Senior Data Analyst – Front Office – Investment Management (Strong Python)
Posted Today by Alexander Ash Consulting
Negotiable
Inside
Undetermined
London, United Kingdom
Summary: This role is for a Senior Data Analyst specializing in the front office of investment management, requiring extensive experience in financial services and strong technical skills in Python. The candidate will engage with various asset classes and product lines, leveraging data analysis and AI to deliver insights. The position is initially for six months and is based in London. A deep understanding of investment businesses and their operations is essential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Utilize strong technical data analysis skills in Python to produce discoveries and outputs.
- Engage with the business to understand deliverables and tasks across all asset classes and product lines.
- Work closely with the front office of an investment business.
- Analyze data sets related to investment management.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to provide insights and recommendations.
Key Skills:
- 15+ years of financial services experience with substantial asset/investment management experience.
- Comprehensive experience working with the front office of an investment business.
- Deep technical data analysis skills with strong coding experience in Python.
- Significant experience with Blackrock Aladdin preferred.
- Strong business knowledge across one or more asset classes.
- Exposure to portfolio management/portfolio construction beneficial; quantitative understanding is a plus.
- Business analysis skills preferred.
- Ideally degree educated or higher from a leading academic institution.
Salary (Rate): £625 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
This is a deeply technical role which combines both strong technical data analysis skills in Python, as well as a strong understanding of investment businesses, their data sets, and the front, middle and back-office functions. You will work across all asset classes and product lines and be able to talk with the business and take any deliverable or task and quickly produce discoveries and outputs using code and AI.
You should apply for this role if you are/have:
- 15+ years financial services experience with substantial asset/investment management experience
- Comprehensive experience sitting in or working with the front office of an investment business
- Deep technical data analysis skills with strong coding experience in Python
- Significant experience with Blackrock Aladdin preferred
- Strong business knowledge across one or more asset classes
- Exposure to portfolio management/portfolio construction beneficial; as is quantitative understanding.
- Business analysis skills preferred
- Ideally degree educated or higher from a leading academic institution
This is a £550-£625/day PAYE role [cf. £750 umbrella] based London initially for six months.