Job Description
Provide oversight on the outsourced Reference Data team at the Bank of New York with particular focus on effecting improvements. Own and monitor order and trade execution routing, optimising STP rates. This is a part-time, fixed-term contract (FTC) position for a duration of six months, working three days per week.
Main Purpose
Provide oversight on the outsourced Reference Data team at the Bank of New York, focusing on improving processes and ensuring data integrity across security, account, legal entity, fund, and execution data.
Responsibilities
- Maintain the integrity around security, account, legal entity, fund and execution data and act as a point person for all enhancements to current processes.
- Review charge rule set‑ups to ensure the efficient settlement of trades.
- Ensure due process is conducted on data requests and is compliant with internal and external controls and audit.
- Provide oversight of outsourced Reference Data function.
- Initiate and ensure completion of technical set‑up for new funds and managed accounts.
- Work with IT Operations to automate and maintain secure file delivery via sFTP and email.
- Highlight potential problems or delays to senior management.
- Manage and execute BAU projects where day‑to‑day functions allow.
Key Skills & Experience
- Strong academics; educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Proven experience in Trade Operations within an investment management firm, investment bank or hedge fund.
- Knowledge of the Reference Data environment across a breadth of investment products.
- Understanding of financial markets.
- Experience using Excel and Bloomberg.
- Self‑motivated and responsive to a constantly changing environment.
- Strong communication skills, with the credibility and confidence to influence and bring people together from various groups and levels.
- A clear thinker with the ability to learn and absorb concepts quickly.
Inclusion, Work‑Life Balance and Benefits at Man Group
You’ll thrive in an environment that champions equality of opportunity and where inclusion is fundamental to our culture and values. You’ll have opportunities to grow, develop your talents and help foster an inclusive environment across the firm and industry. Benefits include competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long‑term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long‑service leave. Depending on location, additional benefits may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and pet insurance.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Man Group provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and all employees without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, age or any other legally protected category or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
Man Group is a Disability Confident and Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact us.
