Intermediate Data Operations Analyst - Aegon Asset Management

Aegon Asset Management•Cedar Rapids, IA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Aegon Asset Management (Aegon AM) is a leading global investor with over 350 investment professionals managing and advising on US $446 billion for a diverse global client base. The firm is organized around four investment platforms: fixed income, real assets, equities, and multi-asset & solutions. With 1,130 employees across 16 locations, Aegon AM emphasizes fundamental, research-driven active management, robust risk management, and a commitment to responsible investment. This position is within the Aegon Asset Management US Data Operations team. The Intermediate Data Operations Analyst will be responsible for ensuring data quality across various data domains, including Security, Analytics, Benchmarks, and Pricing, for daily and monthly processes. The role requires business analysis and technical skills to support data quality, ensure process completion, and meet customer/client needs. The Analyst will collaborate with multiple departments, including Portfolio Management, Trading, Operations, Information Technology, and Risk Management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related fields.
Three (3) plus years of related experience in financial services industry or technical analysis.
Strong customer service skills.
Demonstrated ability to anticipate and proactively address underlying customer needs to ensure positive outcomes for our clients.
Strong analytical, complex problem recognition and resolution, organizational skills.
Demonstrated ability to communicate professionally with a variety of internal and external parties.
Ability to take broad concepts, break down and determine a solution forward.
Specifically, understand the fundamental data flows for data domains with, in relation to pricing, security master, analytics and impacts downstream and upstream in the organization.
High proficiency with Excel.

Nice To Haves

Experience with BlackRock Aladdin.
Basic accounting knowledge.

Responsibilities

Understand the Data Operations job functions and the impacts to downstream processes, infrastructure/architecture, and clients. Key activities being security master set-up, pricing and analytics.
Oversee the delivery of service from appointed Third Party Service Providers.
Complete assigned data tasks as required; support team members task as needed.
Utilize critical thinking skills and apply fundamental asset knowledge to each data domain to support critical daily and monthly processes.
Perform business analysis to determine best practices within daily production/projects.
Continuous improvement mindset, improving data quality with a focus on customer service.
Participate and set high expectations of self on daily production and projects.
Provide excellent customer service to all clients and internal customers, including being open, direct and fair in interactions with colleagues and clients.
Understand when to escalate or manage the issue within the team.
Create and manage a daily hand off process between Data Operations processes to support Global requirements.
Ensure the Data Operations processes are aligning to expected KPI’s and other metrics.