Salary
💰 $85,000 - $105,000 per year
About the role
- 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
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 3-5 years of relevant investment industry experience, working with reference or research data
- Experience with MS SQL
- Working knowledge of BlackRock Aladdin
- High energy and positive attitude – candidate should be conscientious, self-directed, and possess a strong work ethic
- Flexibility to be on call to log in at night as needed on a rotational basis
- Intellectual curiosity about investment data
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and written communication skills
- Experience with Python (plus)
- Working knowledge of Eagle PACE (plus)
- Experience with industry standard investment tools such as Bloomberg or Refinitiv (plus)
- GMO will not offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity.