Hybrid Data Operations Senior Associate

474 MS Services Group, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Prescription drug coverage

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health Savings Account

Parental leave

Paid time off

20 vacation days

401(k) plan

Job summary

Parametric, part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, is seeking an Operations Senior Associate to join the Data Operations team. You will oversee data quality, delivery of investment data, and support strategic initiatives across EDM and related data services, balancing daily tasks with firm-wide projects.

The role requires a Bachelor\’s degree in finance or related field, 5+ years in data analysis, and strong analytical and communication skills. Hybrid work with office 3 days a week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field.
• Strong background in market data and pricing data within the financial industry.
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in data analysis and data management best practice.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with cloud-based data stores a strong plus.
• Ability to learn quickly and work in a changing environment and under tight deadlines.
• Ability to independently manage personal timelines and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to successfully manage and coordinate simultaneous project deliverables across groups and teams.

Responsibilities

• Execute day-to-day activities within the Data Operations team related to Reference and Market Data, ensuring accurate and timely completion of operational responsibilities.
• Support the mastering and maintenance of critical investment data, including security master and reference data, across EDM, internal data services, and downstream systems.
• Support large-scale firmwide data initiatives focused on improving scalability, automation, data quality, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with business, technology, operations, risk, compliance, and investment stakeholders to understand data requirements, resolve issues, and support strategic platform initiatives.
• Support data onboarding, testing, validation, and implementation activities for new data sources, data elements, system enhancements, and data mastering processes.
• Support efficient and timely security master workflows, data alignment across internal systems, exception management, and downstream data distribution.
• Coordinate UAT, regression testing, production validation, and implementation readiness for EDM and related internal data services.
• Maintain strong controls, procedures, metrics, and escalation processes to support data accuracy, timeliness, and transparency.
• Balance daily production responsibilities with strategic initiatives, ensuring operational service levels are maintained while supporting broader firm goals.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce manual intervention, improve data quality, and enhance consistency across platforms.

Skills

Market data

Pricing data

Data analysis

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cloud data stores

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or related

Tools

EDM systems

Job description

Parametric, part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, is seeking an Operations Senior Associate to join the Data Operations team. You will oversee data quality, delivery of investment data, and support strategic initiatives across EDM and related data services, balancing daily tasks with firm-wide projects.

The role requires a Bachelor\’s degree in finance or related field, 5+ years in data analysis, and strong analytical and communication skills. Hybrid work with office 3 days a week.