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About CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk Indices are the industry standard for institutional single- and multi-asset benchmarks for crypto assets. The flagship CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (XBX) has been in operation continuously since 2014. Financial institutions rely on the XBX and other CoinDesk Indices products to benchmark billions of dollars in assets under management and to price hundreds of millions in over-the-counter transactions, daily.


CoinDesk Indices is seeking a Senior Index Research Analyst to join the research group in designing indexes and to provide thought leadership to expand the world’s leading cryptocurrency index offering of industry benchmarks and market indexes for index-linked products. The Head of Index Research will collaborate with internal and external partners to create new index strategies and educational content to support clients and investors. Ideally, candidates will have research experience from indexing, banking, asset management or investment consulting.

• Collaborate with a group of research analysts and index developers to create index methodologies and related educational content.
• Publish white papers on cryptocurrency indexes and applications in multi-asset class portfolios.
• Liaise with internal and external partners in the process of innovating, analyzing and developing new index methodologies.
• Educate on applying cryptocurrency concepts in traditional portfolio frameworks and instruct on similarities and differences of the new technology and well known assets

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in financial industry; specific knowledge of cryptocurrency, alternatives, and/or indexing
• Undergraduate degree in quantitative or financial field such as finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, computer science, physics or engineering
• Experience backtesting models and publishing research with supporting results
• Must be curious, a methodical thinker, and data-driven in analysis approach
• Have a strong understanding of portfolio construction and asset allocation
• Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complicated concepts

Preferred

• MBA and/or CFA
• Deep technical knowledge of blockchain protocols and smart contracts.
• Understanding of Experience with Python and other programming.
• Deep technical knowledge of blockchain protocols and smart contracts.