Senior ETF Analyst – ETF Trading Solutions (Fixed Income)

T. Rowe Price • Baltimore, MD

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident. We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity. Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you. The ETF Trading Solutions team supports the facilitation of primary market activity, facilitates tax efficient trading strategies and provides implementation support for T. Rowe Price’s ETFs. The team coordinates across a broad set of business partners to ensure that our ETFs operate efficiently and that our platform is structured appropriately to scale.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience AND 5+ years of total relevant work experience
• Experience extracting, transforming, and manipulating data, with a strong understanding of APIs (REST, SOAP), relational databases, JSON, XML.
• Programming experience in R and another language (Python, C/C++).
• Ability to communicate ideas effectively and solve problems creatively.
• Comprehensive understanding of ETFs and tax lot optimization.

Nice To Haves

• Fixed Income experience
• Prior ETF and/or Accounting experience
• Degree in quantitative discipline with Math and Computer Science experience
• Outstanding candidates without prior ETF or accounting experience, or with a non-technical/Finance degree, may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently analyze PM trade ideas for optimal implementation method leveraging the unique capabilities of ETFs.
• Synthesize security data (volatility, liquidity), transaction cost data, tax lot data, and feedback from Traders, ETF Capital Markets Specialists, Portfolio Investment Analysts, Portfolio Managers, and Trading Analytics Associates to refine implementation strategies.
• Use a combined knowledge of computer science and applications, modelling, statistics, analytics and math to solve problems.
• Clearly communicate insights to Investment Staff and additional stakeholders when requested.
• Opine on ETF data governance improvements and represent ETF Trading Solutions’ roadmap.
• Assist with project and workstream prioritization.
• Participate in industry events, bringing knowledge and information back to team.
• Maintain subject matter expertise by participating in relevant professional and industry bodies.
• Communicate strategic ETF data plan and roadmap to all stakeholders.
• Create clear, concise, high-quality communications and presentations for internal and external clients.
• Actively share knowledge and best practices across the platform.
• Demonstrating a respect for ideas and suggestions made by others.
• As the associate grows in the role, there is an opportunity to apply subject matter expertise and data mastery to more strategic oversight and ultimately ownership of ETF Data governance, a critical component of the ETF platform’s long-term success.
• Act as business domain owner for ETF data projects.
• Generate and champion ideas to improve, simplify and automate ETF data processes, workflows, best practices and service delivery.
• Partner closely on data initiatives and functions with Technology.
• Jointly drive the development of a data strategy and data model with Technology to support ETF platform growth and scalability.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Annual bonus eligibility
• A generous retirement plan
• Hybrid work schedule
• Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy
• Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days
• Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits
• Competitive pay and bonuses as well as a generous retirement plan and employee stock purchase plan with matching contributions
• Flexible and remote work opportunities
• Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness programs (fitness reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior