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VP Credit Indices

Credit index business development team deals with all aspects of the design, setup and the operations of the European and Asian credit indices.
Reporting to the Head of European and Asian Credit Indices, the individual will support the management of the Markit iTraxx index products.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Administering the Markit iTraxx index products. This will include specifying and implementing index rules, coordination of index rolls and index price publications, coordination of the launch of new products and marketing for new and existing products
  • Support the development of scope and depth of the Markit Credit Index business. This involves interacting with clients to understand their needs and communicate findings within the Markit Index and Markit Credit businesses to help ensure we are delivering what they need today and in the future
  • The individual will also work closely with clients to setup and administer bespoke credit indices. This includes the design, development and testing of bespoke credit indices to client specifications. After successful development and client sign-off, the daily production of the index will be handed over to the production team
  • Second level support for more specific client queries passed on by the CRT team

Skills and Experience Required:

  • University graduate desirable or equivalent
  • Working knowledge of derivatives, especially credit derivatives, is required
  • A detailed technical knowledge of indices, experience in designing and developing indices is required, but not a must
  • High degree of commercial awareness. Needs to be motivated by commercial impact
  • We need someone who is detail oriented enough to build high quality, superior products, but commercial enough not to be lost in the detail or unable to go on with the next task
  • Pleasant personality, other people will need to want to work with them as the individual will not have direct reports
  • Looking for somone that is enthusiastic, energetic, detail oriented, teamplayer
  • The individual will have direct high impact on the bottom line of the business and the reputation of Markit Group and Markit Index
  • Good communication skills with clients and team members is a must
  • Due to the high volume of applications that Markit receives, we are unfortunately unable to respond to all enquiries if unsuccessful
  • We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in a career at Markit

Please apply with CV and covering letter to careers@markit.com citing "VP Credit Indices" in your email.