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Senior Corporate Actions Specialist

MarketVector Indexes
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 3/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/4/2025

Position : Senior Corporate Actions Specialist

Legal Entity : MarketVector Indexes

Location : Frankfurt am Main, Germany or New York City, United States

Reporting to : Director, Equity Operations

Summary : MarketVector Indexes GmbH, the international index company of VanEck headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, is currently looking for a Junior / Senior Corporate Actions Specialist to support the MarketVector Index Operations team in their daily responsibilities. The position is located in Frankfurt or in New York. The index operations are carried out by a multinational team of more than 15 staff members across two locations. The core index operations take place in Frankfurt while the New York Office covers the time zones in the Americas. The team oversees the administration, review and controlling of all the MarketVector Indexes and works closely with all other teams within the company. This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate who would like to gain or contribute experience in an exciting and dynamic area of indexing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Includes the following, other duties may be assigned as needed :

  • Research and monitor corporate actions (e.g. dividends, rights offerings, splits) and more complex events (e.g. M&As, spinoffs, restructurings).
  • Validate corporate actions data in internal systems and ensure accurate implementation with relevant teams.
  • Perform daily quality assurance checks to maintain high data integrity and minimize errors.
  • Address client inquiries related to corporate actions and corporate action methodology.
  • Assist other departments by providing corporate actions and index data necessary for their specific projects and objectives.
  • Conduct research on historical corporate actions to support new index development.
  • Manage and initiate projects related to the corporate actions function, collaborating with other departments.
  • Assess and enhance workflows, tools, and processes to ensure smooth and efficient operations within the corporate actions team.
  • Take a proactive approach in identifying opportunities to improve team efficiency and elevate service quality, contributing innovative ideas and solutions to enhance overall performance.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Qualifications

  • Strong communication skills and a team-oriented approach.
  • Proficiency in written and spoken English; other languages are a plus.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required. Competency in programming languages (e.g., Python, VBA, SQL) and process automation is a plus.
  • Solid understanding and interest in Capital Markets and corporate events.
  • Strong operational management and process improvements skills.
  • Experience using financial data sets and financial data applications.
  • Excellent time management skills, with the ability to meet specific daily deadlines in a structured and efficient manner.
  • Education and / or Experience

  • Degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
  • Open to candidates at any career stage with 4-8 years of experience. Relevant experience in indexing, asset management, trade operations, or similar financial roles is advantageous.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to coordinate effectively across multiple teams and departments.
  • MarketVector Indexes GmbH – A VanEck Company

    MarketVector Indexes develops, monitors and markets the MarketVector Indexes, a focused selection of pure-play and investable indexes designed to underlie financial products. They cover several asset classes including hard assets and international equity markets as well as digital assets and fixed income markets.

    MarketVector Indexes is the index business of VanEck, a US-based investment management firm and provider of the VanEck Vectors ETFs. Approximately USD 50 billion in assets under management are currently invested in financial products based on MarketVector Indexes.

    Many of those products are the largest in their investment category. MarketVector Indexes also develops and maintains customized indexes for third parties that aim to track specific investment themes.

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