Financial Planning and Analysis

• Two-year rotational program across investment operations teams with approximately six-month rotations
• Support Trade Operations: provide business and operational support for trading functions and support trade lifecycle
• Support Investment Analysis: calculate returns, attribution, exposure and risk analytics and use GMO proprietary and third-party applications (FactSet, StatPro)
• Support Pricing Analytics: provide timely and accurate valuation across equities, futures, fixed income, listed/unlisted derivatives and complex OTC instruments
• Support Reconciliations Analytics: validate custodian data, identify/research/resolve discrepancies for mutual funds, hedge funds, and separately managed accounts
• Support Shareholder Services: review, process and report institutional and high net worth client cash flows and develop client-facing skills
• Partner with internal teams including Compliance, Client Relations, Global Client Relations, Portfolio Management, and ESG
• Participate in an expansive training program upon joining and ongoing training during the program
• After two years, goal to place successful participants into a full-time position within investment operations

Investment Operations Associate

Research Analyst

• Rotate across multiple investment teams at GMO, gaining exposure to quantitative and fundamental investment approaches
• Develop and/or redefine investment models and frameworks for understanding the drivers of returns and associated risks across markets
• Complete complex analytical projects
• Interpret company announcements and their investment implications
• Investigate macroeconomic themes and trends
• Communicate and present investment ideas to colleagues
• Work closely with experienced researchers, portfolio managers, and traders and contribute to investment research and decision-making
• Participate in a three-year rotational program with typical six-to-eight month rotations and training; aim for placement into full-time investment roles upon completion of the program

Investment Research Associate

Data Analyst

• Manage the data flow of GMO’s reference data within internal databases and vendor applications: BlackRock Aladdin and Eagle Pace
• Obtain a clear understanding of publicly traded security types including, but not limited to, equities, fixed income, and derivatives
• Monitor, modify, and write new data quality reports to ensure critical reference data attributes are accurate and consistent within GMO systems
• Develop a complete understanding of how GMO’s data maintenance and processing affects reporting and decision-making
• Respond to trading, compliance, operational, and reporting requests within tight intraday deadlines
• Analyze data in multiple databases and use a combination of vendor toolsets, Python, SQL, and Excel to develop recommendations to improve data quality
• Designing, developing and maintaining APIs and Python code
• Think critically to help improve processes and procedures (e.g. control reports, daily checklist)
• Monitor process and data change notifications from data providers to gauge impact to our business
• Build business requirements for the onboarding of new datasets and collaborate with software developers to test and implement data processing/storage
• Participate in an Agile software development environment (i.e. attend scrum meetings, explain data and business requirements, and represent our business users when prioritizing development tasks)
• Develop new workflows or modify existing workflows to meet business requirements
• Provide analysis and troubleshooting for production issues as needed

Reference Data Analyst

Analyst

<div><b>Company Profile</b></div><div><br></div><div>Founded in 1977, GMO is a global investment manager committed to delivering superior long-term investment performance and advice to our clients. We offer investment strategies and solutions where we believe we are positioned to add the greatest value for our investors. These include multi-asset class, public equity, public credit, and liquid alternative offerings. </div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>We manage approximately $65bn for a client base that includes many of the world’s most sophisticated institutions, financial intermediaries, and private clients. Industry-wide, we are well known for our focus on valuation-based investing, willingness to take bold positions when conditions warrant, and candid and academically rigorous thought leadership. Jeremy Grantham, GMO’s Co-Founder and Long-Term Investment Strategist, is renowned as an expert in identifying speculative investment bubbles and also as a leading climate investor and advocate.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>GMO is privately owned and employs over 430 people worldwide. We are headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in Europe, Asia and Australia. Our company-wide culture emphasizes commitment to clients, intellectual curiosity, and open debate. We celebrate and respect our differences, while embracing and valuing what each of us brings to work, as we know that diverse teams in an inclusive, caring environment achieve higher engagement and better client results.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">Please follow the prompts included in this job posting to apply. The application window for this role is anticipated to remain open until the job is filled, or as otherwise determined by GMO.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div>

Investment Operations Associate

Investment Research Associate

Reference Data Analyst

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