The Role

Instrument Static Data Manager: West End based Asset Manager

Martis Search are representing a West End based, but global Asset Management company to hire a permanent “Instrument Static Data Manager” to join their Investment Operations team.

The role is permanent and you will report into the Head of Static Data Operations. The position involves managing a small, busy and growing Static Data team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an established, but growing West End based Institutional Asset Manager.

The role will be hands-on BAU Instrument/ Reference Static Data, as well as managing/ supervising the work of others and you will also be involved with lots of different Static Data, or Reference Data Operations type projects and streamlining current (Static) Data Operations processes. You will be required to come-up with new ideas and not be afraid to collaborate and think of new ways of working, putting those ideas onto paper, working with other managers and implementing change.

The role will involve with understanding Investment data flows i.e. Equities, Fixed Income, Private Equity fund data.

You will need to be an experienced Instrument Static Data/ Reference Static Data Analyst, preferably having supervised, or managed a Static Data team before, or on the cusp of being a Supervisor (i.e. you have solid Static Data experience and are looking for the step-up). Your Static Data experienced must be gained from a Financial Services company ideally within Asset Management, but our client will also look at Investment Banking, Banking, Fintech, or even from a Data provider background such as Bloomberg etc (and wanting to get into Asset Management).

Also having previous experience using Excel to work with daily BAU Static Data Operations, i.e. using Pivot Tables, V Look Up’s, H Look Up’s etc (comfortable using Excel with these functions in your current role).

In addition, having the ability to be a logical thinker is key, as well as having exemplary communication skills i.e. confident to approach people at the right time, to pick up the phone and speak to senior Operations Managers, as well as approaching senior people face-to-face to get information without having been told to.

There is also a lot of deadline and time pressure to each project, so you need to be able to work quickly and efficiently and get all requested projects done well, accurately and on time.

The company offer a hybrid mix of working-from-home and also in-the-office, so you get the best of both worlds. They boast an excellent culture and a great manager to learn from. The company are ethical in their stance and outlook and are an employer with genuine morals.

In-our-opinion, this is an excellent opportunity.

A more detailed spec and salary info to follow later this week.

Salary

£TBC k pa, plus bonus, very good holiday allowance and amazing pension, plus Healthcare, Life Assurance etc.