Global investment management firm is searching for an Analyst to join the Data Transformation team within the Data Office at their offices in Los Angeles. The firm manages assets across a broad spectrum of predominantly fixed income assets (including public and private corporate debt, MBS, commercial and residential mortgages, ABS, bank loans), as well as alternative investments, equities and derivatives. The Data Transformation team spearheads all data-driven transformation initiatives.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a passion for data governance and data quality, data-related processes and systems, and will demonstrate experience working with similar financial services firms. The Analyst will help to continue to influence data culture and establish best practices in data evolution, and will be engaged in supporting data transformation deliverables, designed to translate senior leadership’s strategic vision and operating model changes, as well as the need to address data limitations and turn them into data assets. This role will support the successful transformation of data governance, data quality, reporting and self-service capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the adoption and implementation of Data Strategy
• Support the efforts to implement data capabilities Data Strategy, especially data governance and data quality.
• Support cultural change to ensure data is viewed as a critical asset within the organization.
• Provide support to transform and liberate data to become a trusted accessible asset for the firm.
• Support establishing data health for the organization and driving overall improvement of data quality.
• Support the Data Office evolution to implement data best practices to establish data as an asset.
• Own and continue to evolve the data framework and key data artifacts.
• Contribute to data governance and data health work to support the objectives of the Data Governance Council.
• Contribute to the identification and shaping of continuous improvement opportunities and recommendations that drives data to better serve the rapidly-growing insurance solutions business.
• Contribute to the creation of cross functional partnerships to find opportunities to enhance business processes front-to-back to improve our data supply chain.
• Continue to evolve the data reporting and self-service capabilities for business domains and critical business functions.
• Provide data governance and data quality support to Data Transformations team within the Data Office
• Provide data governance and data quality support to strategic projects, business initiatives and operational changes.
• Contribute to the standard-setting for data governance and data quality to support business functions.
• Help formalize best data operating practices for adoption by the organization.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, or related discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in financial or consulting industry.
• General experience working with complex data and analyzing data challenges.
• Good problem solver with the ability to identify and triage data issues and drive tactical and strategic solutions.
• Experience working with Data/Reporting tools e.g. SQL, Power BI. Python is preferred.
• Experience with supporting data strategies and data transformation programs within a fast-paced, dynamically growing organization.
• Experience in data governance and data-related process re-engineering and system transformation.
• Good knowledge of data-driven processes, products, technology, and controls.
• Some exposure to complex investment management infrastructure and landscape.
• Basic knowledge of financial instruments (e.g., fixed income, alternative investments, equities and derivatives).
• Strong communication and influencing skills with partners and peers at all levels of the organization.