. The successful candidate will be instrumental in driving this daily projection process, be a solid contributor to enhancing automation and efficiency of process, and conduct independent research and analysis to incorporate into the portfolio strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Projecting upcoming index changes across a vast number of benchmarks used by portfolio managers to model trades
- Enhance and streamline index projection process by participating in technology developments
- Research expected index changes, upcoming corporate actions, and major index rebalances
- Develop strong knowledge of index methodology
- Advise and collaborate with global index providers on implementing methodology and best practices
- Active voice in all portfolio manager and index discussions
- Support index strategy and product teams with benchmark analysis
- Partner with product development team to develop and launch new products
Skills/Qualifications:
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a finance related subject,
- Relevant professional experience in a financial services environment and/or a keen interest in financial markets
- Strong IT skills, advanced proficiency in Excel and VBA desirable
- Bloomberg & Factset knowledge an advantage
Competencies:
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills
- Proactive attitude, with a strong ability to multitask and prioritize assignments while producing high quality work in a demanding and fast paced environment