Senior Data Analyst

Senior Data Analyst (Hybrid)

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Reference Data Analyst to join our Reference Data and Security Master team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in security setup, data maintenance, and reference data management across multiple asset classes, coupled with strong working knowledge of Eagle, Bloomberg (BBG), BBG AIM, BBG PORT, Charles River (CRD), and GoldenSource. This is an individual contributor role supporting our US-based stakeholders, requiring ownership, analytical thinking, and strong collaboration skills across global teams.

Functional Responsibilities:

• Perform end-to-end setup, enrichment, and maintenance of securities and reference data in Eagle and related data management platforms.
• Validate and reconcile data between Bloomberg, CRD, GoldenSource, Eagle, and internal systems to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Execute and monitor daily data feeds, ensuring timely updates and resolving exceptions or breaks.
• Conduct security master maintenance across multiple asset types — equities, fixed income, derivatives, structured products, and funds.
• Collaborate with Front Office, Portfolio Management, Compliance, and Operations teams to resolve data discrepancies and support trade enablement.
• Support data quality initiatives, including automation, process improvements, and data standardization efforts.
• Participate in UAT testing, change management, and production deployment validation for system enhancements or platform migrations.
• Maintain comprehensive process documentation and ensure adherence to internal data governance and control frameworks.
• Handle ad-hoc data requests, issue analysis, and reporting as required by business users or management.
• Investment Banking / Asset Management Industry experience in an offshored operations environment.
• Experience working with security data across asset classes including equities, fixed income and derivatives
• Experience working with entity data across investment vehicles including pooled products, institutional separately managed portfolios or retail separately managed portfolios
• Knowledge of market data sources, products and tools

Qualification(s):

• Hands-on experience in Reference Data / Security Master / Investment Data Management roles within asset management, investment banking, or financial services firms.
• Strong working knowledge of Eagle (PACE, STAR, Data Management) and data management processes.
• Proficient with Bloomberg (BBG Terminal, BBG AIM, BBG PORT) and Charles River (CRD) applications for data sourcing and validation.
• Exposure to GoldenSource or similar Master Data Management (MDM) tools is highly desirable.
• Solid understanding of financial instruments, including Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, and Structured Products.
• Familiarity with data feeds (e.g., Bloomberg BPIPE, Client, Markit) and static data integration workflows.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data reconciliation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for stakeholder interactions (mainly US-based teams).
• Willingness to work in US time zone (evening/night IST). Ability to analyze process/data exceptions and proven attention to detail. Experience using Microsoft Office suite of products (particularly Excel and VBA) and SQL.
• Basic knowledge of writing SQL queries.
• Very good communication skills, written and verbal

Preferred Qualifications:

• SQL or data query/reporting knowledge.
• Prior exposure to automation or process improvement initiatives (Alteryx, Python, VBA, etc.).
• Experience working with middle office or front office support environments.
• Understanding of trade lifecycle and reference data's role in