AVP, Product Services Analyst recruitment
Markit Reference Data is a growing product within Markit’s Fixed Income department. The Bond Reference Data product services internal clients and is focused on developing a suite of Reference Data offerings for the broader marketplace.
Duties accountabilities
• Operational maintenance of Markit’s Bond Reference Data product
• Initiate data quality improvement projects
• Identification of opportunities to enhance operational efficiency
• Client support for bond reference data
• Technical support for clients and other internal teams
• Data analysis
• User acceptance testing for new or enhanced product functionality
Education and experience
• Graduate degree in Economics, Finance or Business preferred
• Knowledge of Excel/VBA/SQL is required
• 1-3 years of experience
Commercial awareness
• Must have general interest in financial markets, and be keen to expand knowledge
• Knowledge of corporate bonds is absolutely necessary.
• Knowledge and working experience on debt securities is highly desirable
• Experience in Fixed-rate bonds, Exchangeable bonds, LPN, Floater, Convertible, Warrant, ABS, MBS, CP, CD, ZCP, SUKUK
• Working knowledge of 3rd party data vendors and feeds e.g. (but not limited to) Xtrakter, WM as well as Supplier Management and Feed mapping
• Should have proven skills to have worked with Developers, BAs and Product to define PRS and PFS.
• Knowledge of Bloomberg, ThomsonReuters, NIM, Eikon desirable.
• Knowledge about bond/entity level corporate actions e.g. Merger / De-merger, Stock Splits, Merger Splits, Coupon Resets etc.
Personal impact
• Intelligent and numerate
• Detail oriented
• Quick to learn
• High level of initiative
• Methodical problem solving skills
• Flexible and adaptable to new challenges
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong Analytical Skills
• Proactive
Communication
Strong skills required to be able to interact professionally with external clients and across business units within the company
Teamwork
• Must be a willing team player both within immediate team and within a project environment
• Must be able to work independently
** This role expires on 03 October 2012