Overview
Company Profile
Founded in 1977, GMO is a global investment manager committed to delivering superior long-term investment performance and advice to our clients. We offer investment strategies and solutions where we believe we are positioned to add the greatest value for our investors. These include multi-asset class, public equity, public credit, and liquid alternative offerings. GMO manages approximately $68bn for a client base that includes many of the world’s most sophisticated institutions, financial intermediaries, and private clients. GMO is privately owned and employs over 430 people worldwide. We are headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in Europe, Asia and Australia. Our culture emphasizes commitment to clients, intellectual curiosity, and open debate. We celebrate and respect our differences, while valuing what each of us brings to work.
Please follow the prompts included in this job posting to apply. The application window for this role is anticipated to remain open until the job is filled, or as otherwise determined by GMO. We are looking for a Reference Data Analyst to join GMO’s Data Engineering and Operations team within the Technology group, focusing on the maintenance and validation of financial reference data in GMO’s internal systems.
Responsibilities
- Manage the data flow of GMO’s reference data within internal databases and vendor applications (e.g., BlackRock Aladdin and Eagle Pace).
- Obtain a clear understanding of publicly traded security types including equities, fixed income, and derivatives.
- Monitor, modify, and write new data quality reports to ensure critical reference data attributes are accurate and consistent within GMO systems.
- Develop an understanding of how GMO’s data maintenance and processing affects reporting and decision-making.
- Respond to trading, compliance, operational, and reporting requests within tight intraday deadlines.
- Analyze data in multiple databases and use vendor toolsets, Python, SQL, and Excel to develop recommendations to improve data quality.
- Design, develop and maintain APIs and Python code.
- Propose process improvements (e.g., control reports, daily checklists).
- Monitor data provider change notifications to gauge impact to the business.
- Build business requirements for onboarding new datasets and collaborate with software developers to test and implement data processing/storage.
- Participate in an Agile software development environment (e.g., scrum meetings, explain data and business requirements, prioritize development tasks).
- Develop or modify workflows to meet business requirements.
- Provide analysis and troubleshooting for production issues as needed.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 3–5 years of relevant investment industry experience working with reference or research data.
- Experience with MS SQL.
- Working knowledge of BlackRock Aladdin.
- High energy, conscientious, self-directed, and strong work ethic.
- Flexibility to be on call to log in at night on a rotational basis.
- Intellectual curiosity about investment data.
- Strong attention to detail and excellent analytical, organizational, project management, and written communication skills.
Plus
- Experience with Python.
- Working knowledge of Eagle Pace.
- Experience with Bloomberg or Refinitiv and other industry-standard investment tools.
Compensation and benefits
Salary $85,000 - $105,000 a year. This is a reasonable, good faith estimate of GMO’s current salary range. GMO’s salary range accounts for a wide array of factors including skill sets, market demand for skills, experience, training, location, and business needs.
Bonus and benefits Eligible for a discretionary annual bonus; benefits include medical, dental, life, long-term disability, 401(k)/profit-sharing, open paid time off, leaves of absences, dependent care resources, tuition reimbursement, charitable gifts matching, flexible spending accounts, and commuter benefits.
Equal employment opportunity
GMO is committed to the recruitment, employment, and promotion of all candidates equally, regardless of gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, genetic information, disability (except where such disability is a bona fide occupational disqualification), or any other classification protected under law.
Visa sponsorship GMO will not offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity.
Location and work arrangement
The position will be based in Boston with a hybrid work model; the current expectation is to be in the office a minimum of 2 days per week, with the balance of the week flexible between office and remote work.