Specialist, Reference Data /Fixed Income

Job Description

About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 08 The Team: The Entity Reference Data team is responsible for maintaining the smooth running of the day-to-day operations of S&Ps bonds product and services as well as supporting the questions and requests of our internal and external clients. Working closely with other functions within the wider global team product management, business analysis, technology, and testing the team also works towards enhancing related reference data product offerings. The team is primarily based out of Noida, India with a footprint in Dallas, USA as well. The Impact: S&P offers reference data cutting across assets classes such as bonds, loans, equity, CDS. The Reference Data product services internal clients as well as external clients and is focused on developing a suite of Reference Data offerings for the broader marketplace. Entity Reference Data is a growing product within its Reference Data offering. We help deliver highly researched data points to our clients which in turn aid them in strengthening risk management for valuation analysis, aggregation of content, tagging research and benchmarking. Whats in it for you: If you're interested in working in an environment where leadership, excellence, integrity, and diversity are among our core principles, then explore the opportunities at S&P Global. The successful candidate will be: Working in a global team environment across functions Gaining deep knowledge from industry experts around reference data Helping to drive production, process, and content improvements across the group Responsibilities: As a member of the Entity Reference Data Operations team, you will be responsible for ensuring that entity related information is captured in a timely, accurate and complete manner. Other core responsibilities include: Creating and enriching entity related data points through analysis of external and internal sources including websites, industry publications, SEC filings, etc. Complete daily assignments/tasks assigned and report progress and any delays Conducting research on entity level corporate actions and implementing the same in the database Identifying solutions for eliminating discrepancies and missing information from the database. Work on Root Cause Analysis for data corrections and inconsistencies by liaising with Ops leads to take preventive actions Identifying sources and creating processes for collecting and tracking new information as needed. Assisting team leaders in developing standards, benchmarks, and specifications Handling client escalations and queries. Work with responsible teams to get issues fixed and escalate where required for timely resolution Working with other operations teams, DEV, QA and client teams to resolve various data issues and implement new requirements What Were Looking For: Technical Skills 5 + years of experience in the Reference Data domain Graduate degree/ Postgraduate or equivalent in ideally Finance, Economics or Business Intermediate knowledge of SQL & Excel and ability to deal with large volumes of data for analysis Keen interest in financial research and internet research Other Skills Must demonstrate superior communication skills (written and verbal) Display a high degree of problem solving and critical thinking skills The candidate must be a team player and it is expected that the candidate will work well individually, as well as in a global team environment The candidate must be a self-starter, adapt to dynamics of the work environment