About Preqin
You will be joining the world’s leading data and insights provider for the alternative assets market. We empower the global financial community with critical information and leading analytics solutions to help them make faster and smarter investment decisions, and to make them with confidence. A forward-thinking company, we lead our industry through innovation. We trust in the power of data, and we use it to increase transparency in alternatives. We believe that access to information leads to more investment in the ideas and infrastructure that build strong communities.
Job overview
Reporting to the Head of Data Management, the Process Control Engineer will undertake responsibility of the data life cycle from understanding the data collection process from ingestion of data to the publishing of data to internal and external clients focusing on data SLAs/KPIs to achieve operational excellence.
The role will primarily involve understanding the data operational responsibilities of the underlying domains team in an effort to create operational excellence for the group working in tandem with the global head and the COO. The individual would need to have strong organization and project management skills to map out workflow process designs for the different domains identifying inefficiencies and opportunities. The individual would also provide business intelligence reports and recommendations to improve data content and work on workflow change management with stakeholders. The role provides the exciting advancement opportunity of eventually being a critical member of the Project Management Office and being a key role across departments.
The data management team is responsible for acquisition and collection of key public and private data that fuels Preqin’s online databases and products. The individual has the opportunity to contribute to the future proofing of Preqin’s data operations by analyzing content that is locally collected vis-à-vis collected through vendors to improve overall quality and time to market. Upon developing holistic domain and market knowledge, members of this team will be able to contribute to organisational strategy around data management workflow tools, systems and resources for the future.
Full training relevant to the role will be provided.
In this role you will:
- Key liaison for Global Head of Data Management
- Understanding state of operations with an aim to create and further operational excellence
- Creating business optimization opportunities leveraging existing BI tools
- Understand data life cycle nuances across datasets and provide data optimization opportunities
- Collaborate across department levels to identify further opportunities to seek operational excellence
- Leverage data domain knowledge and technical skills (python, BI) to analyse operations holistically and provide workflow prioritization recommendations
- Upon gaining suitable in-house experience, candidates are required to perform analysis and put together reports internally for senior management
- Conduct landscape scanning in relation to new BI tools, reporting mechanisms, resourcing opportunities, etc to identify emerging trends that are specific to various countries and regions
- Identify areas of improvement on data management globally
You are a good fit if:
- At least 8-10 years of relevant working experience in finance/alternative assets required.
- Management and leadership experience is key for the role.
- Experience supporting a senior manager is preferred.
- Proven Project Management skills including workflow design is preferred.
- Demonstrated communications skills with experience working with high level executives.
- Education level – Bachelors’ Degree.
- Knowledge of business intelligence systems is a must.
- Organisation design building experience is a must.
- Technical knowledge (SQL/BI/Python).
- Candidates with the right to work will be prioritised.
- Project Management certification preferred.
- Organisational design skills are key in order to work with senior management on strategic initiatives.
- Knowledge of techstack and workflow systems is preferred
- Experience in working across cultures and locations is preferred.
- Change Management experience supporting global transitions preferred.
- Technical knowledge (SQL/Python) preferred.
Company benefits:
- Medical and dental benefits
- Flexi Benefits – Health and Wellness Incentives
- 21 days holiday
- We also sponsor employees to undertake professional training or to gain qualifications relevant to their career
Our culture and values:
At Preqin, we’re aligned around common values – our shared beliefs that shape Preqin’s corporate culture:
Be customer-obsessed
We exist for our customers. We listen to them and understand their challenges. We design best-in-class data solutions for their success.
Act with integrity
We build trust through honesty and transparency. We’re committed to doing the right thing for our customers, our company, and each other.
Own your success
We’re a high-performance team. We challenge and champion each other in our pursuit of excellence. We never stop learning and strive to become experts in our fields.
Think forward
We lead the industry through innovation. We foster collaboration and creativity to solve our clients’ next challenge and give them a competitive advantage.
Make an impact
We drive positive change as individuals, and as a company. We’re passionate about creating a better tomorrow for our industry and our communities.
Equal opportunities:
Preqin is an equal opportunity employer, with diversity at the heart of our business. It is the policy of Preqin to ensure equal employment and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, socioeconomic status, political affiliation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Preqin is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, so everyone has the opportunity to be successful. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please let the Preqin recruiter know at the start of the application process. Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in that process.
