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About the Role

Seeking an experienced investment operations professional to lead investment data governance, security master operations, and related operational controls. This role ensures the accuracy, consistency, and timely delivery of investment reference data, partnering with various teams to maintain data quality, support platform implementations, and drive process improvements. The successful candidate will enhance operational efficiency, strengthen controls, and support the organization's investment operations infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Oversee security master setup, maintenance, and data governance processes.
Establish and maintain data quality controls, monitoring processes, and operational governance standards.
Partner with investment, operations, accounting, and technology teams to onboard new investment products and support portfolio changes.
Investigate and resolve data quality exceptions, reference data issues, and operational discrepancies.
Collaborate with reconciliation, accounting, and reporting teams to support issue resolution and maintain data consistency.
Lead operational governance activities, including metrics reporting, issue management, root cause analysis, and escalation processes.
Support platform implementations, system enhancements, testing activities, and business transformation initiatives.
Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, automate manual processes, and strengthen the control environment.
Develop and maintain documentation, procedures, and governance frameworks supporting investment operations and data management activities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field.
5+ years of experience within investment operations, investment accounting, data management, capital markets, asset management, or financial services.
Prior leadership or team management experience with responsibility for oversight, development, and accountability of staff.
Strong understanding of investment products, including fixed income, equities, private markets, or alternative investments.
Demonstrated experience with operational controls, reconciliations, data governance, and process improvement.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively across business and technology functions.
Familiarity with investment platforms, data repositories, portfolio management systems, and reporting tools.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, and related analytics tools.
Experience supporting technology implementations, data transformation initiatives, or operating model enhancements.
Knowledge of automation, data analytics, artificial intelligence tools, and emerging technologies within investment operations.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

Skills

Data Governance
Security Master Operations
Investment Data
Operational Controls
Data Quality
Process Improvement
Microsoft Office Suite
Excel
Power BI
PowerPoint
Analytics Tools
Automation
Data Analytics
Artificial Intelligence

Location

Hudson Yards, NYC

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

5+ years of experience
Prior leadership or team management experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field.

Salary/Compensations

$86,210.00 - $141,635.00

Benefits

Support and flexibility to achieve professional and personal goals
Skill-building
Leadership development
Philanthropic opportunities
Contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources

About the Company

At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.
As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues.
Guardian Life is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment-based visas.
Guardian may use artificial intelligence tools (“AI Tools") to automate the sorting and filtering of information provided by applicants as part of its preliminary screening.
All hiring decisions will be made by Guardian colleagues.

Equal Opportunity

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.
Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.
Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MyHR@glic.com.