data operation pricing and Valuation

Job Description

Data is a critical enabler of our business, from our investment professionals and clients to our distribution and operations team. The Data Operations team ensures that our data assets and data products are fit for purpose, both now and in the future. This role will report to the Pricing Lead and be part of a team responsible for Pricing and Valuations. The role will partake in defining, developing, and enhancing best practices for Pricing and Valuations for the Group. KEY RESULT AREAS -Proficient with pricing related activities such as monitoring of stale prices, suspended securities, day on day price movement etc. -Proficient in the price governance of fair valued securities -Interact with key stakeholders to resolve pricing and valuations issues -Compile and update meeting materials for the pricing and valuation forums -Be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for pricing data -Maintain and refine valuations policies and procedures KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES -Ensure the delivery of timely and accurate pricing data for Group for public and private assets -Run Daily pricing oversight checks and identify required actions to ensure pricing data quality in our Investment platform and service provide ABOR -Performed analysis and recommendations for pricing of illiquid and hard to price assets -Performed analysis and recommendations for new markets and instruments -Document and communicate fair valued securities decisions to the Group -Capture the artefacts required for the Group Valuation Committee meetings and other related forums -Work with the Alternative Operations team to support the pricing of private assets -Ensure all new procedures are documented and agreed -Provide oversight on the security prices used by our middle office outsourced partner and Fund Administrators -Conduct independent verification for the defaulted, suspended, and hard to value securities -Create fair valuation templates for Group Valuation Committee review -Update and maintain valuation policies and procedures as required -Provide SME knowledge on pricing and valuations -Support firm-wide projects from the pricing and valuation aspects -Support the data operations team as a back-up for investment data related activities -Work with internal and external stakeholders on ad-hoc pricing queries EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS -5+ years in a Valuations role, ideally for a bank or an asset manager -Deep understanding of the impact of pricing data on data consumers -An excellent understanding of a wide range of tradable instruments -Strong data management experience in large financial institution especially Investment Services sector -Very familiar with internal and pricing models and knowledge to price illiquid and hard to price instruments, including read balance sheets, financial statements -Prior experience using investment platforms, such as Blackrock Aladdin is desirable -Strong understanding of Front Office, Trade Lifecycle and Operations -Working knowledge of Pricing data vendor systems such as Bloomberg, Markit, Refinitiv, S&P, ICE etc. GENERAL CANDIDATE ATTRIBUTES -Strong analytical and communication skills -Passion in data and pricing data management -A strong team player -A performance driven individual -Strong relationship management skills -Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of the small team