Senior Manager – Investment Data Solution

Mercer is seeking candidates for the following position based in the Mumbai office:

Senior Manager – Investment Data Solution

What can you expect?

The Data Manager is expected to work with the Global Data team of our Investment Delegated Solutions providing inputs into data architecture and governance, driving data quality and support operational excellence in execution of data orientated initiatives. In this role you will be expected to –

Formulating management techniques for quality data collection to ensure adequacy, accuracy and legitimacy of data being used for live international deliverables.

Devising and implementing efficient and secure procedures for data management and analysis with attention to all technical aspects to help drive global data governance, management and analysis

What is in it for you?

Discover what's great about working at Marsh and McLennan Companies – from the opportunities that our size brings, to our commitment to our communities and understanding the benefits you’ll receive. We are four businesses with one PURPOSE: helping companies meet the challenges of our time.

As a global leader in insurance broking and risk management, we are devoted to finding diverse individuals who are committed to the success of our clients and our organisation. Joining us will provide a solid foundation for you to accelerate your career in the risk and insurance industry. You will join a team of talented professionals from across the globe which is dedicated to helping clients manage some of the world's most challenging and complex risks. We can promise you extraordinary challenges, extraordinary colleagues, and the opportunity to make a difference.

Our rich history has created a client service culture that we believe is second to none. Our commitments to Diversity and Inclusion, Corporate Social Responsibility, and sustainability demonstrate our commitment to stand for what is right.

As a Marsh and McLennan Company colleague, you will also receive additional benefits such as:

• A competitive salary
• Employee friendly policies
• Health care and insurance for you and your dependants
• Healthy Work life balance
• A great working environment
• Flexible benefits packages to suit your needs and lifestyle.
• Future career opportunities across a global organisation

As a part of the Global Investment Delegated Solutions Data team, you will be required to –

Interpret and explain complex data to Data specialists so as to carry everybody along and for purposes of clarity/verification for the daily data entering Data Warehouse and its distribution.

Design & Plan business quality checks on the completeness and consistency of data on client holdings, transactions, distributions etc.

Design & Plan comprehensive set of processes as possible in order that data problems are not being found at month end when performance reports are being run

Stakeholder update on data requirements, implementation of approach for identifying and addressing data related challenges and improvements.

Conduct regular analysis to ensure that data collected is adequate and matches what was asked for.

Monitor and analyse information and data systems and evaluate their performance to discover ways of enhancing them (new technologies, upgrades etc.)

Ensure digital databases and archives are protected from security breaches and data losses by connecting with the IT team.

Troubleshoot data-related problems and authorize maintenance or modifications.

Mentoring & coaching a team of Data specialists in their professional career in Investment Data Management space.

What you need to have:

• Information Systems Management, or a related discipline with a focus on domain i.e. Investment Banking/Asset Management (Middle Office/Back office).
• Familiarity with designing data models and defining data architecture schema for Investment Banking or Asset Management purposes.
• Proficiency in data processing and working with data warehouse/big data environments relevant to Investment Banking or Asset Management.
• Previous in-depth knowledge of relevant Applications, modules and systems used in Investment Banking or Asset Management,
• Excellent skillset in Reference Database Management System (RDBMS) to ingest, maintain and distribute data for Equity, Fixed Income, Alternatives and other Asset Classes.
• Proven experience in articulating business requirement and creating relevant artifacts such BRD, FRD & Technical specification document.
• Exposure to various types of creating test scenarios and conducting tests on big data set
• Proficiency identifying process flow mapping and process redesigning specifically for Investment Banking or Asset Management data.
• Proficiency in project management tools such as Jira Kanban and Confluence or similar tool is plus.
• Familiarity with ETL tools for efficiently and accurately importing new data from various external/internal sources, as well as data sourcing and data mapping specifically to Investment data.
• Strong knowledge of Excel/VBA and demonstrated experience with SQL.
• Handling complex data setups to navigate and perform root cause analysis on reported discrepancies in the context of Investment Banking or Asset Management.
• Experience in business process improvement, including conducting data investigations to determine the root cause of data issues.
• Good analytical and technical abilities as the role would involve ability to spot anomalies and create processes to put control on them.
• Good communication skills to ensure issues clearly identified and explained to various interested stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary and global teams to ensure goals are met.

What makes you stand out?

• Understanding of Data Management routines & procedures.
• Understanding of the financial services industry, specifically Investment Banking/asset Management.
• Understanding of the software product management lifecycle and/or `investment performance measurement and analysis.
• Experience of business process improvement in asset management – for example, performing data investigations to determine root cause of data quality issues.
• Expertise and demonstrated experience ofAsset Management Applications( e.g. Eagle,AMS,Portia,Alladin)

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer’s more than 20,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with more than 85,000 colleagues and annual revenue of over $23 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit mercer.com. Follow Mercer on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, caste, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person