Senior Business Initiatives Lead

Allspring Global Investments; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Allspring Global Investments is seeking a Senior Business Initiatives Lead to shape the investment data governance and operations landscape in Milwaukee. The role partners with investment, risk, operations, and technology teams to drive data quality, sourcing, and validation across platforms and vendors.

The position operates in a hybrid model, requiring in-office presence four days per week, and demands strong leadership, stakeholder management, and executive communication to deliver measurable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in investment data, governance, or related investment services function.
• Deep understanding of securities, issuers, benchmarks, pricing, valuations and reference data.
• Experience leading cross-functional governance forums and senior stakeholder routines.
• Strong communication, executive presence, and ability to drive decisions.
• Proficiency with data management tools such as Bloomberg, Excel, SQL, VBA, Python, PowerApps.

Responsibilities

• Lead Investment Data Council with agenda development, decision framing, and documentation.
• Partner with business, operations, risk, and technology to resolve data issues.
• Oversee governance for critical data domains including securities, benchmarks, pricing, and valuation.
• Define data quality standards, controls, and escalation paths.
• Provide strategic oversight of data sourcing, processing, and distribution across platforms and vendors.
• Identify new data sources and onboarding opportunities with cross-functional teams.
• Identify opportunities to automate and reduce cost in data operations using SQL, Python, and PowerApps.
• Translate data topics into business cases and actionable roadmaps for executives.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Data governance

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Bloomberg

Excel

SQL

VBA

Python

PowerApps

Job description

Senior Business Initiatives Lead

ID: 2026-1237

Position Type: Full-Time

Category: Global Investment Services

Location: US-WI-Milwaukee

Overview

The Business Initiatives Lead - Investment Data Governance & Operations is a high-impact role at the center of Allspring's investment data ecosystem. This role helps shape how investment data is sourced, governed, cleansed, validated, and delivered across the organization, enabling confident decision-making for investment, operations, risk, compliance, and client-facing teams.

We currently operate in a hybrid working model, whereby you will be required to work in-office 4 days per week.

Location(s): Milwaukee, WI

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Investment Data Council, including agenda development, decision framing, stakeholder alignment, follow-up discipline, and clear documentation of outcomes.
• Partner with business, investment, operations, technology, risk, compliance, and data governance stakeholders to prioritize enterprise data issues and drive timely resolution.
• Oversee governance practices for critical investment data domains, including securities, issuers, benchmarks, pricing, valuation, reference data, and related investment attributes.
• Define and strengthen data quality standards, validation rules, controls, exception management practices, escalation pathways, and governance procedures.
• Provide strategic oversight of data sourcing, validation, processing, and distribution across internal platforms, external vendors, and downstream consumers.
• Identify, evaluate, and support onboarding of new pricing, valuation, reference, and benchmark data sources in partnership with market data, vendor management, technology, and business users.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, reduce cost, and strengthen data operations processes using tools such as SQL, Python, PowerApps, Excel, and workflow solutions.
• Translate complex investment data topics into clear business cases, roadmaps, actionable recommendations, and measurable outcomes for executive and cross-functional audiences.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in investment data, investment operations, portfolio operations, data governance, reference data, market data, valuation, or a related investment services function.
• In-depth understanding of investment data concepts, including securities, issuers, benchmarks, pricing, valuation, reference data, and/or investment product data.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional governance forums, working groups, councils, or senior stakeholder routines.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate clearly, facilitate decisions, and influence across business, investment, operations, technology, risk, and compliance teams.
• Experience with data quality management, data cleansing, issue resolution, controls, documentation, and governance practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills with the ability to diagnose root causes and drive sustainable solutions.
• Proficiency with data management tools and software, such as Bloomberg, Excel, SQL, VBA, Python, PowerApps, or similar technologies.
• Remain in stationary position for prolonged periods of time
• Operate computer programs and software
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats
• Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or public)
• Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with accounting, trading, or investment data platforms such as APX, CRD, Bloomberg, or related enterprise data platforms.
• Familiarity with accounting and valuation considerations across multiple asset classes, including structured products and derivatives.
• Experience building data quality dashboards, metrics, scorecards, or executive reporting for data governance initiatives.
• Ability to translate technical data topics into compelling business narratives, decisions, and action plans.

Please note: This position does not offer sponsorship for employment visas. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in The United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Compensation

Base Pay Range: $165,000 - $185,000

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary bonus programs, or other annual or non-annual incentive or sales plans.)

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Disclosure

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status