Team Leader - Index Data & Projects

Bloomberg; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Team Leader for Index Data & Projects. This role involves overseeing a talented team, ensuring the quality and efficiency of data management processes for regulated benchmarks. You will work with diverse data sets to create a Golden Source repository, driving innovative solutions that enhance operational efficiency. If you have a passion for data and leadership experience in the financial sector, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Flexible Working Hours

Professional Development Opportunities

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• 3+ years of leadership experience in financial services.
• Strong understanding of data management and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team for data acquisition and quality control.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop data frameworks.

Skills

Leadership Experience

Data Management Principles

Project Management

Data Analysis

Team Management

Python Programming

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Related Field

Relevant Certifications

Tools

Databases

Data Modelling Tools

Job description

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Bloomberg runs on data. Our products are fueled by powerful information. We combine data and context to paint the whole picture for our clients, around the clock – from around the world. In Data, we are responsible for delivering this data, news and analytics through innovative technology - quickly and accurately. We apply problem-solving skills to identify innovative workflow efficiencies, and we implement technology solutions to enhance our systems, products, and processes - all while providing customer support to our clients.

Our Team

Our beta/benchmark platform, Bloomberg Index Services Ltd (BISL) is an outstanding provider of fixed income, inflation-linked, and swaps indices offering unmatched market coverage and a full suite of customized client solutions for benchmarking and informational needs. The BISL platform also includes a diverse family of alpha generating strategy indices that offer quick and easy access to out-performance sources and a quantitative way to express investment strategies, in markets that would otherwise be difficult to access. Index products are available across multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income, FX, commodities, derivatives, and alternative investments.

Our beta/benchmark platform, Bloomberg Index Services Ltd (BISL) is an outstanding provider of indices offering unmatched market coverage and a full suite of customized client solutions for benchmarking and informational needs. The BISL platform also includes a diverse family of alpha generating strategy indices that offer quick and easy access to out-performance sources and a quantitative way to express investment strategies, in markets that would otherwise be difficult to access. Index products are available across multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income, FX, commodities, derivatives, and alternative investments.

As a Team Leader in Index Data and Projects analyst you will be overseeing a group of index analysts focusing on the management of data for use in regulated benchmarks administered by Bloomberg Index Services Ltd (BISL). You will be working with new and existing, varied and complex data sets to contribute towards building a Golden Source repository of data for use in indices.

We'll Trust You To

• Manage a team of individuals responsible for the daily production processes for the acquisition and quality control of all datasets
• Work alongside business stakeholders to develop data assessment frameworks, data management best practices and policies;
• Collaborate globally with internal stakeholders, such as Product, Sales, and Engineering, to help ensure BISL is meeting the needs of its clients
• Drive projects to rationalize, cleanse or migrate existing data sets; and to
• Create proposals for derived data sets and overlays in accordance with requirements of BISL proprietary benchmark methodologies.
• Oversee the onboarding of data, implementing index data quality assurance processes for operational and index back-testing requirements and to satisfy BISL’s data sufficiency and control framework obligations under UK BMR regulation.
• Design and operate business intelligence processes to assess the ongoing health and functioning of our data environment and manage any subsequent coordination with internal and external data providers.
• Demonstrate strong domain knowledge in systematic data analysis and the ability to coordinate with multi-disciplinary and regional teams.
  
  

You’ll Need To Have

• Please note we use years of experience as a guide but we certainly will consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary for the role.
• 3+ years of direct or indirect leadership experience - eg leading projects, mentoring people, etc..
• 3+ years of work experience in the financial services industry, including exchanges, market data providers or financial institutions
• Experience in data management principles and technologies - data modelling, data analysis, statistics, and data integration
• Effective local and remote team management (talent development, evaluations, hiring, training, oversight of performance and competence)
• Project management - planning, stakeholder, tracking, PI or other delivery process
• Experience in, and conceptual understanding of, managing and analysing large and complex data sets (assessment, QC checks & overrides, third party management, due diligence)
• Experience of devising and implementing standards, guidelines, and policy for data
• Solid understanding and experience in of databases & database technologies and scripting & tooling for efficient interrogation
• Knowledge of indices, index regulation or systematic products
• Translation of research and analysis into implementable technical requirements and specifications
• Ability to drive and oversee multiple parallel projects and deadlines.
  
  

We’d Love To See

• Python or other useful programming knowledge (for data manipulation)
• Understanding the role of and requirements of a Production/Operations team (index or IT)
  
  

Does this sound like you?

Apply if you think we're a good match. We'll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

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