This role is to support a Singapore based asset management firm in the middle office operations. The shortlisted candidate will be based out of Crisil Pune office.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Requirements Gathering:
- Elicits requirements from internal and external stakeholders.
- Analyses and validates requirements using a systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving.
- Conducts impact assessment to identify the as-is processes, systems, and the future processes, systems and structures.
- Performs data analysis to cleanse & standardize data and to ensure data consistency and quality.
- Performs gaps and resolutions analysis.
- Ensures requirements are complete.
- Documents requirement/processes using industry standard notations.
- Maintains relationships with internal and external stakeholders (Middle Office service provider) and obtains formal signoff of all requirement documentation.
Solution Assessment and Validation:
- Works closely with the Architecture team to ensure solutions are optimal.
- Participate and supports E2E UAT on Data Changes requested
Change Management and Implementation Support:
- Supports Change Management activities :
- by providing information as required to
- facilitate effective communications.
- Provides project support to the impacted
- teams during implementation phases,
- including answering queries, trouble
- shooting, liaison with service provider,
- providing Work with internal teams in Investment Operations Services to understand and prioritize their requirements
- Lialise with Middle office service provider to ensure changes are implemented effectively
- Report all changes to the management
GENERAL CANDIDATE ATTRIBUTES
- Has strong interpersonal skills, able to communicate effectively and proactively with external and internal stakeholders.
- Understands defined Data Change methodologies and impacts
- Experience in working within the asset management or equivalent industries
- Is self-motivated, self-driving and independent.
- Attentive to detail and able to handle ambiguity.
- Fully fluent in standard office technology
- Experienced in using flow charting, requirements capturing, stakeholder analysis, use cases, brainstorming and traceability.
DOMAIN SPECIFIC ATTRIBUTES:
- Strong foundation in buy side enterprise data model including portfolio structure,
- security reference data, market data, pricing, transactions & position, finance, and product data
- Working knowledge in portfolio management and other buy side trade life cycle and monitoring processes.
- Working experience in major asset classes and associated analytics.
- Experienced in dealing directly with end users and service providers
EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS
- Degree level or higher
- 5-7 yrs Financial Services BA/Change experience (asset management desirable)
- Fluency in both written and spoken English
