Bloomberg runs on data. Our products are fuelled by powerful information. We combine data and context to paint the whole picture for our clients, around the clock – from around the world. In Data, we are responsible for delivering this data, news and analytics through innovative technology - quickly and accurately. We apply problem-solving skills to identify innovative workflow efficiencies, and we implement technology solutions to enhance our systems, products and processes - all while providing platinum customer support to our clients.
Our Team
As the Loans Data team, we are responsible for the aggregation, enhancement, transformation and management of all loans data on the Bloomberg terminal. When firms look to raise money in the capital markets, we connect them to lenders & investors providing monitoring, pricing and risk management information. We capture, model and store all information related to the loan, including reference, pricing and covenant information, as well as any events that happen over the lifecycle of an instrument such as refinancing, repricing, reinstatement & amendments and bankruptcies. Our Data Analysts possess a unique combination of subject-matter-expertise in Fixed Income, good communication skills and ability to build relationships with various partners, as well as interest in technology or data management related tools.
What’s the role?
We are looking for a highly motivated individual with a passion for finance, data, and technology to enhance value from our data products. As a Senior Data Analyst on the Loans Data team, you will play a key role in expanding Bloomberg's loans databases to further deliver an industry-leading data product offering. We will trust you to use your relationship management skills to procure and maintain existing content provider relationships and generate market insights to promote Bloomberg’s brand and loan data, and problem-solving skills to manage the workflow of extracting, transforming and loading of timely, accurate and comprehensive data.
You will be involved in improving the data quality of our loans database to ensure that it meets our customer’s needs and ensure data is fit for purpose. You will collaborate closely with global team members, domain experts, market players and business partners, managing priorities of different initiatives and using industry knowledge to help drive decisions and generate new dataset offerings. You will work to identify innovative workflow efficiencies and implement technical solutions to enhance our systems, products and processes. You will bring a unique combination of subject-matter-expertise in Fixed Income, good interpersonal skills, and a passion for problem solving to address our clients’ needs.
We'll Trust You To:
- Understand our customers’ needs and markets to ensure data is fit for purpose, ready for use, and meets service level agreements (SLAs)
- Collaborate with a wide variety of partners from Engineering to Sales on product development and implementation
- Improve our data quality through implementation of quality control strategies including development of quality control rules
- Combine domain expertise and technical skills to generate insights
- Balance the best of technical and product knowledge to implement solutions for customers
- Promote, market and brand Bloomberg loans datasets and products to both internal and external partners
- Proactively support customers by helping them interpret data and predicting their follow-up questions/needs
- Apply problem-solving and data analysis skills to identify innovative workflow efficiencies and implement technology solutions to enhance our ETL processes/overall product strategy
You’ll Need to Have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Business, STEM, or related field/equivalent experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Demonstrated continuous career growth within an organization
- 4+ years of relevant work experience in the financial services industry, including exchanges, market data providers or financial institutions
- Experience in data management, for example improving data quality, accuracy, efficiency or timeliness
- A proven track record of successful project management skills and prioritizing tasks accordingly
- Experience taking a logical approach and apply critical thinking skills in order to solve problems
- Experience working autonomously, handling priorities from multiple internal and external partners
We’d Love to See:
- Previous work experience with the Bloomberg Terminal or Bloomberg Market Concepts certification
- Knowledge of statistical analysis and demonstrated applied data analysis skills, with proficiency using Excel as well as experience with SQL or Python
- Experience using data visualization tools such as Tableau, QlikSense or Splunk
- Experience transforming workflows into more timely and efficient processes
If this sounds like you:
Apply if you think we're a good match. We’ll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are.
Bloomberg is committed to improving the communities, cities and countries in which we work, and we support various initiatives including hiring and developing local talent. So, we may prioritise candidate with legal authorisation to work full-time in Singapore for this role, who do not require Bloomberg to sponsor their work authorisation.
