About the Role
IMCO is seeking a Senior Manager, Investment Products & Delivery to act as a bridge between investment and technology/data teams. This role involves shaping the design and business architecture of reporting and data platforms, integrating platforms and workflows, and partnering with external service providers and internal functions.
Responsibilities
- Develop and own business and functional requirements for technology solutions.
- Collaborate with IT/Data to design and implement modern, scalable solutions.
- Define and evolve the Product roadmap on behalf of the business.
- Maintain and manage the product backlog for investment business applications.
- Surface risks, dependencies, and process impacts, and implement solutions.
- Understand IMCO investment strategies and asset class activities to offer proactive solutions.
- Assist in user training sessions and ad-hoc walkthroughs.
- Support data operating model needs for investment applications/platforms.
- Articulate investment business data needs and assist in developing IMCO’s strategic data direction and MDM approach.
- Support historical data gathering, transformation, and onboarding activities.
- Support data dictionary and definition cataloging.
- Summarize application and data landscape.
- Support the definition of data flows amongst third-party applications, the integrated platform, and various data sources.
- Assist in developing a data validation framework.
- Identify business line data needs and drive the procurement process.
- Develop timelines and detailed work plans for initiative teams.
- Develop recommendations based on data from multiple stakeholders.
- Create and execute a structured change management, stakeholder management, and communication strategy.
- Prepare materials for ad hoc projects, including analytics, research, and presentations.
- Work with internal functions to improve processes and reduce risk.
- Identify and resolve business breaks and workflow issues.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of work experience in a financial institution or consulting firm supporting Private Markets investment teams with portfolio monitoring and data analytics.
- Well-rounded, thorough understanding of overall Private Markets data platforms and business activities.
- Experience with one or multiple tools such as Bloomberg, Chronograph, MSCI RiskManager, Blackrock Aladdin, iLevel, Yardi, AllVue, Charles River, 73 Strings, Burgiss Caissa, BarraOne, OmegaPoint etc.
- Experience with data visualization tools e.g., Tableau, Power BI, PowerPivot, etc.
- Experience in selection, design, implementation, testing, and/or deployment of portfolio monitoring, CRM and workflow business applications.
- Knowledgeable in investment data management including Reference Data, Data Quality Improvement, Metadata Management, and Data Governance.
- Experience working with senior stakeholders to build trusted relationships and act as a trusted advisor.
- Experience in documenting detailed business and reporting requirements.
- Experience in designing and performing reasonability, accuracy & completeness data validation checks.
- Working knowledge of Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) and Application User Interface (API) tools using on premise and cloud environments.
- Experience with investment operations and middle office processes.
- Experience with business operations, project management, stakeholder management, change management, executive communication.
- Experience of being imbedded in the business is highly desirable.
- Candidates being considered for this position will be required to undergo background screening.
Skills
- Portfolio monitoring
- Data analytics
- Private Markets data platforms
- Bloomberg
- Chronograph
- MSCI RiskManager
- Blackrock Aladdin
- iLevel
- Yardi
- AllVue
- Charles River
- 73 Strings
- Burgiss Caissa
- BarraOne
- OmegaPoint
- Tableau
- Power BI
- PowerPivot
- Portfolio monitoring applications
- CRM applications
- Workflow business applications
- Investment data management
- Reference Data
- Data Quality Improvement
- Metadata Management
- Data Governance
- ETL
- API
- Investment operations
- Middle office processes
- Business operations
- Project management
- Stakeholder management
- Change management
- Executive communication
Location
- Downtown Toronto
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior Manager
- Minimum of 10 years of work experience
Education Level
- Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance or Technology
- Master’s level education or relevant designations (CFA etc) are highly desirable
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefit package
About the Company
- IMCO offers a uniquely stimulating and rewarding environment where you can help build and drive organizational transformation.
- Our culture is built on collaboration and passion, with a shared commitment to delivering lasting value to the clients we serve.
- Our vision is to be the partner of choice for Ontario’s public sector funds and to build a high-performing, value-driven asset management firm.
- The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) is Ontario’s professional asset manager, investing on behalf of our public sector clients so they can care for beneficiaries and secure retirement futures.
- With approximately $90.7 billion in assets under management, we are one of the largest institutional investment managers in Canada and around the globe.
- Our mandate is to provide broader public sector clients with exceptional investment management services, including best-in-class advice around portfolio construction, efficient access to a diverse range of asset classes and superior reporting on risks and returns.
- Our vision is to rank among the world’s leading public-sector asset managers.
- We will achieve this through an unwavering focus on creating client value.
- That means ensuring that we deliver the returns required for our clients to meet their long-term financial obligations.
Equal Opportunity
- IMCO is committed to providing accommodation for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require support, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
- Artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support parts of our recruitment process, such as screening and assessments. However, all hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team.
