Lead - Data Operations - Automation & Transitions

Your Team Responsibilities

POSITION OVERVIEW – Senior Associate Role & Responsibilities

Build a high-performing team by recruiting, onboarding, coaching, and continuously developing talent.

Manage staff and functional activities to achieve team goals aligned with organizational objectives.

Ensure productivity, data quality, and SLA compliance through rigorous performance oversight

Evaluate and implement industry leading QA practices on both data and content, re-engineer quality assurance and quality control processes including working on effectively tracking and reporting quality improvements.

Undertake projects to improve the data workflow, QA processes, Vendor data onboarding and ensure that these are executed in line with the transformation program

Evaluate re-engineering opportunities by analyzing existing processes and systematically identify manual/off-system tasks and processes bottlenecks, create process maps as specifications for BA/IT and drive them.

Lead the data transformation working the Data Operations teams in Manila/Mumbai & collaboration with BA/Project Management, Technology & Data Science teams.

Strong data analysis skills with the ability to interpret large datasets and identify anomalies, report data trends and patterns.

Participate and shape discussions on scaling & transforming operations, process changes, business priorities and client expectations

Identify opportunities of leveraging ML/NLP for unstructured data extraction, quality enhancement

Lead projects involving new data onboarding and ensure all new data sourcing is in-line with data transformation agenda

Drive strategic planning and goal setting while fostering upskilling and career growth opportunities for the team.

Your Key Responsibilities

• People Management:

• Focus on training pool of Juniors, and setting up of team workflows, process to detect data quality issues, metrics and KPIs.
• Consistent touch on Team members progress and helping team to acquire right level of trainings and skills.
• Develop Training plan and module that helps training new joiners and backfills.
• Delivery:

• Deliver quality assured data (financial/non-financial) as per agreed daily SLAs
• Work with internal stakeholders and downstream teams on meeting Service Level Agreements (SLA) on data Quality Assurance (accuracy, completeness, and timeliness).
• Create and implement the appropriate metrics on deliverables to the stakeholders and always ensure the agreed SLA is met.
• Process Improvement:
• Create new process metrics, KPI and scorecard.
• Can independently manage the deliverables and stakeholders’ expectations.
• Lead team Quality improvements by analyzing existing process and focus on areas for improvement, automation applying Lean Six Sigma, Balanced Scorecard, and other TQM approaches.
• Focused on process improvements including elimination of redundancies, brainstorming the process improvements ideas and partner with the engineering teams to improvise the current state of work.
• Work schedules is in India time zone could extend into EMEA hours for meetings
• Adaptability and flexibility to work in a fast paced and changing environment
• Ability to work within a team-oriented environment across hierarchies, functions and geographies
• Ability to communicate with various internal and external parties globally.
• Intent in automation and carry supporting skills like advanced excel knowledge, building dashboard using PowerBI, and automation through Jupyter/Python notebooks etc.
• Have high interests to learn new things and willingness to take and deliver challenging work.

Good To Have

• Have sound knowledge on capital markets and functioning of the markets (Exposure to various financial products like Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, Commodities, Corporate actions etc.)
• Knowledge about Financial Statements like Annual reports, Income statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash flow statement

Necessary Skills And Qualifications Your skills and experience that will help you excel

10+ years of experience in Operations/Team Management, Process Optimization, Project & Change Management.

5+ years of people management experience, including leading teams and driving performance.

Analytical skills and strong attention to details - Should have keen interest in analyzing data, process flows and quality focused

It is an added advantage for the exposure of using tools such as Python/SQL etc. - Demonstrated experience in improving process/Automation through applications of Python/ML/RPA or showing interest in learning and scale.

Should have very good hands-on skills working with advanced excel features and exposure to visualization tools such as PowerBI would be an advantage.

Self-starter and self-motivated, must be solutions focused and could work in unstructured environments

Comfortable working in a team environment across hierarchies, functions and geographies

Should have experience of working in Financial/technology/Business Analysis domain

Strong financial services knowledge and experience; good to have exposure to ESG, Private Assets would be added advantage

About MSCI What we offer you

• Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits, tailored to your location, ensuring your financial security, health, and overall wellbeing.
• Flexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative workspaces.
• A culture of high performance and innovation where we experiment with new ideas and take responsibility for achieving results.
• A global network of talented colleagues, who inspire, support, and share their expertise to innovate and deliver for our clients.
• Global Orientation program to kickstart your journey, followed by access to our Learning@MSCI platform, LinkedIn Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities for ongoing skills development.
• Multi-directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility and expanded roles.
• We actively nurture an environment that builds a sense of inclusion belonging and connection, including eight Employee Resource Groups. All Abilities, Asian Support Network, Black Leadership Network, Climate Action Network, Hola! MSCI, Pride & Allies, Women in Tech, and Women’s Leadership Forum.

At MSCI we are passionate about what we do, and we are inspired by our purpose – to power better investment decisions. You’ll be part of an industry-leading network of creative, curious, and entrepreneurial pioneers. This is a space where you can challenge yourself, set new standards and perform beyond expectations for yourself, our clients, and our industry.

MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data, and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

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