Manager, Investment Data and Business Analysis

Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association•Denver, CO

1d•$170,000 - $190,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Investment Data and Business Analysis leads the Investment Department’s data operations, data governance, production support, and business analysis functions. The role manages a team of Investment Data Stewards and Investment Business Analysts responsible for ensuring investment data is accurate, timely, governed, and effectively used across investment systems, reporting platforms, and operational processes. The Manager serves as a key liaison between Investments, Information Technology, enterprise shared services, and external vendors, translating business needs into actionable requirements, support models, data controls, and process improvements. This position combines leadership with expertise in investment systems, production support, data governance, operational processes, and stakeholder management. It is based at Penn Center in Denver, Colorado, with an option to work from home up to two days per week, subject to eligibility under PERA’s Work from Home Policy. The role reports to the Investment Operating Officer and is full-time and exempt.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Information Systems, Data Management, or a related field.
At least 7 years of experience in investment data management, production support, investment operations, business analysis, or related functions.
At least 3 years of experience in a management role.
Expertise in investment products, securities, market data, investment accounting, and investment operations workflows.
Experience with data quality, data governance, issue management, and operational support processes.
Strong knowledge of business analysis principles, including requirements gathering, process analysis, stakeholder engagement, and translating business needs into data and governance solutions.
Experience leveraging AI tools to improve productivity and efficiency, and proactively identifying opportunities to apply emerging technologies to improve workflows and outcomes.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
Ability to manage frequent deadlines and tight schedules.
Candidates requiring sponsorship now or in the future, or located outside the United States, cannot be considered.
Employees are subject to PERA’s Ethics Policy; some employees are also subject to its Personal Trading Policy, including restrictions on outside business activities and employment and requirements related to personal trading.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Bloomberg, LongView, Eagle PACE, Aladdin, Snowflake, Power BI, or similar systems.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop Investment Data Stewards and Business Analysts by setting team objectives, performance expectations, coverage models, and professional development plans.
Oversee daily production support for investment systems and data platforms, including timely triage, investigation, resolution, and communication of production issues affecting Investments and reporting.
Manage resource allocation, workload prioritization, support coverage, and escalation management.
Oversee business analysis methodologies to ensure stakeholder requirements, business processes, and data dependencies are understood and incorporated into initiatives and actionable requirements.
Supervise investment data quality, controls, governance standards, policies, and best practices to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and timeliness across platforms and reporting environments.
Support implementation and user acceptance testing of new technologies, data platforms, and process improvement initiatives.
Ensure operational procedures, documentation, controls, and support models are accurate and maintained.
Monitor and maintain compliance with internal controls and permissions related to investment data and systems.
Serve as a liaison between Investments, IT, vendors, and other internal partners.
Promote data-driven decision making across Investments.
Perform other duties as assigned.