Company: MercerDescription:Mercer is seeking candidates for the following position based in the Melbourne or Sydney office:Investment Solutions – Senior Investment Data AnalystWhat can you expect?Mercer’s Delegated Investment Solutions are looking to enhance our global data team with the addition of an experienced Investment Data Analyst.What we offer is a chance to join a company that is not only winning, but transforming in the most exciting way possible. Our CEO, David Bryant, is dedicated to Mercer Australia being a “people first” culture. We pride ourselves on providing outstanding career development, learning opportunities, rewards and benefits, and we are committed to making your journey with us FUN.
- Voted #1 HR Consulting Company Globally
- Prestigious Sydney (Barangaroo) or Melbourne (Docklands) office
- Great Package
- Great time to join this global organisation in Growth Phase
- Leading learning and development programs
- Incentive Compensation Plan
- Professional environment where your career path really matters and is supported in our global organisation
- Great team environment with energetic and supportive colleagues
- Genuine work life balance
- Be a key player in the implementation and adoption of a modern Investment Data platform.
- Support the delivery of key Investment Data management initiatives via close collaboration with technology and business teams.
- Translate business needs into actionable requirements across the full spectrum of the investment cycle.
- Support and influence the development of Mercer’s overall data delivery strategy.
- Provide Investment Data domain knowledge and technical subject matter expertise across a range of Investment Data use cases.
- Independently drive engagement with stakeholders, propose and implement ways to continuously enhance our data.
- At least 7-10 years’ experience working either directly in the finance industry in a data related role for example, at an Investment Manager or Custodian or for a vendor providing services to the buy side.
- Experience dealing with a range of financial market related data sets and asset classes.
- Expertise in analysing complex datasets using SQL and other data manipulation tools.
- Experience working with development teams tasked with solving for Investment Data needs.
- Strong understanding of master data management and Investment Data domains.
- Experience of business intelligence and data visualization capabilities used in investment management.
- Experience with software used for trading and financial data management.
- Ability to communicate complex issues in a simple and coherent manner.
- Attention to detail, and proven track record in project management and engaging with a variety of stakeholders.
- Strong technical skills.
- Advanced knowledge of financial market data.
- A strong understanding of data quality & governance.
- Demonstrable soft skills (i.e. can detail working/collaborating on previous data projects with multiple stakeholders/requirements)
- Experience in Global Project and Global operating model implementation
- The knowledge and experience gained in implementing financial data solutions and optimising processes.
- Deep investment domain knowledge grounded in industry qualifications.
- Willingness to support and mentor colleagues.