State Street India | Equity Research - Assistant Vice President

Key responsibilities

• The Bangalore research team is a critically important part of this effort.
• This AVP role strengthens the team's capacity to develop implementable research, maintain robust quantitative models and infrastructure, and translate investment insights into portfolio and client applications.
• The successful candidate will also help embed AI-enabled tools into day-to-day research and contribute to high-quality collaboration across Bangalore, Boston, EMEA and APAC.
• Develop and improve quantitative frameworks for asset allocation and portfolio construction, with appropriate consideration of transaction costs, risk controls, regime sensitivity and real-world implementability.
• Support the full model lifecycle in Bangalore, including model documentation, validation, production hand-off, monitoring, periodic review and engagement with Model Risk Management and other governance partners.
• Execute priority research within the global multi-asset agenda, working with senior researchers, portfolio managers and client portfolio managers across regions.
• Partner with and support junior researchers, providing technical guidance, constructive review and knowledge-sharing while remaining accountable for individual deliverables.
• Support India research partnerships as needed, contributing analysis, research materials and coordination for joint workstreams.
• Own Tactical Asset Allocation research workstreams, including idea formulation, data preparation, model development, back-testing, robustness analysis, documentation and implementation support for short- to medium-term multi-asset signals with focus on equity forecasting.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PhD/MS/MBA) in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or a related quantitative discipline.
• Experience in quantitative research and modelling for multi-asset portfolios, with demonstrated exposure to developing tactical signals for equity forecasting, including sector and country rotation strategies.
• Demonstrated capability in quantitative analysis — forecasting models, portfolio construction, scenario and risk analysis, and simulation across a range of advanced quantitative techniques.
• Strong quantitative modelling, analytical and programming skills (e.g., Python and/or R, SQL, Excel, VBA).
• Familiarity with financial software and data platforms (FactSet, Bloomberg, Reuters).
• Understanding of model governance, validation and monitoring expectations in a regulated institutional environment is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain quantitative work to technical, investment and client-facing audiences.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple stakeholders and collaborate effectively across a globally distributed team.

State Street

State Street Corporation is a US financial services company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with roots that go back to 1792. It is one of the world's largest custody banks and asset servicers: pension funds, mutual funds, insurers and other institutional investors rely on it for custody, fund accounting and fund administration, middle-office and data services, while its investment management arm, known for the SPDR exchange-traded funds, manages money for institutions and individuals.

In India, State Street works mainly through State Street Corporate Services Mumbai Private Limited, with offices in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Coimbatore, Gurugram, Noida and GIFT City. These teams serve State Street's global clients in fund accounting, NAV calculation, fund administration and financial reporting, reconciliations, transfer agency, regulatory reporting, risk and technology — work that suits B.Com, M.Com, CA, CMA, CFA and MBA (Finance) profiles.

• Industry: Financial services — custody, fund services and investment management
• Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• In India: Offices in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Coimbatore, Gurugram, Noida and GIFT City (Gandhinagar)