Investment Data Analyst (Hybrid/Full Remote)

Oliver James Associates Ltd.; New York (NY); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading insurance company as an Investment Analyst, where you will leverage your analytical skills in a dynamic environment. You'll develop investment data architecture, manage dashboards, and collaborate with investment teams to optimize analytics and decision-making in asset management. This permanent position promises growth in a pivotal financial sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of development experience supporting investment/finance end-to-end system architecture.
• Proficient in programming languages: Python, R, MATLAB, C++ a plus.
• Creativity with strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support investment data architecture and analytics solutions.
• Manage interactive dashboards for portfolio monitoring and decision-making.
• Collaborate with various business units to deliver functionality.

Skills

Investment data & analytics

Programming expertise in MS SQL

Technical communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Understanding of capital markets

Job description

Leading insurance company is seeking a forward-thinking Investment Analyst to join their dynamic investment team. This is a high-impact role that goes beyond traditional analysis - blending data management, investment analytics, program management, digital product design, quantitative sciences and fostering collaboration between investment subject matter experts and technologists.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Develop and support the investment data architecture, building and maintaining an end-to-end process that results in a trusted gold copy investment data platform.
• Develop analytics and solutions that are accurate, robust, and scalable in support of the investment management function: investment reporting, portfolio construction, asset-liability management, hedging, portfolio and manager performance measurement, compliance.Develop analytics and the applications for interacting with those analytics.
• Develop and manage interactive dashboards and other tools for higher-level portfolio monitoring and decision-making.
• Develop analytic methods and tools to aggregate and assess detailed risk exposures across assets, portfolios, entities, and managers, including look-through analysis for funds and other structured assets; and for uncovering correlated risks
• Identify and integrate vendor tools to support investment analytics and decision-making (e.g., Aladdin, Intex, TREPP)
• Develop automation tools to support timely and accurate data and information flow from vendors and external partners, including error detection and correction.
• Collaborate with Investment teams in both Front Office and Operations, and other business units where applicable to develop specifications and deliver functionality

Key Skills:

• Outstanding background in investment data & analytics
• 5+ years. of development experience supporting investment/finance end to end system architecture.
• Programming expertise in MS SQL. (Python, R, MATLAB, C++ a plus)
• Strong general and technical communication skills, with an ability to effectively articulate complex financial and mathematical concepts
• Creativity and strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and in a highly collaborative team environment.
• Understanding of capital markets and capital markets products
• Understanding liability-driven investing (especially insurance liabilities) is a plus.
• Awareness / understanding of various risk and risk capital frameworks.

This is a permanent position that offers a dynamic work environment where strategic and analytical skills are at the forefront of operational success in asset management. Join a forward-thinking team that values innovation and insightful analysis in one of the most pivotal sectors of the financial industry.