Associate Reference Data Security Master Investment Management

Recruiting Resources, Inc.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruiting Resources, Inc. is partnering with a leading global investment management firm to hire an Associate for Reference Data / Security Master Data in its Investment Operations team.

This role focuses on maintaining security master and investment reference data supporting trading, accounting, risk management, and reporting across fixed income, private credit, and structured products. You will collaborate with portfolio managers, traders, operations, and technology teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 3–6+ years in investment operations, security master, reference data, asset servicing, or similar.
• Experience with fixed income, private credit, or structured products preferred.
• Ability to interpret investment documents and extract key security information.
• Strong understanding of investment operations and security lifecycle.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain securities across internal investment platforms.
• Review legal and credit documentation to extract and validate key security terms.
• Maintain accurate security reference data across multiple investment systems.
• Partner with investment, trading, operations, and technology teams on new security onboarding and data issue resolution.
• Perform reconciliations and data quality reviews for accurate investment reporting.
• Support system enhancements, testing, and process improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation, controls, and efficiency.
• Participate in projects to enhance security master and reference data processes.

Skills

Investment Operations

Reference Data

Security Master Data

Data Validation

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Everest

VPM

Thinkfolio

PAM

Markit EDM

Bloomberg

Job description

Associate – Reference Data / Security Master Data

We are partnering with a leading global investment management firm to identify an Associate – Reference Data / Security Master Data for its growing Investment Operations team. This is an exciting opportunity for an operations professional who enjoys working with complex financial products, solving data challenges, and partnering with investment teams across the business.

This role is focused on maintaining the accuracy and integrity of security master and investment reference data that supports trading, accounting, risk management, and reporting. You'll work with a wide range of fixed income, private credit, and structured products while collaborating with portfolio managers, traders, operations, and technology teams to ensure high-quality investment data.

What You’ll Do

• Set up and maintain securities across internal investment platforms.
• Review legal and credit documentation to extract and validate key security terms.
• Maintain accurate security reference data across multiple investment systems.
• Partner with investment, trading, operations, and technology teams to support new security onboarding and resolve data issues.
• Perform reconciliations and data quality reviews to ensure accurate investment reporting.
• Support system enhancements, testing, and process improvement initiatives.
• Help identify opportunities to improve automation, strengthen controls, and increase operational efficiency.
• Participate in projects that enhance security master and reference data processes across the organization.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 3–6+ years of experience in investment operations, security master, reference data, asset servicing, or a similar function.
• Experience supporting fixed income, private credit, or structured products.
• Ability to interpret legal or governing investment documents and extract key security information.
• Strong understanding of investment operations and the security lifecycle.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and analytical abilities.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with mortgage-backed or other structured products.
• Familiarity with investment platforms such as Everest, VPM, Thinkfolio, PAM, Markit EDM, or similar systems.
• Exposure to Bloomberg or other market data providers.
• Experience supporting insurance investment platforms or institutional asset management.
• Participation in system implementations, process improvements, or data governance initiatives.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly respected investment organization where you'll work alongside experienced professionals, gain exposure to sophisticated investment products, and play an important role in supporting critical investment operations.

If you're interested in learning more about this opportunity, we'd welcome the chance to have a confidential conversation.