Index Data Team Lead

Index Data Team Lead
Asset Management
City of London
£75,000-£85,000

One of my Asset Management clients is rapidly expanding and transforming their Data Services Team and are in the process of developing a new Index Data Management team. As a result they require a new Index Data Team Lead to formally recognise capabilities for index data and centralising and aligning activities which are currently performed across the existing data services organisational structures.

As the team lead you will be responsible building this capability and growing the team over time. It is currently a Greenfield site so a fantastic opportunity for an Index Data specialist to deliver and develop something new. Currently there are 2 Analysts in London and 2 Analysts in Singapore which you will be responsible for as well as establishing a single point of entry for index and benchmark requests that meet regional needs.

Overall you will be responsible for defining the vision and delivery for the service proposition for Index data and mange the evolution of the capability, focussing on the service delivery model, day to day production of indices and composites, direction of IT resources and budget and vendor management.

Key skills/responsibilities:
• Substantial previous index data experience, ideally combined with managing an operational team that delivers and produces daily indices for usage in the investment group
• Experience in direct interaction with business users in defining, analysing and agreeing requirements and subsequent delivery
• A subject matter expert with respect to index vendors, methodology and delivery
• Motivated to contribute proactively to managing change
• Strong people management skills. Good communication skills
• Demonstrable business analysis skills, strong analytical and numerical skills
• Good technical skills around data interrogation and analysis, typically SQL and excel
• Focus on quality and delivery
• Experience of working on projects with a substantial index or data component
• Experience of managing relationships with Data Vendors i.e. Bloomberg, Interactive Data Corp, Rimes, Factset

September 30, 2014 • Tags:  • Posted in: Financial

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