Sector Research Strategist US, State Street Global Advisors - VP I

Job description

About the job

The Sector Research Strategist provides investment research and competitive product positioning as part of the Sector ETF Research team. The role is based in Boston, MA. The Strategist will demonstrate the expertise of our investment teams and function with own proprietary research and investment strategies, sector outlooks, sector ETF competitive analysis, and serve as a subject matter expert to analyze sectors from a fundamental and quantitative perspective while working on a variety of research projects.

Tasks

• Constantly monitor and analyze the financial markets and competitive industry landscape to provide research, thought leadership and sector perspectives for our clients and projects.
• Utilize strong investment skills to enhance the product positioning of State Street's family of sector ETFs, with different understanding of financial, quantitative and technical investment strategies - including derivative investment approaches.
• Utilize subject matter expertise and market perspectives to lead our sector marketing campaigns, messaging and initiatives across various customer segment audiences.
• Generate investment thought leadership across a wide range of investments and sector themes, helping to educate our clients and promote sector ETFs against other investment strategies and vehicles.
• Articulate deep investment processes and provide ongoing updates on sector product positioning opportunities and work with product development teams to help with change management dilemmas.
• Some client-centered ways to promote their work and insights, including conferences where applicable.

Requirements

• The ability to distill fundamental and quantitative investment concepts and have a comprehensive understanding of portfolio construction techniques including implementation strategies.
• A full understanding of the benefits of the ETF structure and how it works as a secondary market.
• Deep understanding of overall portfolio construction-investment theory, macroeconomic policy and capital markets.
• Knowledge of fundamental and quantitative analysis techniques and an understanding of the use of derivatives in the context of ETFs.
• Strong writing and communication skills for frequent external and internal presentations.
• The ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with our marketing, product and investment teams.

Education and preferred qualifications

• At least 7-10 years of investment experience.
• CFA or CAIA and/or MBA required.
• Current securities license (Series 7 and Series 63) preferred or the ability to obtain one.
• Clean compliance and U4 file required.
• Knowledge of Bloomberg, FactSet and Morningstar Direct.
• Knowledge of equity markets and portfolio construction.
• Critical understanding of financial theory and empirical research.
• Deep understanding of ETFs and competing investment vehicles.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Ability to work with and influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Positive, cooperative attitude with strong team orientation.
• Availability for travel (10-15%).

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