Location: Hybrid – 2-3 times a week onsite (flexibility with this)
Contract Duration: 1 year
Possibility of extension & conversion to FTE
Number of Positions: 1
Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday (Possible OT)
Reason: Backfill for Maternity Leave
Story Behind the Need
Business group: 1832 Investment Management
The Senior Manager, Investment Data Solutions, will build and establish a business-focused investment data management practice. The role provides support in completing a variety of functions relating to new data and reporting initiatives, including the design, development, implementation and facilitation of data mapping, data sourcing workflows, and delivery of data quality enhancements.
Candidate Value Proposition:
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with the Investment Data Solutions team which is a new function within the bank. They are currently working on creating a new data management platform for the SGAM Investment Management team which will be a critical component of the bank’s common investment platform. This is a multi-year initiative to modernize the bank’s investment management capabilities.
Typical Day in Role:
• Lead the creation of investment data management capabilities to support analytics and reporting for investment management teams across SGAM
• Deliver and maintain accurate, complete and timely investment data sets by addressing data issues and responding to data or reporting enquiries
• Be responsible for timely and accurate delivery of a comprehensive investment suite of reports, which allow investment teams to track market exposure and make sound investment decisions
• Develop and implement the Investment Data Solutions roadmap, prioritizing deliverables and processes to ensure alignment with investment management strategic priorities
• Engage with key partners and stakeholders to understand investment data and reporting requirements and take a lead role in design, planning, testing, and solutions delivery
• Play a key role in defining governance strategies and the creation of related standards, policies and procedures for Investment Data Solution to support enterprise data frameworks and best practices
• Ensure ongoing reliability and support of investment data management systems by working with production support and operations teams
• Implement investment data solutions that drive data insights and promote a data-driven, decision-making culture
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
1) 5+ years of experience in a data management role within the capital markets / asset management industry
2)5+ years of experience working in Financial markets and knowledge of market data for multiple asset classes
3) 3+ years of experience with project management
4) Knowledge of Microsoft suite of products (Excel, Word, Powerpoint,)
Nice-To-Have Skills:
1) Knowledge of Markit EDM, and/or Bloomberg, Charles River
2) SQL Studio
Soft Skills Required:
-Strong organizational and planning skills and a track record of successful delivery
-Able to build strong relationships and communicate effectively with a diverse set of stakeholders, including business leaders, operational staff and technical engineers
– Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to work with both technical and business users
Education:
• Bachelor Degree, with a technology or business focus, or equivalent education and experience
Best vs. Average Candidate
-The ideal candidate would have strong data management experience and would have experience with Markit EDM. The ideal candidate would have technical data expertise, including SQL experience and asset management experience.
Candidate Review & Selection
2 rounds
1st – HM – 30 mins – MS Teams Video
2nd – panel (stakeholders + peers) – 30 mins – MS Teams Video
Hiring Manager’s availability to interview: ASAP