Investment Data Specialist

Lord Abbett is seeking an Investment Data Specialist to support our Operations team from our office in Dublin, Ireland.  The successful candidate will be an experienced financial professional with a background in security reference data, risk analytics, and/or account data management in asset management.  We are seeking a highly motivated, self-sufficient individual who is passionate about data analysis, business analysis, issue resolution and management.  This person will work collaboratively with our key strategic partners as well as the Investment organization (Portfolio managers, analysts and traders) to ensure data is accurately maintained across key applications.  This person will proactively research data anomalies, identify systematic issues, immediately resolve problems, and structure plans to improve processing, sourcing, and quality controls. This person will also work with Technology to automate key data integrations to eliminate manual processes as well as participate in key strategic initiatives in driving new, efficient operating models as the business grows.

The role is located in Dublin, Ireland with a team co-located in Jersey City, NJ.

• Oversight and ownership of quality control checks carried out in the early morning (US Eastern Time), update systems accordingly and communicate as needed
• Assist portfolio managers, traders, quantitative research on solving complex data issues and inquiries
• Business & data analysis and identification of anomalies, making recommendations for automatic identification and remediation of data issues
• Work with investors and technology to understand data issues faced across various internal applications
• Coordinate with key strategic partner ensuring security data consistency across platforms and data feeds
• Perform research to find information required to complete set up or correct parameters that cause the incorrect computation of data
• Assist with the local data requirements of the Management company of Lord Abbett (Ireland)
• Review Investment Operations process workflows & procedure documentation; updating accordingly
• Identify areas of process risk and make recommendations for improvements
• Draft and communicate business requirements, perform testing and support go-live for various implementations & process improvements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related field
• 4 - 6 years of relevant experience with background in investment products (Fixed Income, Equities and Derivatives), investment data management, data and business analysis
• Demonstrated experience building/improving data management processes and analytical system
• Working knowledge of Investment market operations and trade lifecycle events
• Highly self-motivated, ability to work independently and make well informed decisions
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong technical skills including MS Office suite, Investment Technology such as Bloomberg, CharlesRiver, other programming skills (SQL, Python, etc.) a plus
• Takes initiative applying a sense of ownership with persistence to meet tight deadlines
• Applies critical thinking in bringing efficient and risk-controlled solutions
• Ability to build and maintain relationships across all levels, internal and externally

Lord Abbett is a leading global independent, privately held investment management company. We are active managers and invest where we believe we have a repeatable edge and can deliver alpha for our clients. Our vision is to be the most respected asset manager in the world, admired for our people, our performance, our relationships, and our organizational agility. This inspires the three pillars of our culture.

• Principles-Based - We empower our leaders to create an environment of trust.
• Performance-Oriented - We inspire our people to embody our values, excellence, responsibility, transparency & collaboration.
• Purpose-Driven - We instill a passion for always putting our clients' interests first. 

We have been ranked #1 in Barron’s Best Fund Families for 2024 and have earned recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for five consecutive years.

Compensation Information: Annual base salary for this role is €85,000 - €100,000. Salary is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different.

Discretionary Bonus: Role may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are determined by several factors including, but not limited to, firm, team, and individual performance. 

Benefits: Lord Abbett is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package to all eligible employees. Offerings include competitive total compensation, retirement plans, competitive health and well-being plans. To learn more about what we offer, please visit Careers | Lord Abbett

Lord Abbett is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. All employment decisions at Lord Abbett are based solely on the applicant’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

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