What are the responsibilities and job description for the Investment Data Business Systems Analyst position at State of Wisconsin Investment Board?
OUR AGENCY
Making a Difference
SWIB is a trusted and skilled global investment organization managing the assets of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) and other separately managed funds. With over $140 billion in total assets under management, SWIB has been recognized by the investment industry for its teamwork and innovation that helps make it a premier asset manager. Sophisticated investment management strategies, forward-looking technologies, and strong internal asset management make SWIB a leading investment organization.
For public employees in Wisconsin, SWIB is a unique and valuable partner. Investing for the financial security of more than 652,000 individuals – and for the 1,500 Wisconsin employers who contribute on behalf of their employees – SWIB’s strong management of the WRS has helped fuel one of only a few fully funded public pension funds in the country. SWIB’s long-term investment returns meet the challenges of a constantly evolving investment landscape while helping grow and protect the assets of the WRS, the 8th largest public pension fund in the U.S. and the 25th largest public or private pension fund in the world.
We are a mission-driven organization and the participants we serve are our mission. By bringing a disciplined, prudent, and innovative approach to market opportunities, SWIB has been successful in generating respectable returns and maintaining the trust of the beneficiaries and stakeholders of the funds we oversee.
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SWIB is recognized as a premier investment manager because of the highly qualified staff successfully managing the assets of the WRS trust funds. SWIB is committed to investing in talented professionals that will help implement a robust and sophisticated investment strategy to manage over half of the trust fund assets internally and keep the organization at the forefront of the investment industry. As an innovative organization, SWIB offers professional development opportunities to help staff sharpen and expand their skills. Approximately 61 percent of SWIB’s investment professionals are Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholders.
About the Team
The Data Management Division is a growing, client service-oriented team. We are business-centric working closely with the investment management and operational teams to anticipate and meet their complex information and reporting needs. In partnership with Technology, we are transforming SWIB into a premier data-driven organization.
Under the direction of the Investment Data Manager, the Investment Data Business Systems Analyst is responsible for the implementation and management of SWIB’s data management practices for Securities and Security-related data enterprise-wide. As such, this role is responsible for working with different areas of the organization to ensure the implementation of data governance principles, policies, and standards. The position is responsible for day-to-day investment data quality that is supported by a federated model comprised of business data owners and data stewards, business process staff, technology, and third-party service providers. The individual must be an advocate for data governance, develop and implement data quality processes and measurements, support the onboarding of new data and manage data vendors and data tools and systems. The position also provides technical expertise in and best practices for the design and implementation of data management technologies including preventive and detective controls, logging of exceptions, issue correlation, and impact analysis.
Position Overview
Essential activities:
- Establish one’s self as SWIB’s Security Data Subject Matter Expert.
- Proactively govern agency-wide security data to support real-time, daily, monthly and quarterly needs.
- Collaborate with Investment Management, Operations, and Technology resources internal and external of SWIB to ensure business needs are continuously being met proactively.
- Work with Technology Owners, Business Owners, and Operations to research and implement new middle and back-office solutions and identify the support needs of those solutions.
- Partner with others to perform functional testing of enhancements/changes to systems to validate data quality.
- Identify gaps in SWIB’s data architecture and design. Provide recommendations to address these gaps.
- Partner with technology to architect/design quality data solutions for the middle and back office.
- Lead, facilitate, and coordinate data solution design meetings.
- Continuously evolve knowledge of investment and asset management business practices.
- Research new investment management technologies to help drive SWIB’s data capabilities forward and maintain a high degree of awareness of common industry-specific trends, products, vendors, and services.
The ideal candidate:
- Bachelor’s Degree required with a preference focus within Information Systems or Finance.
- 7 plus years of investment management industry experience in data management, data quality, data architecture development or data science. Experience must include supporting complex, multi-dimensional actively managed investment strategies.
- Experience with vendors such as Eagle Pace, FactSet, Bloomberg, Blackrock Aladdin, Charles River, or equivalents for public and private market portfolios.
- Knowledgeable of investment management industry best practices including security mastering and modeling and data governance best practices.
- Ability to deliver successful outcomes and work cross-functionally.
- Ability to document and communicate technical knowledge effectively.
- Ability to design, communicate and ultimately deliver solutions.
- Communicating complex data concepts in layman’s terms.
- Ability to design technology solutions to solve business problems.
- Ability to translate business requirements into data specifications and design systems to meet business needs.
SWIB Offers:
- Competitive McLagan-based total cash compensation
- A comprehensive benefit package
- Educational and training opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement
- Challenging work in a professional environment
The position requires U.S. work authorization and residency in, or willingness to relocate to the Madison, Wisconsin area. SWIB is prepared to offer relocation assistance as needed.
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