Job responsibilities
- Assists senior department leadership with project staffing and governance decisions
- Trains others in the use of applications
- Leads/influences less experienced members of the team in matrix reporting environment
- Establishes and maintains relationships with vendor and internal management/front line staff
- Partners with performance operations to understand client behavior where required
- Possesses business-level understanding of platform functions (legacy and external)
- Works independently as well as on a team to verify performance/risk analytics at multiple levels across platforms using available tooling
- Interprets and writes commentary on functional testing results
- Identifies, documents, and resolves production issues pre and post migration
- Provides concise client migration status updates and assists with prioritization
- Presents findings, outcomes, and solutions at stakeholder meetings
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Previous industry experience with institutional clients (working with market leading performance, attribution and analytics software platforms e.g., FactSet)
- Deep understanding of systems/software development lifecycle
- Proficiency with office productivity software
- Positive attitude with a willingness to work hard and be on a steep learning curve
- Attention to detail with demonstrated problem-solving ability
- BA/BS/MBA or equivalent preferably in business/finance or math
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Industry recognized professional certifications such as CFA, CAIA and CIPM are encouraged