Lead Business Systems Consultant, Core Data

Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO); Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A key asset management firm in Ontario is hiring a Lead Business Systems Consultant. This role involves enhancing data management capabilities and collaborating with IT verticals. Applicants should have over 10 years in technology applications and leadership experience in the investment industry. A strong understanding of data governance and investment workflows is essential for this position offered on a hybrid model.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in developing and supporting technology applications in asset management or investment industry.
• 2 years’ experience supporting software delivery projects in a leadership role.
• Experience in data onboarding across asset classes and instrument types.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with IT vertical leads and teams to refine and develop business and technical requirements.
• Lead core data applications implementations, operational enhancements, and systems upgrades.
• Provide guidance and carry-out business analysis, translating into technical specifications.

Skills

Business systems analysis

Data management

Project management

Investment workflows

Communication skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Eagle Pace

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure Platform

Job description

Lead Business Systems Consultant, Core Data

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At IMCO, our talent is among the best! IMCO offers a uniquely stimulating and rewarding environment where you can help build and drive organizational transformation, all while seeking to challenge yourself, learn, and grow your career.

We offer a culture of collaboration and passion, creating unwavering value for the clients we serve. Our vision is to be the partner of choice for Ontario’s public sector funds and build a high-performing, value-based Asset Management firm in the heart of downtown Toronto.

If you are ready to drive best-in-class service, and join a collaborative, motivated, and fun team of professionals, we’re ready to offer you a great place to work with exciting opportunities for growth and development.

If you want to use your expertise to drive strategic business outcomes, then we want you at IMCO!

IMCO is looking for a highly motivated Lead Business Systems Consultant to join our team!

As a senior member of the IT Investment Applications team, the Lead Business Systems Consultant will serve as a trusted partner to IT Verticals and their business counterparts in executing strategies to enhance automation and implement technologies that improve IMCO's data management capabilities. This role entails understanding organizational objectives, conducting thorough analyses, eliciting business and system requirements, designing detailed specifications, facilitating testing, implementing solutions, and supporting production operations. The primary responsibility of this position is to deliver value-added solutions while ensuring compliance with IMCO’s procedures and maintaining the supportability of all investment applications.

As a Member of Our Team, You Will be Responsible For :

• Collaborate with various IT vertical leads and teams to refine and develop business and technical requirements.
• Lead core data applications implementations, operational enhancements, and systems upgrades
• Lead planning and discussions with stakeholders to ensure full understanding of organizational objectives, priorities, and requirements
• Provide guidance and carry-out business analysis, and translate into technical specifications and solutions
• Partner with all stakeholders, including investment management, development, infrastructure, and third-party vendors, to develop solutions to support investment strategies and corporate objectives
• Oversee and lead detailed process mapping and document findings related to core data and operations
• Oversee and contribute to the improvement of core data team’s capabilities through systems and operational process enhancements
• Contribute to business cases for systems implementations, and participate in RFP and due diligence processes
• Manage enhancements of data access and integration with source systems in alignment with IMCO’s growth strategies
• Engage technology architects and other IT partners to determine dependencies and impact on the overall investment systems architecture
• Lead daily stand-ups, story walkthroughs, sprint planning, retrospectives, and other delivery ceremonies for the POD to assist team members in grooming business and technical requirements.
• Manage, design, and execute the testing process to ensure visibility, traceability, and quality of solutions
• Investigate root causes when issues arise, recommend changes, oversee execution, and maintain documentation
• Provide mentorship and coaching to junior team members
• Disseminate knowledge and information collaboratively with staff
• Conduct risk-benefits analyses in technical and non-technical language
• Design solutions with a forward-thinking approach to future opportunities in IMCO’s environment
• Ensure adherence to IMCO’s processes and procedures, with proper documentation and training
• Work to improve environment stability by maintaining production configurations
• Continuously improve service levels for all business users
• Understand operational risk and systems performance management
• Participate in Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity Planning

What do you need to succeed :

• 10+ years’ experience in developing and supporting technology applications in asset management or investment industry, with 8 years in business systems analysis or similar role
• 2 years’ experience supporting software delivery projects in a leadership role
• 5 years’ experience supporting data management for financial products and advisory services
• Undergraduate degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
• Experience supporting data onboarding across asset classes and instrument types
• Understanding of trading lifecycle, investment workflows, and operational processing
• Hands-on experience with data management, governance, MDM solutions, and data aggregation
• Knowledge of data governance principles, data quality management, data-in-transit, and data-at-rest concepts
• Experience with data onboarding, system integration, and documentation
• Ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams for data accuracy
• Practical knowledge of investment data flow, aggregation, and visualization
• Proficiency with reporting platforms, BI, and reporting tools
• Familiarity with investment policy statements
• Experience in project management, requirement analysis, solution design, planning, testing, and implementation
• Experience with system and data integration with book of record and custody platforms
• Knowledge of SDLC in agile and waterfall methodologies
• Excellent communication skills for technical and business audiences
• Knowledge of IT service management processes
• Experience with vendor management and audits
• Preferred certifications: CFA, FRM, CBAP, PMI-ACP, CSC, Lean, Six Sigma, PMP
• Experience with Eagle Pace, Databricks, Snowflake, Azure Platform

We thank all applicants; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Our hybrid work model offers flexibility, with offices at 16 York Street, Suite 2400, Toronto, ON M5J 0E6, fostering collaboration and growth.

IMCO is committed to accessibility and will provide accommodations during the recruitment process. Candidates will be subject to background screening.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Information Technology

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