Data Operations Analyst (Client Data)

Role: Data Operations Analyst
Position: Permanent 

Duties and responsibilities 

• Ensure client data integrity and compliance by performing data cleansing, data audit and/or data validation
• Ensure all client data elements are opened, closed and updated both timely and accurately
• Set improvement targets, qualify and quantify the results of data quality efforts
• Perform root-cause analysis on master data related system problems and recommend or execute corrective action
• Recommend ways to strengthen data integrity, quality and availability across the enterprise
• Work with IT, data stewards and internal business groups to develop effective, efficient, and transparent processes around the use of master data in systems
• Build testing programs in stage environments to manage proposed changes in master data
• Work with IT resources and data stewards to look for data anomalies by using data profiling tools
• Maintain understanding of master data tools, downstream systems and data lineage rules
• Assist in the development and maintenance of operational policies and procedures
• Maintain understanding of all internal stakeholders requirements and business processes
• Develop daily, weekly, and monthly quality dashboards that show state of data errors and exceptions as well as progress toward specific data quality targets
• Assist in the design, development, testing, and implementation of new processes and/or system enhancements to ensure that the design meets business requirements while improving department efficiency and effectiveness
• Carry out additional duties as assigned

Skills and qualifications

• Significant operational data management experience within the financial services sector (preferably in the buy side) with a focus on client data
• Advanced knowledge of securities and product data
• Experienced in data operations approaches, quality practices in large financial organization(s)
• Five-year experience within the financial services industry with a focus on data management and quality
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required