Front office Investment Data Analyst

Provide index and security master data aligned support to portfolio managers and traders (Investment Management Group) as well as fund operations and other enterprise data clients and stakeholders to support investment decisions and fund oversight.

Investment Data Analyst

London, Walbrook

Full time

About Vanguard

Vanguard is an investment company unlike any other. It was founded by Jack Bogle in the US in 1975 on a simple but revolutionary idea: that an investment company should manage its funds solely in the interests of its clients.  Jack helped bring investing to the masses with the index fund. Index funds do not pick individual shares or bonds to beat the market. They track the performance of the entire market.  Or as Jack put it, "Don't look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack!”.  We have stood for low-cost, uncomplicated investing ever since. Over the last 45 years people have come round to our way of thinking and more than 30 million investors worldwide now trust us with their money.

Job Description

A candidate successful in this role will:

• Provide index and security master data aligned support to portfolio managers and traders (Investment Management Group) as well as fund operations (Enterprise Investment Services) and other enterprise data clients and stakeholders to support investment decisions and fund oversight.
• Complete daily and ad hoc data management tasks while working under tight deadlines, managing competing priorities, and analyzing multiple inputs to meet operational objectives. 
• Serve as the point of contact for EIS, IMG, and other enterprise data consumers for investment data related inquires and partner with internal teams to ensure integrity of investment and fund data. Act as a subject matter expert on index methodologies and capital markets events.
• Provide oversight of operational activities to ensure accurate and timely data delivery. Analyze and resolve complex data issues supporting data management as a process expert per assigned data domain.
• Proactively identify and lead process enhancement initiatives to gain efficiencies and improve quality. Recognize and resolve roadblocks to maximize team impact. Review and perform root cause analysis of data errors and provide short-term and long-term solutions for issues, elevating issues when appropriate.
• Provide direct support to clients in IMG and EIS to enhance business decisions, anticipating client's needs and exceeding expectations related to the services being provided. Leverage and strengthen EIS and IMG-wide network to accelerate issue resolution and to improve quality. Partner with external data vendors and industry contacts to enable best in class data management practices.
• Develop a strong and consistent knowledge of funds and securities assigned and obtain an end-to-end knowledge of the operational processes being supported. Understand details driving the operational processes and the portfolio impacts. Maintain a broad and consistent knowledge of investment management landscape.
• Participate in new product implementations and other improvement projects by capturing, documenting, and validating business requirements, ensuring systems are properly set up for go-live. Communicate appropriately with all necessary clients and stakeholders.
• Recommend changes that will enhance workflows and procedures. Integrate new or existing technologies into workflows and communicates updates to all team members, analyzing impact, preparing environment for change, and updating or creating procedures.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree (preferably in accounting, finance, economics, or related field).
• Minimum of three years relevant work experience, including one year of project management experience preferred.
• Excellent analytical capabilities, research, problem solving, and time management skills required.
• Proficiency in Data Management procedures and strong knowledge of data domain workflows preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to build solid business relationships.
• Excellent judgment and ability to analyze issues quickly and independently to take appropriate action with minimal supervision.
• Strong, demonstrated problem identification, analysis, and resolution skills.
• Demonstrated ability to function in a fast paced, ambiguous working environment with multiple and diverse responsibilities.
• Advanced knowledge and skills using current versions of the Microsoft Office Suite. Working knowledge of VBA and SQL is a significant plus.
• Detail oriented with a high level of energy. Proven self -starter with ability to work independently and within teams.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.  Demonstrated ability to lead, train, and motivate other crew members

In return we offer an attractive base salary, annual performance bonus paid in January, Partnership bonus paid in June, and competitive benefits. As one of the world’s largest asset management firms, Vanguard can offer unrivalled career opportunities in Manchester, the UK, and further afield. 

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.