Assistant Director, Data Standards

ISDA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement with employer match

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Generous paid time off

Maternity and paternity leave

Job summary

A financial services association is seeking an Assistant Director for Data Standards in New York. You will lead working groups and support the FpML standard's development. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in Information Architecture and experience with financial data exchange standards. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in Information Architecture.
• Proficiency with XML, schema development and modeling tools.
• Experience with OTC derivatives products.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage industry working groups.
• Support the development of the FpML standard.
• Provide technical support to ISDA membership.

Skills

Information architecture

XML and schema development

Communication skills

Business analysis

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

oXygen

XML Spy

SVN

Git

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$120,000.00/yr - $130,000.00/yr

Job Title: Assistant Director, Data Standards

Information Architect and XML Schema Developer

Reports to: Director, Data Standards

Location: New York

Job purpose

ISDA are actively recruiting a new information architect to help lead and extend the traditional scope of the ISDA FpML data standard. With recent closer integration of ISDA’s Data & Digital Solutions, ISDA are looking for an information architect who can offer fungible core digital capabilities and skills, which can be leveraged across FpML, Digital Regulatory Reporting (DRR) and the Common Domain Model (CDM).

The role will primarily focus on ensuring that FpML is maintained, with member issues addressed, as well as running the relevant working sessions for the FpML community, initially under the guidance and direction of the Director, Data Standards.

The information architect would be expected to help contribute to new CDM technical capabilities and features - and raise broader awareness of the significant benefits that FpML (community knowledge & experiences) can bring to other initiatives within the ISDA digital ecosystem.

ISDA is looking for an Assistant Director-level information architect with experience developing financial data exchange standards. The ideal candidate will have industry based FpML experience or other financial XML schemas, and good working knowledge of OTC derivatives products and financial trading platforms. This is a high-profile, front-of-house position with the opportunity to work with a variety of industry experts.

Duties and responsibilities

• Lead and manage industry working groups, including developing and presenting technical proposals
• Support the development of the FpML standard, including schema design and development
• As part of the FpML area, contribute to the publication of FpML Specifications and associated documentation
• Provide technical support and answer queries from the ISDA membership and FpML community
• Translate legal and market infrastructure business requirements (from ISDA Legal & Derivative Product & Infrastructure teams) into technical specifications
• Maintain FpML coding schemes and ISDA reference data
• Teach FpML through ISDA training courses and conferences
• Participate in ISDA’s Digital Strategy initiatives, including MyLibrary and especially ISDA CDM/DRR, with a view to generating greater cohesion and synergy where possible

Skills and Experience

• 5 years of Information Architecture. Proficiency with XML, schema development, XML editing and modeling tools (oXygen, XML Spy).
• Ideally but not mandatory: 5 years of experience with Financial Product Markup Language (FpML), or in-house financial XML schemas. The candidate would be familiar with the FpML schema, including Views. Reading FpML examples, troubleshooting, validating, developing FpML files from scratch should be second nature to you
• 5 years of experience with OTC derivatives products in one or more asset classes (e.g. Interest Rates, Equity, Commodities, FX, Credit)
• Experience with industry standards including FpML, FIX, ISO 20022 are a plus
• Experience, knowledge, and an interest in ISDA CDM and DRR would be advantageous
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are a must. The successful candidate will run industry meetings and will be responsible for preparing the agenda and materials, writing meeting minutes. You will lead complex discussions and are expected to articulate often complex technical information, verbally and in writing
• You are highly organized, with a keen attention to details
• Strong business analysis skills with the ability to understand, capture, document, and translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Scripting tools development (batch files), SVN, Git, or similar version control system
• Exposure to and skill with XSLT and/or XQuery would be a highly desirable.
• Some exposure to RESTful APIs would be helpful.
• Strong attention to detail essential.
• Ability to influence without authority and interact credibly with all levels of the organization internally and externally with members and/or other stakeholders.
• Excellent relationship-building skills.

About ISDA

Since 1985, ISDA has worked to make the global derivatives markets safer and more efficient. Today, ISDA has more than 980 member institutions from 78 countries. These members comprise a broad range of derivatives market participants, including corporations, investment managers, government and supranational entities, insurance companies, energy and commodities firms, and international and regional banks. In addition to market participants, members also include key components of the derivatives market infrastructure, such as exchanges, intermediaries, clearing houses and repositories, as well as law firms, accounting firms and other service providers. Information about ISDA and its activities is available on the Association’s website: https://www.isda.org/ . Follow us on Twitter @ISDA.

ISDA offers a great work environment, with competitive salaries and excellent benefits.

• Retirement – with employer match
• Life, disability, and accident insurance
• Medical, dental and vision coverage offered at little to no cost to employees and dependents
• Generous paid time off
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Pre and post-tax commuter spending accounts
• Education – ISDA offers a yearly training calendar across all offices
• Company and office social events

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Information Technology

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