Project Manager/Business Analyst

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Company Profile

Our company is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Our company can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture. 

Technology

Technology works as a strategic partner with our company business units and the world's leading technology companies to redefine how we do business in ever more global, complex, and dynamic financial markets. Our company's sizeable investment in technology results in quantitative trading systems, cutting-edge modelling and simulation software, comprehensive risk and security systems, and robust client-relationship capabilities, plus the worldwide infrastructure that forms the backbone of these systems and tools. Our insights, our applications and infrastructure give a competitive edge to clients' businesses and to our own.

Role Description

Our company's Technology organization seeks a candidate to be part of a Global Technology Data Definition Office and Technology Asset Inventory teams. A Project Manager/Business Analyst in this role will be responsible for simultaneously supporting priorities across multiple technology data and asset governance projects.As a member of the Data Management and Governance team within the Technology Data Governance department you will be responsible for the management and governance of data that is sourced into shared data platforms that are used across Technology. This includes the rationalization of the data (future and current) that we source and store, and the active documentation within our data catalog / system dictionary. In addition, you will be responsible for the governance of centrally managed datasets, including cataloging attributes, upstream systems and downstream consumers, defining and monitoring data quality controls, managing data related issues, managing coordination and relation with data providers and consumers. Lastly, you will be responsible for ensuring that data is sourced, used, archived, and disposed of according to the firm's Global Data Policy by working closely with our business clients, system / platform owners, and Data Governance offices and committees.

As a member of the Global Technology Asset Inventory team, you will be responsible to assist with governance and stakeholder management by understanding the current and strategic processes and tooling landscape for our technology asset inventory management. This requires a quick grasp of topics that cut across the breadth of the asset inventory silos for software and hardware. You will also require understanding the connection points between technology asset management processes and related key data element documentation in the data catalog. 

In both above roles, you will be responsible for managing and organizing materials for the monthly senior management forums.

Key Responsibilities:

To work with data owners/consumers to understand and document data requirements.

To document data sourcing and usage details in approved Data Cataloguing tools.

To define and monitor data quality controls using firm approved tools.

To develop and implement data governance processes in-line with Global Data Policy.

To track and execute action plans for completing open actions/issues related to the Firm's Technology Asset Management or Data Governance priorities.

To develop and present data analysis results in a meaningful and compelling way to leadership teams and support easy/quick decision-making.

To note impactful minutes of meetings for purposes of audit as well as effective tracking of work .

The candidate should be flexible, highly adaptable to a constantly changing environment, and an excellent team player.

The candidate should expect to work in a global virtual team that spans across multiple time zones.

The candidate will be asked to juggle multiple ad hoc requests in addition to the BAU aspects of the role. 

Skills Required:

Strong project management, business analysis and organizational skills with detail-oriented work ethic Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, or related field required with 5+ years of relevant experience in data management and analytics.Experience with data cataloguing tools like Collibra.Comfortable working at low levels of detail, examining data and trends in values to understand variations and seek the root causes, to legitimize the trend or classify it as a data governance issue. Strong written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills and the ability to interface effectively or influence Business Users, other IT groups and team members is required. Strong proficiency in creating PowerPoint materials to present key information points is a must . Ability to handle confidential information and material with the highest degree of professional responsibility. Ability to approach work with a questioning attitude, willing to ask why we do something, not just execute. Strong analytical skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business requirements and translate them into technical designs and solutions. Self-starter. Proven ability to manage multiple, concurrent projects with minimal supervision. Can manage a complex ever-changing priority list and resolve conflicts to competing priorities. Strong problem-solving skills. Ability to identify where focus is needed and bring clarity to business objectives, requirements, and priorities. Working knowledge of Asset Inventory Management and familiarity with IT asset discovery/Device management solutions is a plus .SQL / PLSQL and Excel experience with the ability to write ad-hoc queries and use of Excel functions to perform data analysis is a plus