Lead Business Analyst – Investment Platform

London
January 16, 2024

Job Description


Job title: Lead Business Analyst – Investment Platform

Company: Schroders

Job description: Who we’re looking for

Individual with a strong understanding of an asset management business end to end, specifically the key capabilities, processes, systems and data used to support the investment business. The individual will be an experienced business analyst that can support the definition of operating model design for new business requirements and capabilities that are required to be supported on our investment platform. You will be able to work with ambiguity and apply appropriate frameworks to structure and solve problems.

About Schroders

We’re a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

We have around 4,000 people on six continents. And we’ve been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn’t change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.

The base

We moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018. We’re close to our clients, in the heart of the UK’s financial centre. And we have everything we need to work flexibly.

About the team

The Investment Services Platform Team (ISPT) is a central team within Operations, reporting to the Global Head of Investment Services with a global remit. The team provides support to the Investment, Dealing and Operations functions in Schroders Asset Management Business and works with teams across Schroders to implement change initiated from the three functions. The team aims to enable business growth, support business as usual, make operating model improvements, manage risk and simplify business processes.

What you’ll do

  • Act as a trusted advisor, liaising with investment and operations stakeholders to define their goals and outcomes through applying analytical frameworks
  • Collaborate across global cross-functional teams, Global Technology and third party platform provider(s) to review existing capabilities and design solutions options detailing platforms, processes, data and organisation design
  • Work in partnership with Technology teams to define and deliver functionality outside Aladdin where specific requirements / services levels cannot be met by Aladdin
  • Partner with third party platform provider(s) to maximise value from the platform and influence new platform capabilities required to meet requirements
  • Participate in project initiatives ensuring that changes to the Investment platform and associated business processes are carefully understood and implemented.
  • Drive scalability and efficiency improvements, reducing cost and complexity in the operating model
  • Focus on data quality – ensure processes are aligned to maintain appropriate standard
  • Reduce operational risk by leveraging usage of Aladdin platform

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need

  • Good understanding the core capabilities and processes that underpin a global asset management business (Portfolio Construction and modelling, Order Management, Trade Execution, Compliance, Risk, and Performance)
  • Good understanding of multiple asset classes (including ETD and OTC derivatives, Loans, Private Assets, etc.)
  • Experience of platforms / system functionality that support the core asset management capabilities used by Investment teams
  • Demonstrable Business Analysis skills with ability to define and document business requirements to a high standard. Experience with the appropriate methods and tools (i.e., BPML/UML hosting workshops, process flows, Visio).
  • Confidence to engage in discussions with colleagues across the investment, operations, change and technology functions. It is important to be able to challenge and direct discussions as part of this.
  • Problem solving ability within a complex environment.
  • Ability to negotiate pragmatic solutions that meet conflicting business requirements.
  • Good technical knowledge and ability to translate between IT and the business.
  • Awareness of full project life cycle including defining user requirements, defining test scenarios and user acceptance testing.

The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help

  • Experience working in an asset manager or similar organisation, with experience working directly with Investment teams
  • Experience working with external vendors / third party suppliers also beneficial.
  • Experience of BlackRock Aladdin platform or similar

What you’ll be like

  • An excellent communicator
  • Flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic and willing to learn
  • A critical thinker who’s able to look at things from different angles
  • Great at problem solving creatively
  • Able to work under pressure, on several priorities at once
  • You’ll enjoy working with many different people

We recognise potential, whoever you are

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought facilitated by an inclusive culture will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer: you are welcome here regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or any other protected characteristics.

Expected salary:

Location: United Kingdom

Job date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 03:53:59 GMT

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