Index Quantitative Specialist Researcher
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Summary
MSCI is hiring an index quantitative researcher in Budapest to validate index products from a business/financial logic perspective, close quality gaps, and help turn manual processes into AI-driven workflows. Requires 5-9 years of quantitative finance experience, knowledge of indices, and programming in Python, C#, Java, or C++.
- Execution and support of cross-product validation frameworks from the business and financial logic perspective
- Identification of quality gaps and recommendation of improvements aligned with firm-wide standards
- Ensuring AI-driven workflows meet defined quality thresholds
- Support of implementation of modular architecture principles across products
- Identification of reuse opportunities across platforms to reduce duplication
- Contribution to design and architecture reviews for new initiatives
- Assistance in defining and implementing best practices for AI-driven workflows such as agents, automation, and pipelines
- Evaluation of new AI use cases against established standards and governance models
- Support of initiatives to transition manual processes into AI-enabled workflows
- Partnership with product, engineering and R&D teams
- Ensuring consistent application of standards across business lines
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), quantitative finance, investment analysis and index management, or any other highly quantitative subject
- 5-9 years of experience in quantitative profile in finance
- Knowledge of indices
- Experience with any of the following languages: Python, C#, Java, C++
- Good analytical and quantitative skills
- Willingness to learn about capital markets
- Detail-oriented approach to daily work
- Strong written and oral proficiency in English
- Strong sense of ownership with projects
- Proactive identification and implementation of improvements to processes, products or services
- Exposure to AI/ML workflows, automation frameworks, or agent-based systems
- Salary range of HUF 20,601,000–26,781,000
- Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits tailored to location
- Flexible working arrangements
- Advanced technology and collaborative workspaces
- Culture of high performance and innovation
- Global network of talented colleagues
- Global Orientation program and access to Learning@MSCI platform, AI Learning Center, LinkedIn Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities
- Multi-directional career paths offering professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility and expanded roles
- Environment that builds a sense of inclusion, belonging and connection including eight Employee Resource Groups
- Voluntary pension fund contribution
- Life, accident and healthcare insurance package
- Short-term disability and sickness benefit
- Yearly medical screenings in private healthcare
- Paternity leave
- Glasses contribution
- Travel reimbursement
- Széchenyi Recreation Card/SZÉP Card
- Tax free nursery and kindergarten benefit
- Voluntary healthcare fund contribution