Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether

ISS STOXX is hiring! Our Market Intelligence (MI) business is hiring a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join our product management team as we connect our many data sets across financial sectors (asset management, insurance, retirement). This individual will leverage the wealth of MI’s data to identify customer challenges and solve them with new analytical models while partnering with the product, research, and business development teams.

The outputs of these models will be used by the largest asset managers, wealth managers, retirement providers and insurers in the world to inform the critical product, marketing, and distribution decisions – leaving a lasting impact on the industry and the menu of investment options for investors. 

What You’ll Do:

• Identify opportunities to drive value for clients using data science and other quantitative techniques.
• Collaborate with product, development and data operations teams to understand opportunities where Machine Learning and Data Science analysis can be applied.
• Develop, refine and implement models and enhance existing models while incorporating business feedback throughout the process.
• Ability to explain the model, model results and analytical findings in concise and clear manner to audiences with a range of technical knowledge using presentations and visualizations
• Communicate and coordinate effectively with developers to enable them to bring prototypes to production.
• Provide go-to market support for our business development and marketing teams.

What You’ll Bring:

• 5-10 Years of experience building quantitative and machine learning models of data within the financial services industry. 
• Expertise in machine learning and statistical modeling, particularly regression and classification techniques.
• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, finance, computer science, data science or related analytical field is required. Advanced degrees are a plus, as are any financial industry credentials (CFA).
• Strong knowledge of Python and SQL is required.
• Previous experience working specifically with mutual fund or ETF data is preferred.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with both technical and non-technical teams.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• A creative and curious mindset with a passion for uncovering insights from complex data sets.

Base salary: The New York City expected base pay range is $125,000 - $180,000 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and level of education.

The role is bonus or sales incentive eligible.

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What You Can Expect from Us

At ISS STOXX, our people are our driving force. We are committed to building a culture that values diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences. We hire the best talent in our industry and empower them with the resources, support, and opportunities to grow—professionally and personally.

Together, we foster an environment that fuels creativity, drives innovation, and shapes our future success.

Let’s empower, collaborate, and inspire.

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether.

About ISS STOXX

ISS STOXX GmbH is a leading provider of research and technology solutions for the financial market. Established in 1985, we offer top-notch benchmark and custom indices globally, helping clients identify investment opportunities and manage portfolio risks. Our services cover corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence. Majority-owned by Deutsche Börse Group, ISS STOXX has over 3,400 professionals in 33 locations worldwide, serving around 6,400 clients, including institutional investors and companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk. Clients trust our expertise to make informed decisions for their stakeholders' benefit.

ISS Market Intelligence (ISS MI) is a leading provider of data, insights, and market engagement solutions to the global financial services industry. ISS MI empowers asset and wealth management firms, insurance companies, distributors, service providers, and technology firms to assess their target markets, identify and analyze the best opportunities within those markets, and execute on comprehensive go-to-market initiatives to grow their business. Clients benefit from our increasingly connected global platform that leverages a combination of proprietary data, powerful analytics, timely and relevant insights, in-depth research, as well as an extensive suite of industry-leading media brands that deliver unmatched market connectivity through news and editorial content, events, training, ratings, and awards.

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We are proud to offer the following featured benefits 

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401(k) with a company match up to 9%, including a Safe Harbor contribution
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and commuter benefit programs
• Generous paid time off
• Volunteer Day
• Paid parental leave
• Hybrid working options
• Midtown - centrally located near Grand Central Station and Port Authority

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