Director, Data Management

As a Director in our team, you'll work closely alongside Partners and Senior Managers and play a key role in influencing and shaping the strategic direction and development of the team, with the opportunity to:

• Demonstrate your leadership capabilities to effectively manage diverse teams, with an inclusive culture where people are recognised for their delivery of client work.
• Lead client engagements and develop strong long-term client relationships as a trusted business advisor in the Investment and Wealth Management sector.
• Own and develop propositions, develop innovative thought leadership, and support the growth of our business.
• Leverage your existing, and develop new, trusted relationships with our clients, identifying and sourcing new opportunities for Deloitte.
• Play an active role in the recruitment and career development of more junior team members.
• Learn from the best in the business.

You're a natural at taking initiative. Someone who brings out the best in others and is a brilliant listener. You'll grow our business without compromising standards, integrity or culture. We're all about letting our leaders lead, so we'll give you the breathing space you need to do so., * Extensive experience working within a top-tier Investment or Wealth Management firm, or consulting or equivalent firm.

• Experience leading (consulting) bids and responding to RFI/RFP's.
• Strong relationships with leading industry Front Office technology and/or Data vendors.
• Relevant subject matter expertise in the leading Data Management technologies and vendors (e.g. Snowflake, Finbourne, JPM Fusion, Rimes, BNY Eagle / Data Vault, GoldenSource etc.), with knowledge and experience across their application and implementation.
• Exceptional client relationship management, across Business, Technology and Leadership teams.
• Strong understanding of Data Management as it relates to the Investment Management and Wealth industry, the lifecycle of data and relationships across multiple data entities (Securities, prices, positions, accounts, legal entities, etc.).
• Have an understanding of the principles and frameworks surrounding data governance, with experience working on a data governance project.
• Proven track record of designing, delivering and leading large projects and programmes, including complex business and technology transformations in senior roles.
• Ability to identify further opportunities and contribute to sustainable go-to market sales strategy in collaboration with clients and strategic alliances.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and a broad range of individuals and teams across various disciplines.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to clarify ambiguous requirements and make sound judgments in situations with incomplete information.
• Strong working knowledge of the end-to-end investment management value chain with specific understanding of the operating platforms and data underlying Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office and Client Experience capabilities.
• Experience of architecting / migrating to IBORs and / or ABORs
• Experience of the data side of front-to-back platforms such as BRS' Aladdin or State Street Alpha Data Platform (ADP)

Preferably you will also have:

• Professional certifications such as Scrum Master, Product Owner, BCS, ITIL, TOGAF, and Cloud certifications such as AWS/GCP/Azure among others or equivalent.
• Industry certifications such as Snowflake, CFA (Charted Financial Analyst), IMC (Investment Management Certificate), IOC (Investment Operations Certificate) or equivalent.
• Proficiency or experience with a software development language e.g. Java, Python, SQL, HTML, JSON.

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