Senior Data Analyst

Legal & General is one of Europe’s largest asset managers, providing clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, across public and private markets. As a global investor, we are present where our clients most need us – from Hong Kong and Singapore, to Chicago and major European financial hubs.

Created by combining our investment management (LGIM) and asset origination (LGC) capabilities, our Asset Management division works with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers – which include individual savers, pension scheme members and global institutions – and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Joining us means becoming part of a market-leading team, with capabilities across the full spectrum of asset classes, with an enduring commitment to responsible investment and creating long-term, sustainable value for our clients and partners.

Job Description

Legal and General Asset Management’s Data Services Team are looking to hire a Senior Data Analyst to support on the quality and inception of the data which is fed into the retail arm to support investment decisioning.

The role would see you responsible for the quality and management of reference data, utilising tools such as Alteryx and python to ensure data is of the best quality, structured correctly and is flowing between the systems without issues from source to consumption.

What you’ll be doing

• Taking ownership for oversight and management of all intra-month and month end data quality checks/exceptions including asset reference data, cashflow data quality checks using tools such Alteryx and Python (Improver)
• Taking responsibility for follow-through to ensure the root cause of all data quality exceptions are analysed, identified, and resolved before month end
• Analysing, capturing, and sharing the outcome of the intra-month process by reporting to stakeholders the impact of the intra-month process on the month end
• Analysing, capturing, and sharing the outcome of the intra-month process by reporting to stakeholders the impact of the intra-month process on the month end
• Driving and documenting all aspect of the process for example SOPs/Standard operation models, Ops model, sharing and filing files used in the process
• Identifying potential risk in the intra-month process such as operational risk such as key man risk and mitigating them
• Leading, driving and proactively thinking of ways to make the process better and address challenges

Qualifications

• General Asset Management experience – understanding asset trade flows, Asset Management, and the roles they perform is desirable
• An understanding of Data Quality such as accuracy, consistency, completeness and timeliness
• Knowledge of data quality root cause analysis and able to investigate root cause of data quality exceptions by analysing data lineage and source systems
• Understanding of types of instruments/assets such as (Debt (Govt, Corp, M-Mkt, Muni, Mtge), Equity, Derivatives (OTC & ETD), Currency)
• Knowledge of Asset Data including reference, cashflow, positions, counterparty etc.
• Technical – use of Excel to intermediate level – preferably moving towards advanced
• Demonstrated experience of SQL for basic queries
• Relationship Management – experience of dealing with and manging client’s expectations

Additional Information

Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.

We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We strive to be open, mindful and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.

If you’re open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.