Senior Business Data Analyst, M&G
12 Month Fixed-Term Contract
International savings and investments company
Job no longer available
International savings and investments company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help people manage and grow their savings and investments, responsibly.
Role
Who you are
- Experience of business requirements gathering and translation into lower level technical data requirements
- Data exploration and analytical skills, that enable you to solve new problems and understand existing software through investigation
- Experienced on large delivery programs
- Excellent attention to detail, focus on delivering work to a high standard, and ability to work efficiently to project deadlines
- Proactivity and be a self-starter who can manage their own workload and work as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Ability to manage multiple deliverables with inter-related dependencies and meet deadlines
- Strong desire to deliver quality outcomes
- Good understanding of the components of Investment Data (Transactions, Positions, Instrument T&Cs, etc)
- Good understanding the agile delivery methodology
- Good understanding of Data Governance principles
What the job involves
- The Investment Data Platform is a key part of M&G data capability
- The team continues to develop the platform to meet the growing demands of M&G Investment teams, Clients and the Regulators
- This dynamic team combines data expertise, Analysis and Engineering
- The team develops capabilities across the Investment Management process and looks to enable insights and analytics to be created including Sustainability, Public and Private assets and more broadly into Research and Regulatory capability
- We are seeking a Data Analyst with asset management domain knowledge to be involved in the design and development of a cloud native Investment Data platform within a team delivering software using agile methodologies
- Your key priorities will be to progress a market leading Investment Data Platform to meet increased demands within the M&G’s Sustainability programme
- Working with business stakeholders, project teams and software delivery teams to establish data requirements as part of sustainability data technology solutions
- Supporting the development of the Investment Data Platform sustainability data capabilities by contributing to the design and delivery of data sets that are approached with a “capability first” mindset and align with Data Governance policy
- Build strong working relationships with business functions to ensure timely delivery of sustainability data that meet the requirements across the investment management process, client servicing and to meet regulations
- Work with stakeholders and technology delivery teams to strengthen data management and quality processes across data collection, transformation and reporting
- Support the development of sustainability data related procedures and guidelines to be at the forefront of best practice
- Part of a team with a strong sense of product ownership and commitment to build scalable, extensible and robust software
- Delivering outcomes that are clearly defined, using discretion over how to achieve them
- Making suggestions for improvements to the work of the team, based on previous experience and knowledge of similar situations
- Developing complete solutions to the end consumer by participating in a cross functional team comprising of requirements gathering, data modelling, data integration, software engineering, testing and release oversight
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders across the Business, Investment Data Services and other teams across Investments Technology
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Otta's take
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
Established through a merger with Prudential's UK and Europe operation in 2017, M&G has emerged as a leading savings and investment company. Combining five prominent brands under one umbrella - M&G Real Estate, M&G Investments, Pru, M&G Wealth, and Infracaptial - the company boasts a robust global financial services operation.
M&G's commitment to enhancing its platform's offerings is evident through substantial investments in service and support infrastructure. Innovations such as deep back-office integration, cloud-based customer relationship management tools, and e-signature software underscore the company's dedication to providing top-notch solutions.
Catering to a diverse clientele ranging from individuals to major enterprises, M&G continues to expand its international presence. The company's strategic focus on diversifying its thematic range and leveraging advancements in AI and Big Data reflects its proactive approach to capitalizing on emerging opportunities. Through new hires and a forward-thinking mindset, M&G is poised to maintain its position as a key player in the ever-evolving landscape of savings and investment.
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Company benefits
- 8% non-contributory pension plus up to 5% matching
- Life Assurance & Death in Service
- Support, feedback and development programmes to help you reach your full potential
- Flexible culture and ways of working
- Focus on health & wellbeing
- 30 days holiday as standard (excluding bank holidays), with the ability to purchase an additional 5 days
- Time off when you need it includes carer's leave, faith leave, grandparent leave and career breaks
- New parents receive up to 26 weeks of full pay while on leave
- 4-week back-to-work transition for new parents: work 80% of your contractual hours, be paid for 100%
- New parents can take family leave in flexible blocks within the first year of birth/adaoption
Company values
- Care : We act with care – treating customers, clients and colleagues with the same level of respect we would expect for ourselves. And we invest with care, making choices for the long term
- Integrity: We empower our people at M&G to do the right thing, honouring our commitments to others and acting with conviction. Our business is built on trust and we don’t take that lightly
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
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Founders
Andrea Rossi
(CEO, not founder)Co-Founder & Director at REsustain. Former CEO of AXA, and was an FC Girondins de Bordeaux Board Member.
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