Data Manager for Financial Data – one vacancy in London, United Kingdom or Nice, France recruitment
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EDHEC Business School has been offering management training and development programmes since 1906. One of the leading business schools in Europe, it delivers degree courses to over 6,000 students and trains 5,500 professionals yearly through executive courses and research events. EDHEC is accredited by the three main international academic organizations (AACSB (US-Global), Association of MBAs (UK-Global) and EFMD (Europe-Global)). EDHEC-Risk Institute is a leading risk and asset management research centre which aims to produce research that meets the most [INVALID-WORD]nt academic standards and to facilitate corporate use of this research. In partnership with large financial institutions, EDHEC-Risk Institute (www.edhec-risk.com) brings together 80 researchers and support staff and implements six industry-sponsored programmes and eleven research chairs focusing on asset allocation and risk management in the traditional and alternative investment universes.
Data Manager for Financial Data — one vacancy in London, United Kingdom or Nice, France
The successful candidate will manage data for the distribution of indices within different asset classes and for the implementation of systematic portfolio strategies. The data manager oversees data purchasing activity and contract management with data providers, and is responsible for data dissemination through third party data vendors, including pass-through agreements. The role also involves the coordination of data architecture, data access methods, and data integration across different production and development projects. The data manager is in charge of business relations with data providers and will have frequent interaction with the research and development team as well as the calculation team.
The position requires previous experience of at least five years in managing financial data, including experience in managing data purchasing activities or in using data vendors for data distribution. The position also requires excellent knowledge of financial data (accounting data, fundamental data, market data) and data quality issues, and familiarity with financial data providers and data feeds. Technical knowledge is required in the area of database management (MySQL, MS-SQL, etc) and languages (SQL).
If you wish to apply for this position, please send an application letter and CV quoting the reference 1202DMLONNCE to Ms Séverine Anjubault – EDHEC – 400 promenade des Anglais – BP 3116 – 06202 Nice cedex 3 – France, or to severine.anjubault@edhec-risk.com. Salaries are determined according to EDHEC Business School’s remuneration scale and depend upon professional qualifications and experience.