Manager - US Investor Data
Department: Data
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: New York
Reporting To: SVP, Head of Investor Data - Data
Compensation: $90,000 - $120,000 / year
Description
About the Data Management Team
Data is core to Preqin’s industry offerings, and the data management team delivers accurate, timely and complete data enhancing the value of our award-winning offerings. The trust in our underlying content enables our clients to make key investment decisions.
Besides collecting content, the data management team collaborates extensively with our internal and external clients to improvise our offerings leveraging technology and subject matter expertise. The team understands the life cycle of data and establishes business intelligence reports seeking operational excellence.
Job overview
This is a leadership role based in New York and will form a core part of the Data Management team. The individual is responsible for aiding in the future growth and development of the team’s internal and external services as well as assisting with the ongoing development of the team leaders and team members. This is achieved through operational excellence and clear day-to-day maintenance of the dataset & content, including core business-as-usual (BAU) tasks and going above and beyond to collaborate, innovate and execute on relevant ad-hoc projects to improve the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of data. The individual is also responsible for people management to create a high-performing team. Collaboration with the Business Units will be key to achieving the above.
The data management team is responsible for acquisition and collection of key public and private data that fuels Preqin’s online databases and products. The individual can contribute to the future proofing of Preqin’s data operations by analyzing content that is locally collected vis-à-vis collected through vendors to improve overall quality and time to market. Upon developing holistic domain and market knowledge, members of this team will contribute to organizational strategy around data management workflow tools, systems and resources for the future.
What you’ll be doing:
- Ensure Preqin’s data collected by the team is of high quality, meets client expectations and is world class in terms of its breadth and depth
- Managing day to day data operations with an aim to create and further operational excellence
- Creating business optimization opportunities through understanding data workflows
- Lead the day-to-day development of the team, ensuring that training is well-executed, protocols are followed, and the team remains engaged and motivated
- Manage vendor operations for the dataset including training and performance management
- Drive data quality (DQ) remediation initiatives by conducting root cause analysis, and impact assessment of changes when there are data quality problems
- Troubleshoot escalated data quality incidents, collaborating with regional stakeholders and/or global BUs as needed and represent and own data to our clients.
- Assist in the communication of KPI reporting requirements for the team to relevant stakeholders to ensure reporting processes, including automated solutions, are accurate and updated in a timely manner when development is required
- Create and Implement data driven innovation (adhoc projects) of products and processes to ensure the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of the dataset remain best in class
- Adhere to, and promoting, the business definitions and documenting transformations of data through data flows
- Create management reports on the overall performance of the underlying teams
- Understand impact and relevancy of data sources and data collection processes available in industry with an aim to improve core data offerings
- Collaborate across sub functional teams to identify further opportunities to improve the core tenet of data services
- Demonstrate subject matter expert (SME) for the dataset, supporting internal (including sales teams) and external (including clients) stakeholders in gaining an understanding of internal processes concerning data management
- Provide support to Research Insights, Product & Marketing Groups, etc., to ensure all related publications and content are delivered according to guidelines and deadlines
- Identify areas of improvement for data management organization globally
- Hiring and Performance Management
- Uphold and encourage adoption of Preqin’s company values and company policies
What you’ll bring to us:
- At least 5 years of relevant working experience in financial data services/alternative assets required , with additional 1-2 years of leadership experience in a people management role
- Prior Management and leadership experience is key for the role including remote management
- Relevant experience supporting a senior manager is a must
- Proven track record of excellent operational management abilities - exhibiting persistence, patience, and a keen eye for detail within a well-respected data company
- Experience introducing and tracking Key Performance Indicators and other performance metrics
- Hands on, motivational and entrepreneurial leader with the demonstrated professionalism to lead the team
- Prior experience in collaborating across functions to execute on requirements is a must
- Ability and enthusiasm to work as part of a team and independently to achieve business and individual goals
- Proactive approach to identifying and investigating anomalies, as well as a desire develop and rationalize solutions
- Proven Project Management skills including workflow design is preferred
- Strong time management and prioritization skills
- Demonstrated communications skills with experience working with high level executives.
- Knowledge of business intelligence systems such as QlikSense/Tableau/Power BI, etc as a consumer to direct teams on valuable reports is a must
Why join us?
About Us
You will be joining the world’s leading data and insights provider for the alternative assets market. We empower the global financial community with critical information and leading analytics solutions to help them make faster and smarter investment decisions, and to make them with confidence. A forward-thinking company, we lead our industry through innovation. We trust in the power of data, and we use it to increase transparency in alternatives. We believe that access to information leads to more investment in the ideas and infrastructure that build strong communities.
Our Culture
We centre our culture in our teams members growth, sparking their curiosity and fuelling their career adventures. We celebrate and recognise contribution, high performance and strong collaborative behaviours. We’re building and growing our learning programs, frameworks and tools to help people thrive and it's an exciting time to join us. We support our internal communities and donate our time, knowledge and support to the communities that surround our offices globally.
Equal opportunities
Preqin is an equal opportunity employer, with diversity at the heart of our business. It is the policy of Preqin to ensure equal employment and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, socioeconomic status, political affiliation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
