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About the Role
Alpha Data Services is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical data specialist to join their Data team. This role is critical in ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and availability of data used across investment, risk, compliance, and client reporting functions. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of financial instruments, data governance, and data quality frameworks, with hands-on experience in SQL and programming languages to support data mapping, transformation, and analysis. The role is accountable for ensuring that ADS commitments are clearly documented and managed and for managing the risk of delays, slippage, and communications out to the wider team. The successful candidate will work within a data operations and governance model, supporting both BAU processes and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance data quality, reduce exceptions, and strengthen platform reliability.
Responsibilities
- Monitor, validate, and maintain high-quality reference data across CRD (e.g., securities, issuers, pricing, curves)
- Investigate and resolve data exceptions, discrepancies, and breaks impacting trading and downstream processes
- Perform root cause analysis and drive remediation of recurring data issues
- Support implementation of data quality rules, controls, and governance frameworks
- Manage security master and reference data within Charles River (CRIMS)
- Maintain and support instrument setup and enrichment, market/broker/settlement data, pricing and curve data, and configuration and validation rules
- Execute BAU data updates, bulk uploads, and configuration changes in line with governance standards
- Support Start-of-Day data readiness processes, including pre-batch checks, batch monitoring and issue resolution, and post-batch validation prior to trading
- Ensure data is complete and fit for purpose for front office consumption
- Monitor batch cycles and resolve failures prior to trading activity
- Work with the Insights & Analytics teams to mature and maintain dashboards and reports to track data availability metrics
- Provide support to client EDM Professional Services teams and Model office teams to ensure Model office is tested and managed
- Assist in the automation of data validation and testing
- Liaise with internal stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver solutions
- Act as a point of contact for data-related queries and issue resolution
- Support timely delivery of solution and change initiatives for our clients with accurate and timely data
Requirements
- Strong experience with Order Management Systems such as AIM, Charles River, or Aladdin
- Proven expertise in security master and reference data management
- Solid understanding of front-to-back investment data flows (Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office)
- Hands-on experience in data quality management, exception handling and reconciliation, and root cause analysis
- Proficient in SQL and data analysis techniques
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- High level of attention to detail with a strong focus on data accuracy
- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams
- Proactive mindset with a strong focus on continuous improvement
- Strong influencing and collaboration skills, with the ability to present information clearly and respond to senior stakeholders, clients, and prospects
- Ability to identify trends and patterns through detailed data analysis
- Skilled in creating clear, impactful data visualizations
- Creative thinker with a practical approach to problem-solving
- Experience in data analysis or data management within asset management or financial services
- Experience with data management platforms and market data providers (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv)
- Knowledge of data governance frameworks and regulatory requirements (e.g., MiFID II, ESG reporting) is a plus
- Strong understanding of financial instruments (equities, fixed income, derivatives)
- Experience with SQL and Python or similar languages for data transformation and automation
Skills
- Order Management Systems (AIM, Charles River, Aladdin)
- Security master and reference data management
- Front-to-back investment data flows
- Data quality management
- Exception handling
- Reconciliation
- Root cause analysis
- SQL
- Data analysis
- Data visualization
- Python
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Strong experience
- Proven expertise
- Solid understanding
- Hands-on experience
- Proficient
- High level
- Strong influencing skills
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field
Benefits
- Inclusive development opportunities
- Flexible work-life support
- Paid volunteer days
- Vibrant employee networks
About the Company
- Across the globe, institutional investors rely on State Street to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability.
- State Street is making a multi-year strategic investment in Alpha Data Services.
- We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
- We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential.
Equal Opportunity
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.