S&P Global Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Technical Lead Systems Analyst in London

Role Description - S&P Global Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Technical Lead

Company Overview

Alliance Bernstein is a leading global investment management firm committed to delivering better outcomes for its clients. With a diverse network of perspectives, we design innovative solutions tailored to meet investors’ unique needs. Our collaborative culture empowers everyone to become their best selves and we act responsibly in both our actions and investments.

Department

The Operations Technology team sits at the heart of Alliance Bernstein’s overall workflow, providing the technology backbone for critical operations—from trade routing and portfolio accounting to reconciliation and reporting. The department also owns and manages Security Master – ensuring that accurate security data flows into trading and accounting systems and its Pricing Master (EPM) system, the central source of daily pricing information.

Alliance Bernstein uses S&P Global Enterprise Data Management (formerly IHS Markit EDM or CADIS), as its security master – the central platform for managing all security reference data. This system serves as the firm’s single, trusted source of information (a “golden copy”) for every financial instrument, consolidating data from multiple market vendors (e.g. Bloomberg, DirectBooks) and internal sources and aggregating data from approximately 30 business systems. S&P Global EDM automatically validates and enriches security attributes (e.g. identifiers, classifications, ratings) to ensure high data quality, with built-in checks that compare and update data against vendor feeds, flagging any discrepancies for review. The platform then distributes up-to-date security data to key front, middle, and back-office systems – including trading, portfolio management, and accounting applications – so that all teams operate with consistent, accurate information. This supports efficient trade processing, accurate portfolio valuation, compliance reporting, and smooth investment operations across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• The successful applicant will be responsible for the direct ownership of the AB Security Master and managing an existing team of offshore developers in Vietnam.
• Delegating tasks to appropriately skilled team members, setting clear deadlines.
• They will coordinate new requests with the business and provide technical specifications for the development team whilst also developing new features themselves.
• Analyse and create new and modify existing data workflows.
• They will also need to oversee and help the support team with system and data issues.
• Occasional out of hours on call urgent production system support is sometimes required.
• Attend senior business stakeholder meetings.
• Coordinate work with other Technical teams and the business.

Skills and Experience Required

• Mid to High Level Developer experience of developing a S&P Global EDM based system.
• Some team leading or management experience.
• Experience of supporting Internal clients.
• Financial industry experience with a good knowledge of financial instruments.
• Willingness to work with offshore teams.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Logical and analytical approach to problem-solving.
• Take ownership of tasks and collaborate effectively.
• 3-4 years of S&P Global EDM.
• Working with Microsoft SQL Server databases (2019 or newer).
• Working with BMC Control M or similar job scheduler.
• Experience with JIRA, SharePoint and ServiceNow a plus.
• Strong data analytical and problem-solving skills required.

Company Background: Experience with mid-sized companies preferred.

Location: London, UK