Fund Data Delivery Manager in Edinburgh

Job description

Job Role :

We are looking for an experienced technical project manager that is detail oriented, self-motivated, and collaborative to join as a Fund Data Delivery Manager to our global WTE team. They will be responsible for managing the delivery of projects that are responsible for the representation of our products across our public websites and services. These products cover an extensive range including iShares ETFs, Mutual Funds, Closed End Funds, Indexes, and Model Portfolios. The ideal candidate will use their knowledge of financial instruments and markets to build an excellent understanding of our product offering and technology platform. They will need to have excellent communication and proficient negotiation skills to work with a broad group of often senior executives in Product, Sales, Marketing, Technology, Legal and Compliance to ensure that we represent our product in the best possible way. They will partner with our product teams to help them navigate the firm and enable the setup of data feeds with internal and external providers. Finally, they will need to analyse, manage, document and execute operational and technology changes to support ever evolving product offering.

 Key Job Responsibilities:

·        Lead a team of Fund Data Specialists

·        Delivered large technology solutions across a global platform

·        Managed project teams across a global time zones

• Interact with various stakeholders to understand the data needs of their product and deliver solutions which address the specific requirements of a product or business.
• Aid in the formation and execution of platform changes to translate business requirements into scalable technology solutions.
• Manage the delivery of solutions from ideation to completion, including testing and on-going support of applications.
• Manage existing production systems and processes, while implementing strategic solutions that help to create common data products that can be used throughout WTE.
• Be the subject matter expert on Fund data and teach other teams how to navigate the firm and implement scalable changes.
• Liaise with business areas in order to provide end user support and training.
• Partner with WTE team members, Onboarding, Product, Legal, Compliance, and other groups on everyday processes to help meet the channel’s needs.
• Work closely with members of the WTE Engineering team to develop new ideas and concepts, and to constantly identify opportunities to improve existing processes.

 Skills/Requirements:

Mandatory

·        Project Management Skills

·        Strong written and verbal communication skills.

·        Organized, accurate, and detail oriented.

·        Ability to challenge the status quo, drive change, and influence others at a senior level

·        Desire to succeed as both an individual and team player, with demonstrated ability in being proactive and having initiative to make continual improvements.

·        Experience with product management and/or software development.

·        Experience of producing detailed business requirements documentation.

·        Ability to grasp complex systems and focus on multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.

·        Break down complex problems and explain in simple terms or diagrams.

·        Analyse large amounts of financial data using Excel

Preferred

·        5-10 years of experience in Financial Services or Investment Management.

·        Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, economics or finance-related field.

·        Formal product management or business analysis qualification.

·        Investment Management Certificate 

Extra information

Status

Closed

Education Level

Other

Location

Edinburgh

Working hours per week

4 - 40

Type of Contract

Casual / Part Time Jobs

Profession type

Sales

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English