Acko Looking For Investment Analyst at Mumbai, Maharashtra, Full Time

ACKO is India’s first and only fully-digital Insurtech (product) company to have taken insurance by storm. You might have seen our cool ads or are already a customer and we hope you have noticed how we are rewriting the rules of the insurance game constantly and persistently.

Based out of Bangalore, we are solving for the Indian market. But we are a part of a global wave of insurtech startups such as ZhongAn in China , Oscar, Lemonade, Metromile in the US, that are known to succeed owing to their business models and technology.

We are a unicorn backed by a slate of marquee investors like Binny Bansal, Amazon, Ascent capital, Accel, SAIF, Catamaran, General Atlantic and Multiples. In only four years since our inception and operations, our products have reached ~75M unique users. We have partnered with some of the biggest names of the digital ecosystem such as Amazon, Ola, RedBus, Oyo, Lendingkart, ZestMoney, GOMMT group etc.

At ACKO, job roles are focused at impact and we’re here to transform the way the industry operates. Innovation drives us and our products, and we are poised to disrupt insurance, powered by our pioneering products. We have changed the landscape of this age old sector in a growing economy like India and have miles to go from here.

After having crossed the $1B valuation mark, our eyes set on even bigger milestones. If you think we’re just about growth and numbers, employee wellbeing lies at the core of all our programs and policies. We are a regular ‘Great Place to Work’ winner and consistently feature on Linkedin’s list of top startups. Currently 1000 strong, we are hiring across all functions.

Job Description

Roles And Responsibilities

• Create and update excel based databases on a regular basis.
• Gather data from various public sources, government websites and economic databases. Analysis of large datasets to identify patterns, trends & themes.
• Econometric analysis – time series, forecasting methods, data regressions.
• Should be abreast with the latest developments in the market, both domestic and overseas.
• Continuously provide with all kinds of market, credit and economy related news and information (domestic & overseas)
• Write short notes/commentary for internal presentations.
• Good understanding of all the fixed income products
• Effective execution of bond trades
• Maintain a good rapport with the brokers
• Should understand various limits prescribed by IRDAI

Qualifications

• Graduate/Post-Graduate in Economics/Finance.
• Candidates should have at least 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Progress towards CFA is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to write reports and comment on market developments.