Data Operations Analyst (Permanent) in London

Credit Benchmark is a financial data analytics company bringing together the credit risk assessments of the world’s leading financial institutions to deliver greater visibility into the credit quality of individual entities. We are growing rapidly and are looking for a permanent, full time Data Operations Analyst to join our London Team. This role is based in our London office with hybrid working.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing organisation that builds a unique financial data service harnessing intelligence from some of the most prominent financial institutions around the world. Reporting to the Head of Client Operations, the ideal candidate will be a recent graduate, ready to start a career in the financial industry with an interest in credit risk and the broader financial markets. To succeed in this role, the candidate will bring a mix of innovative thinking, problem-solving, technical expertise, and strong relationship-building skills.

As a Data Operations Analyst, the candidate will:

• Be part of a busy and diverse team and will play a key part in maintaining and helping to develop our growing credit risk data service.
• Be responsible for overseeing our core data operations: from working with data contributors to ensuring quality and accuracy of data input & output, to managing the processing of complex datasets, and diving into such datasets to resolve problems and provide value-added analysis and customer support.
• Help to implement and optimize data-driven solutions and process enhancements that drive efficiency and innovation.
• Use technical expertise and analytical skills to solve complex data challenges and enable data-focused decision making within the team.
• Ownership and development of our data processing operations and data solutions: Identify, prioritise and resolve data quality issues and exceptions.
• Quality and execution of service: Partnership with our data contributors: build and manage professional client relationships, to ensure smooth running of the data aggregation process and effective handling, escalation and response to queries/issues.
• Working with other internal teams such as Sales, Analytics or Product to jointly respond to client queries, ad-hoc projects, or handle other internal projects, queries or developments.
• Develop and implement continuous improvements and solutions to operational processes, increasing accuracy and efficiency of data processing.

Demonstrate interest and knowledge in financial markets, the economy especially around credit risk. Have a University or College degree in Computer Science, Finance, Economics or similar degree in a field with a substantial numerical/quantitative component. Have prior experience working in a data processing role within an organisation or professional environment. Possess excellent administrative and project management skills to be able to manage workload priorities and effectively deliver to deadlines. Demonstrate Excel proficiency and familiarity with R, Python, and SQL for data analysis.

Hybrid working and flexibility: Healthy work/life balance. Holidays: Competitive holiday package. Private health Insurance cover + companywide wellbeing days. Pension: Opportunity to join company pension plan with financial education and support. Travel: Cycle to work scheme. Supportive environment and generous paid leave for new parents. Professional development opportunities through seminars, conferences, training and courses and internal mentorship. Community: Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

At Credit Benchmark, we are deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. This means celebrating who we are as individuals and as a team because our company and culture reflect the sum of our employees. We empower each other to bring our authentic selves to work and champion our colleagues’ development and achievements. Our diversity brings a multitude of perspectives and ideas and is imperative to the success of our business. We are dedicated to ensuring that principles of diversity, equity and inclusion are rooted in Credit Benchmark’s DNA. Credit Benchmark is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon any legally protected characteristic and are committed to fostering a working culture that is free of discrimination and harassment.

Credit Benchmark is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures and employment. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please let us know by contacting our HR team at careers@creditbenchmark.