Reference Data-Project Management- Vice President

Join Us as a Reference Data Project Management Vice President!

Elevate your career by supporting Client Account Services across Custody and Fund Accounting. As a pivotal leader, you'll spearhead a dynamic team, driving excellence in authentication, initiation, and reference data setups across our Custody and Accounting platforms.

Job Summary

As a Reference Data Project Management Vice President within Client Account Services, you will lead a team in supporting activities across Custody and Fund Accounting. You will promote functions such as authentication, initiation, and reference data setups across our Custody and Accounting platforms. You will also contribute to a wider team, provide regular progress updates, maintain an understanding of client documents, approach your work with a control mindset, and demonstrate an understanding and application of policies and procedures.

• Be self-driven in understanding client static attributes and liaise with system owners to assess and improve data quality.
• Provide leadership and coaching to staff, including AVP, Managers, Supervisors, and their direct reports.
• Manage recruitment, staff assessment, and capacity planning to ensure optimal team performance.
• Create an empowering environment through delegation, training, and motivation.
• Oversee team operations, providing guidance to achieve department goals and client deliverables.
• Identify and present opportunities for process enhancements to senior management.
• Review performance reports and dashboards to ensure targets are consistently met.
• Anticipate issues and exercise sound judgment to make necessary adjustments.
• Evaluate risk areas within teams and implement processes to mitigate concerns.
• Participate in creating a forum for sharing best practices and improving standards.
• Partner with the Data Quality Program Manager to establish terms, identify critical data elements, and define data quality rules and KPIs.

• Experience of 12+ years, with a team managing experience of minimum 5 years.
• Good understanding of the Securities Services business, with a Degree holder in Business/Accounting/Finance/Economics or any related course.
• Experience working across multiple business areas and/or functions to deliver results ,
• Detailed understanding of the trade lifecycle, from execution through settlement and asset servicing.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, influencing and negotiation skills with the ability to develop and maintain collaborative senior relationships both internally and with external clients.
• Advanced messaging skills in Word / PowerPoint and all written documents to be able to articulate a vision in as few words as possible.
• Ability to drive change autonomously and multitask in a fast-paced environment.

• Expert analytical, problem solving, critical thinking and decision-making skills based upon fact and business/ industry knowledge.
• Strong organization skills, with a keen ability to prioritize and re-prioritize in real-time.
• Experience and subject matter expertise in servicing fund investments, both mutual and pension funds, a definite plus.
• Intensive work experience or knowledge of Custody processes and functions an advantage
• Very strong data analytics skills ideally gained though a proven ability to manage complex data sets using tools such as Tableau, Xceptor & Alteryx.
• Desire to assume accountability for strategic deliverables and ability to act as a team player and agent of change in a dynamic environment.