Lead Analyst - Product Specialist - Index

Product Specialist – Lead Analyst - Index

Report To: Senior Manager

Department: Financial Services

Location : Gurugram

Job Summary

Evalueserve is seeking a Product Specialist in our quant Index team who partner with clients across industries and functions, enabling them to make smarter decisions, enhance efficiency, and deliver measurable impact on both top and bottom lines.

Key Responsibilities

• The role involves working at the intersection of business, domain, and technology to design, enhance, and scale automation-driven products and platforms across teams.
• The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, hands-on exposure to product development or automation initiatives, and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders, technology teams, and external vendors.
• Basic domain understanding of Index products and lifecycle is required.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, product owners, technology teams, and external vendors to develop, implement, and enhance automation solutions and platforms.
• Understand business requirements and translate them into product features, workflows, user stories, and functional specifications.
• Support product lifecycle activities including requirement gathering, solution assessment, prioritization, testing, rollout, and post-implementation support.
• Work with development teams to define optimal technical solutions, implementation approaches, and delivery timelines.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), validate developed solutions, track defects, and ensure timely closure of open items.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and recommend automation-led enhancements to improve efficiency, quality, and scalability.
• Contribute to product vision, roadmap, and strategy in collaboration with product owners and senior stakeholders.
• Identify synergies across existing tools and products and support the creation of a unified product portfolio.
• Ensure timely delivery of assigned tasks with strong ownership, quality focus, and attention to detail.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• 6–8 years of experience in product management, business analysis, automation, or platform-led transformation roles, preferably within financial services or Index domain.
• Strong understanding of the Index lifecycle, including design, onboarding, backtesting, calculation, rebalancing, and reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, technology teams, and vendors to drive end-to-end product or automation development.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with business and technical stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge existing processes, identify gaps, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver within agreed timelines.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to automation platforms, workflow tools, analytics platforms, or technology-enabled product development.
• Knowledge of Agile ways of working, including backlog management, sprint planning, and UAT coordination.
• Certifications such as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Agile, AI/ML, or equivalent would be an added advantage.