Job Description
Purpose of role:
The successful candidate will play a key role in Data solution design activities on behalf of the Chief Data Office, ensuring that Data is considered as a key enabler at the very heart of any solution designs and operating models created.
The Solution Partner leads engagements with, and acts as the key point of contact for business customers both to support BAU and change initiatives on behalf of Data Solution and CDO. She / He is expected to build a close working relationship and deep understanding of the business activities, business priorities, and data sets they consume and create. They will work with and support the business to adopt strategic data capabilities, comply with data policies, and deliver value through Data Solutions.
The ideal candidate has an up-to-date understanding of relevant Private Markets (Real Estate Equity / Private Credit) asset classes, investment products; understands asset management capabilities, data domains, data models, familiar with the vendor / service provider landscape within the industry, understands ESG data concepts and their application in investment product designs.
Principal accountabilities:
- Work with our customer stakeholders to understand their business goals, challenges, and priorities.
- Collaborate with Business Change, CDO Team, Technology, and Operations partners to ensure end-to-end solution design utilizes strategic data capabilities in compliance with applicable Data policies.
- Balance effective design with deployment of strategic / tactical components to suit each scenario.
- Work with Data Operations and Marketplace teams to ensure designs are scalable, repeatable, sustainable, and fully supported in a BAU environment.
- Deliver and oversee the delivery of analysis artifacts including user stories, data flows, service descriptions, high-level solution designs.
- Estimate the time required to design and deliver new data solutions.
- Develop appropriate data controls as part of user stories.
- Play an active role in delivering Data strategy, driving adoption of the Marketplace and core data capabilities, and guiding users to compliant solutions.
- Manage stakeholders effectively, facilitating engagement between Real Assets and other parts of the firm, including CDO, Technology, Change, Risk, and Product teams.
Experience & Knowledge
- Experience working on Data projects within the Asset Management Industry.
- Good understanding of asset classes, products, data vendors, methodologies, technologies, and data domains in Asset Management.
- Collaborative approach with developers, architects, the CDO team, and subject matter experts to establish facts and ensure clear communication of requirements.
- Experience in business development activities, including measuring adoption of services and products.
- Aptitude for analysis and requirements gathering.
- Experience designing data solutions, including data architecture, flows, controls, and services.
- Understanding of data governance concepts, including data domains, ownership, stewardship, and standards.
- Knowledge of Data Quality dimensions, defining DQ rules, metrics, validation processes, and dashboards.
- Experience running workshops with diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to handle complex queries and situations.
- Accountability, adaptability, and a proactive approach.
- Ability to work efficiently against deadlines while maintaining quality.
- Analytical skills to map data flows and movement at attribute level across processes.
- Interest and enthusiasm for data-related business and technology topics.
- Motivated to promote a data-led approach to creating business value.
- Resilience to project challenges with a positive, delivery-focused attitude.
- Ownership and self-management skills.
- Experience managing diverse stakeholders and building relationships.
- Teamwork in flexible, collaborative environments.
- Structured problem-solving approach.
- Strong communication skills, especially in synthesis and logical expression.
- Strategic and commercial awareness.