Let's begin! Asst Dir-Modeling Operations (9523)

Moody's Investors Service; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking an Assistant Director for Data Operations in Edinburgh. The role involves managing automated workflows, ensuring quality assurance of market data, and collaborating with quantitative analysts and developers. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical background and experience in financial services, with proficiency in Python, SQL, and Excel. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to high-profile client services and improve operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Degree in an analytical or business-related discipline.
• Experience of analyzing time-series data.
• Experience delivering market data-based services.

Responsibilities

• Configure and execute automated workflows for SG-based services.
• Quality assurance and validation of market data.
• Develop and maintain internal workflow processes.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Degree (2:1 or higher)

Financial Services Qualification

Tools

Python

SQL

VBA

MS Excel

LSEG Eikon

DataStream

Bloomberg

Job description

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today's risks into tomorrow's opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are-with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways.

If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.

The Assistant Director (Data Operations) role will involve working as part of a small team that performs a variety of operational and data collection, management and quality-assurance activities associated with the production of a large number of high-profile client services. These services are all related to the use of the Moody's Analytics Scenario Generator (SG). This market-leading software solution has a variety of applications in the insurance, wealth management and pensions sectors all of which involve the projection of a wide-range of economic and financial variables using stochastic models.

The Assistant Director (Data Operations) will help manage, configure and execute complex automated workflows designed in-house to deliver efficient and accurate services to our clients. A core part of the role is the quality assessment of the large and varied market data sets used the production of these services. This will often involve the ad-hoc analysis and sourcing of market data and the challenging/querying of suspect market data used in our services with various data providers. The role also involves working closely with quantitative analysts within the same team (the Modelling and Calibration Services team) who primarily focus on calibrating SG models using market data and a team of software developers who build and maintain the infrastructure used to deliver our services.

The role ideally requires an experienced market data analyst with proven service delivery skills in a demanding operations environment. A flexible approach to work scheduling is required with occasional out-of-hours / weekend work required during monthly service delivery cycles.

Responsibilities:

• Configure and execute complex automated workflows used in the production of SG-based client services.
• Quality assurance and validation of market data used in the production of SG-based client services.
• Contribute to maintenance and creation of new tools to improve operational efficiency on data manipulation (e.g. via Python/SQL/VBA)
• Sourcing market data using various third-party software solutions.
• Develop and maintain internal workflow processes and tools to automate service delivery.
• Quality assurance and user acceptance testing of our service delivery infrastructure.
• Contributing to data-based research projects related to the production of our SG services.

Qualifications:

The candidate will have a degree (2:1 or higher) preferably in an analytical or business-related discipline. A relevant financial services qualification (e.g. IMC, Assoc PRM, working towards CFA, etc.) is desirable.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Knowledge of financial service industries.
• Knowledge of financial and economic market data content.
• Experience of analysing time-series data.
• Experience of executing and delivering market data-based services in an operations environment.
• Experience using third-party market data vendor solutions (e.g. LSEG Eikon, DataStream, Workspace and Bloomberg).
• Proficient in MS Excel.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong team player who builds collaborative working relationships and readily shares knowledge.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver high-quality work to deadlines.
• Ability to demonstrate pro-active drive, customer focus and a desire to go the extra mile.

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge of financial mathematics and quantitative / statistical analysis.
• Knowledge of database management systems and Python/SQL query construction.
• Basic knowledge of software programming.
• Basic understanding of service management best practice and processes.

The Department / Team

Moody's Analytics provides financial intelligence and analytical tools supporting our clients' growth, efficiency and risk management objectives. The combination of our unparalleled expertise in risk, expansive information resources, and innovative application of technology, helps today's business leaders confidently navigate an evolving marketplace.

The Data Operations team is part of the Modelling and Calibration Services (MACS) group within the Insurance and Modelling Analytics function of Moody's Analytics ERS. The Edinburgh-based Data Operations team currently has four full-time employees with a broad range of academic and industry experience.

Moody's is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody's Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.