Position Name : Product Analyst/Senior Product Analyst
Process Name : D&W Product Management
Location : Hyderabad
ABOUT FACTSET
FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for tens of thousands of investment professionals around the world, providing instant anytime, anywhere access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions
Founded in 1978 and for over 40 years, through market changes and technological progress, our focus has always been to provide exceptional client service. From more than 37 offices in 20 countries, employing more than 10,000 people, FactSet has over ~$2.09 Billion in annual revenues and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, we’re all working together toward the goal of creating value for our clients, and we’re proud that 90% of clients who use FactSet continue to use it, year after year. FactSet is a leading global provider of financial data, analytics, and models
VALUES THAT DEFINE OUR CULTURE
We are unified by the spirit of going above and beyond for our clients and each other. We look to foster a globally inclusive culture, enabling our people to be themselves at work and to join in, be heard, contribute, and grow. We continually seek to expand our workforce with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We recognize that our best ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time and help us provide the best solutions for our clients around the globe. Our inclusive work environment maximizes our diversity values, engagement, productivity, and ultimately makes FactSet a fun place to work.
DEPARTMENT BRIEF:
The D&W Product Management is focused on innovating the foundation of FactSet’s product offering. By marrying robust content, intuitive applications, and innovative technology, we defend and grow our footprint across several key user classes including Investment Banking, Sell-Side Research, Private Equity, Portfolio Managers, Traders, Capital Markets, Investor Relations, and Media. This process contains applications like Office Integration, Screen On, Company & Security Analytics, Industry and Markets, Filings, Ownership, Research, News, Platform and Charting. Our process closely partners with the Content verticals on strategy for FactSet Web, Mobile, and much of FactSet’s content offering.
Product Management is at the heart of what makes FactSet the right solution for our clients. Since our inception, our product developers have been responsible for driving the delivery of products that supply financial data, analytics, and trading solutions for thousands of financial professionals around the globe. Our team members are passionate about growth, innovation, and collaboration.
We are a high-performing teams of product developers who are excited about our product vision to help our clients meet their evolving needs in FY25 and beyond. Within the Product Development team, the Product Analyst will interact with multiple groups at FactSet to analyse, test, support and develop FactSet’s product suite. The position is perfect for a candidate who comes with a creative mindset and enjoys working with financial data (charts) and can collaborate across multiple groups at FactSet.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Develop a deep understanding of our users and their workflows, products, and markets through exposure to product support and testing activities
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Developing basic product thinking skills. Starts by defining the problems, goals and needs, and then experiments to uncover the best solution
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Support applications by answering questions and troubleshooting bugs with some oversight
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Flagging bugs and defects and relaying issues within the development team
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Create and automate software test plans, cases, and scripts
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Identify recurring issues/requests and make recommendations for feature enhancements
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Communicates product bugs and workarounds in a structured manner, and with impact, to a variety of stakeholders including Product, Content, and Engineering.
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Enthusiasm and initiative to solve problems with a combination of analytical skills and creativity
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Work alongside product managers to translate user needs into requirements and acceptance criteria
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Contributes to keeping product documentation updated as directed by the product team
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Building expertise on how to escalate and advise workarounds.
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Effectively organizes and manages own work with some oversight
REQUIRED SKILLS:
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An undergraduate degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Finance (B.Com., B.Sc., BE/B.Tech etc.)
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Preferably a minimum of 0 to 4 years of relevant experience
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Knowledge on Software Development Life Cycle
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Ability to complete daily tasks or projects in a timely and accurate manner
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Articulate communicator, with excellent language skills – both oral and written
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Quick learner: ability to apply skills and past experiences in new situations
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Strong written and oral communication skills
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
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Attention to detail and ability to see big picture
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Technical skills: Any Database or Object-Oriented Programming language
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A desire for continuous learning and improvement
PREFFERED SKILLS
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Exposure/Knowledge on Enterprise Software from FactSet, Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg, or Capital IQ
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Knowledge of financial databases used in financial markets
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Technical specification writing or maintenance experience of tools, enhancements, and products
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Working experience on testing tools and Automation tools
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Have a good understanding on creating and executing test cases
DIVERSITY
At FactSet, we celebrate diversity of thought, experience, and perspective. We are committed to disrupting bias and a transparent hiring process. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, family status or veteran status. FactSet participates in E-Verify.
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