Franklin Templeton - Senior Business Data Analyst

Franklin Templeton International Services India Pvt. Ltd (FTISPL) is the Indian Services wing of Franklin Templeton Inc, one of the Top Global Investment Management Company committed to offering High Quality Products and providing outstanding services to our customers who are individuals, institutions, pensioners, trusts, partnership firms and other clients. FTISPL at Hyderabad offers various IT /Business related service and support. It stands as a key business enabler of world-wide operations for Franklin Templeton Investment.

Our vision is to be a premier global investment management organization by offering high quality investment solutions, providing outstanding service and attracting, motivating and retaining talented individuals.

I. Job Summary :

The role of the IM Data Management team is to establish ownership and oversight along with a common and centralized view of Investment Management data to support both the functional and Enterprise level. A Sr. Business Data Analyst within the IM Data Management team will act in a senior level individual contributor role focused on supporting the ongoing maintenance and stewardship of Investment Management owned data as well as projects looking to acquire the data. The position will require a strong understanding of how data is sourced, organized and managed within Investment Management systems and the Enterprise.

II. Job Duties/ Responsibilities :

20% E Supports function of data maintenance and stewardship of Investment Management owned data, where specific responsibilities include:

- Ensures metadata, reference documentation, and data flows are accurate and up to date

- Designs and implements process improvements and workflows to improve data quality and assist in the delivery of timely, accurate, and complete data to the business

- Monitors data quality controls and release controls for assigned data elements

- Ensures assigned data elements are in adherence with enterprise defined data governance standards and best practices

30% E Supports production issue resolution process for Investment Management owned data and systems, where specific responsibilities include :

- Sourcing index constituent data from 3rd party data sources followed by validating and normalizing the data for reporting / Analysis.

- Identifies and reports data quality issues, related to uniqueness, integrity, accuracy, consistency, and completeness in a timely fashion and works to resolve those impacting assigned data elements

- Researches data quality issues through detailed analysis, data profiling, and data mining

- Collaborates with business and technology partners to manage and resolve identified data quality issues

50% E Supports function of project support for data acquisition or new enhancement requests, where specific responsibilities include:

- Acts as the data SME and partners with business SME's to understand and document data requirements, including data quality and data usage needs

- Captures metadata that is accurate, complete, consistent, and of use to the business

- Participates in testing of data related changes

- Transitions data into ongoing maintenance and stewardship oversight function

100% TOTAL

III. Requirements :

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :

- Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Finance or Management Information Systems or Financial engineering

- Higher education or relevant industry certifications like CFA or FRM preferable

- 6 to 8 years relevant work experience in the Asset Management Industry, in particular working in the front office with exposure to FOF, ETF- s, investment, performance and risk data

- Data Quality, Data Governance and/or Data Management experience required

- Database and SQL (Structured Query Language) experience required

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

- CFA or FRM preferable

ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

- Knowledge of Data Management applications

- Knowledge of Enterprise data architectures

- Knowledge of Business Intelligence, Data integration and Data Mining applications

- Knowledge of 3rd party perf risk applications like Factset, POINT, BARRA etc.



KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES :

- Knowledge of investment management data, in particular performance and risk, FOF, ETF- s, and external market data

- Knowledge of Data Management and Data Governance and technology toolsets supporting these areas, such as in the areas of data modeling, data mining, data cleansing, data integration, etc.

- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel

- Advanced knowledge of database functionality and SQL

- Ability to understand relationship of databases and flow of data throughout the organization

- Ability to understand programming logic driving data extracts and generation of data elements

- Knowledge of Microsoft Visio

- Ability to design and develop data flow diagrams

- Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Ability to communicate effectively with persons located in different countries

- Strong attention to details and excellent organizational skills

- Ability to perform multiple tasks in a fast paced, continually changing environment

- Ability to exercise independent judgment consistent with department goals

PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING

- Ability to make independent decisions related to day to day job duties

- Ability to independently solve complex problems and develop solutions to resolve problems

- Ability to make independent decisions on projects supporting

We rely on attracting and retaining employees of exceptional quality. In addition, we work to instill a performance driven culture that reinforces accountability, innovation, and professional development. To reach these goals, Franklin Templeton Investments provides a comprehensive employment program that comprises a balanced work/life philosophy, competitive salaries and substantial employee benefits and services, including:

- Professional development growth opportunities through in-house classes and over 150 Web-based training courses

- An educational assistance program to financially help employees seeking continuing education

- Medical, Life and Personal Accident Insurance benefit for employees. Medical insurance also cover employees dependents (spouses, children and dependent parents)

- Life insurance for protection of employees- families

- Personal accident insurance for protection of employees and their families

- Personal loan assistance

- Employee Stock Investment Plan (ESIP)