AVP/ Investment APM - Portfolio Quality Analyst

Role Overview: As a Portfolio Quality Analyst at the leading global investment management firm, AB, you will support Associate Portfolio Managers to ensure accurate and efficient portfolio decisions. Your work will be crucial in supporting the foundation of the investment process, identifying and solving daily challenges in the investment lifecycle, and collaborating closely with teams throughout the AB enterprise. Your role may involve working across all asset classes and interacting with Operations and Technology teams. As a Portfolio Quality Analyst, you must demonstrate a keen interest in financial markets and develop a deep understanding of products, operational policies, and procedures. Key Responsibilities: - Perform start-of-day quality control checks to verify data accuracy and integrity - Assist in reviewing portfolios to identify strategy dispersion, validate lifecycle events, or ensure investment workflow completion - Examine and investigate post-trade compliance alerts to ensure adherence to investment guidelines - Support the account opening process by initiating market openings, ISDA requests, system setup, and other activities - Test client guidelines to ensure correct coding and compliance with internal standards - Assist in preparing investment and portfolio reports - Support routine or ad-hoc client requests - Identify opportunities to re-engineer and automate processes to boost operational efficiency, improve client service, and strengthen risk controls - Team Lead: Participate in and oversee ongoing process improvement and talent development Qualification Required: - A master's degree with two to five years of relevant industry experience - Motivated self-starter with a passion for process improvement and using technology to solve complex problems - Strong interest and experience in financial markets, especially asset management - Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills - Effective communication skills and a strong desire to work in a team-oriented environment - Deep understanding of risk management and the overall control environment - Strong soft skills such as adaptability and creativity - Experience with Fixed Income, Equities, Currency, and/or Global Markets is preferred - Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and exposure to coding is a plus; SQL, Python - Team Lead: Experience managing a team of 3 or more, with the ability to contribute insight towards solving problems Location: Pune, India,