Senior Reference Data Consultant - IB (Hybrid London)

Delta-Capita; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Capita is seeking an experienced Senior Business Data Consultant to support a major reference data and data quality programme within a leading investment banking environment. This role involves working with a Programme Manager to analyse and document client data quality issues across multiple asset classes, with a focus on data investigation, root cause analysis, and remediation strategy definition.

Ideal candidates will document issues, map data flows, perform root cause analysis,

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data or business analysis within investment banking / capital markets.
• Strong understanding of client reference data and data lifecycle.
• Experience working across multiple FIC asset classes.
• Strong data literacy (SQL, data structures, data modelling concepts).
• Proven ability to analyse complex data issues end-to-end.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
• Experience with data governance, data quality frameworks, or MDM is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Systematically documenting and analysing client reference data quality issues.
• Mapping data flows, sources, and ownership across asset classes (credit, rates, FX, etc.).
• Performing root cause analysis (technology, process, governance, ownership gaps).
• Maintaining structured data issue logs with impact assessments and recommendations.
• Supporting the development of remediation roadmaps and prioritisation frameworks.
• Collaborating with business stakeholders and technical teams to validate findings.
• Contributing to data readiness initiatives (including AI-related use cases).
• Producing clear documentation (issue logs, data dictionaries, process flows, reports).

Job description

Delta Capita is seeking an experienced Senior Business Data Consultant to support a major reference data and data quality programme within a leading investment banking environment. This role involves working with a Programme Manager to analyse and document client data quality issues across multiple asset classes, with a focus on data investigation, root cause analysis, and remediation strategy definition.

Ideal candidates will document issues, map data flows, perform root cause analysis,