Senior Data Consultant

Morningstar; Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Equal opportunity employer

Benefits package

Job summary

Morningstar is seeking a (Senior) Data Consultant / Data Relationship Manager based in Mumbai to champion Morningstar data capabilities in India. You will manage relationships with Indian fund companies, promote data offerings locally, and collaborate with global teams to tailor Morningstar's value proposition to the Indian market.

The role requires 5–7 years of experience, a finance/economics degree, and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and excellent communication能力.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with Indian fund companies and third-party administrators.
• Act as subject matter expert on Morningstar data capabilities and processes.
• Collaborate with global Data teams to align priorities with local requirements.
• Support prospect discovery, lead generation, and client inquiries.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or economics

Tools

MS Office

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Group:

Morningstar provides independent analysis on individual securities, funds, markets, and portfolios. Morningstar also provides data on hundreds of thousands of investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on millions of equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar is one of the largest independent sources of fund, equity, and credit data and research in the world, and our advocacy for investors’ interests is the foundation of our company.

The Role:

Morningstar Managed Investment Data Team seeks a (Senior) Data Consultant / Data Relationship Manager to champion Morningstar data capabilities in India. The employee will represent Morningstar’s data capabilities to clients and industry groups and return the voice of the local market back to the global and central teams. In this role you are responsible for identifying new data opportunities and will collaborate with teams across the company to define and execute upon Morningstar’s unique value proposition in response to industry trends. The (Senior) Data Consultant / Data Relationship Manager plays a significant role in ensuring that Morningstar’s offering in the managed investments space exceeds industry expectations. The managed investments space includes, but is not limited to, Managed Funds, Insurance funds, ETF’s, Separate Accounts, Models, and other emerging investment vehicles and marketplaces. All data sets including returns, portfolio and ESG data are within the scope of this role. The position will be based in Mumbai, India, and report to the Data Director, Managed Investment Data - Asia Pacific.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with Indian fund companies and third-party administrators.
• Visit fund companies and providers to set up acquisition channels as well as acting as a point of escalation when such channels are failing.
• Data expert on investment data points, processes, methodologies, calculations & different fund structures.
• Promote Morningstar data at a local level to internal & external clients.
• Produce materials to assist retaining & obtaining business.
• Partner with sales, product & support teams on the prospect discovery process & lead generation and serve as the subject matter expert to address data inquiries.
• Collaborate with members of the Global Data teams to align priorities based upon local business requirements.
• Conduct business analysis & manage projects focused on enhancing our database in order to meet changes in our industry and client’s needs.
• Bring back voice of client for data or process enhancement.
• Monitor competitor behavior, trends and services in order that Morningstar are well placed to act on any opportunities that may arise.
• Monitor local asset management industry trends, regulatory movements, and transform them into implications to Morningstar data business.

Requirements

• Candidates should have a strong interest in the investment world, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication skills.
• A minimum of 5-7 years of experience, with demonstrated ability to foster successful external relationships with asset managers, regulator, and third-party data providers.
• Solid understanding of the Indian investment management industry and passionate about investment data.
• Expertise in Morningstar managed investment data, methodology, processes and quality.
• Ability to demonstrate client centric approach.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong learning ability; interested to learn the complex structure of numerous investment vehicles.
• Self‑motivated, independent, strong organizational and problem‑solving skills.
• A bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, or equivalent is required.
• Excellent capabilities with MS office and Advance Microsoft Excel is required.
• Previous experience in Portfolio Management Services (PMS), Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) and relationship management role is highly preferred.
• Prior experience in Morningstar products and services is a plus.

Morningstar is an equal opportunity employer.

Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week.

A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.

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Company overview

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