Data Operations - Senior Associate

Overview

Data Operations Senior Associate within SSGA Investment Operations, executing the Data Modernization Strategy by driving data governance, data management and data stewardship initiatives.

What you'll do

• Implement the Data Governance Strategy by collaborating with global business and technical partners to define governance objectives, communicate initiatives, issues, and changes, and continuously improve data governance and data management capabilities.
• Lead process improvement and automation initiatives through business analysis, requirements documentation, and process re-engineering.
• Identify opportunities for innovation, apply information to solve business problems, and support complex projects in a virtual team environment.
• Apply knowledge of the investment banking domain, SSGA's business operations, and SSGA's application and data layers.
• Collaborate with data stewards, data consumers, and policymakers to reduce risk and strengthen processes.
• Contribute to strategic and tactical initiatives that transition the Organisation from an application-centric to a data-centric architecture.
• Perform data operations on the data platform across domains including, but not limited to, Security, Benchmark, Holdings, Client, Product, and Account.
• Perform data stewardship activities in support of MDM solutions.
• Perform root-cause analysis of data quality exceptions.

What you'll need

• Willingness to operate effectively as an individual contributor.
• Strong understanding of data management concepts, principles, and practices.
• Prior experience in data governance and/or data management.
• Ability to understand data models and data taxonomies, with a strong appreciation of data standards and data quality.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Strong written, oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in a business operations role with a data focus, including managing or monitoring data platforms against data-driven objectives.
• Deep understanding of how data supports corporate strategy, is used in business processes, and creates measurable business impact.
• Bachelor's or master's degree with four to six years of relevant experience.

Nice to have

• Project management experience.
• Knowledge of data management applications such as Informatica, Collibra and MDM.
• Proficiency in Tableau and/or Alteryx.
• Knowledge of SQL and VBA macros in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong presentation and PowerPoint skills.

Details

• Shift: 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. India time.
• Flexible working arrangements, including working from home, are available based on business needs and individual preferences.
• Flexibility is required to collaborate with stakeholders across the world.