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Royal Bank of Canada; Putrajaya; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking an experienced professional to oversee SDS Operations in Malaysia. Responsibilities include leading a team managing Securities Reference Data and ensuring data quality and compliance. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in Security Reference Data within financial institutions and be proficient with Bloomberg Data. This full-time role offers a structured working environment with a significant emphasis on leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Solid industry and market experience.
• Experience with fixed income, equity, derivatives, currency & commodities.
• Proficient in Bloomberg Data.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and leads the SDS Ops Team responsible for Securities data.
• Ensures timely and accurate security set ups and data updates.
• Addresses data quality issues, especially time-sensitive requests.

Skills

Advanced problem solving

Strong team management and leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Flexibility and agility to meet tight deadlines

Growth mindset

Education

3+ years of experience with Security Reference data

Tools

Bloomberg Data and Terminal

MS Office

Data querying tools

Job description

Overview

Global SDS Ops is responsible for the creation and maintenance of Securities Reference Data in the repositories that feed to downstream data consumers accurately and timely within SLAs. Monitoring, assessing and addressing data quality issues on all securities data related matters. The role is to oversee SDS Operations in Malaysia working hours to bridge both APAC and Europe activities with 12pm start.

Ensuring consistent standardized best practices are followed across all regions. Driving continuous improvement in our data management processes. Ensuring our operations are both agile and robust, thereby underpinning our strategic initiatives.

Working Hours: 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Responsibilities

• Charged with overseeing and leading the SDS Ops Team in Malaysia who are responsible for the creation and maintenance of Securities data across multiple platforms.
• Ensuring security set ups and data updates are actioned accurately and timely.
• Responsibility for addressing day‑to‑day data quality issues that arise, requests are often time‑sensitive and bespoke in nature.
• SDS Ops Team actions on exception and recon reports per controls cadence.
• Build and grow SDS Team members to be SMEs and support the global function.
• Product champion and SME for all security reference data‑related matters, providing indispensable knowledge and support.

Qualifications

• Solid industry and market experience.
• 3+ years of experience with Security Reference data across different product types (fixed income, equity, derivatives, currency & commodities) within an established financial institution, investment bank or fund‑managed organization.
• Proficient in Bloomberg Data and Terminal.

Key Skills

• Advanced problem solving, analytical and decision‑making skills.
• Strong team management, leadership and coaching skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Flexible, and agile to meet tight deadlines.
• Growth mindset and ability to adapt to change quickly and find opportunities for efficiencies.
• Focused, organized and capable to multi‑task through to execution in a complex and fast‑paced environment.
• Accountable for the team and ability to make firm decisions in ambiguous situations.
• Technical: extract, query and analyze significantly large data. Experience with Bloomberg and Reuters data (pricing, corporate actions, reference data).
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Working knowledge of data querying tools.

Job Skills Overview

• Capital Markets, Customer Service, Customer Service Management, Data Analysis, Data Management, Data Quality, Decision Making, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Investment Performance Measurement, Operational Delivery, Process Improvements, Risk Management, Time Management, Treasury Management

Additional Job Details

Address: PERSIARAN IRC 2, IOI RESORT CITY IOI CITY TOWER ONE: PUTRAJAYA City: Putrajaya Country: Malaysia

Work hours/week: 40

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-11-17

Application Deadline: 2025-12-31

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above.

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