Overview
We are seeking a Business Analyst with expertise in MSCI Barra One and a solid understanding of investment operations and risk management for a pivotal role in implementing a significant transformation programme. The successful candidate will play a crucial part in consolidating various asset portfolios into a unified investment book of record, while collaborating closely with the implementation team, front office, and risk stakeholders. This contract position requires a commitment to ensuring the solution design meets the complex needs of an endowment organization dedicated to responsible stewardship.
Responsibilities
- Lead requirements definition and validation of the operating model for the investment book of record.
- Collaborate with the PM and implementation specialists to shape the target operational framework.
- Validate data flows and support vendor configuration discussions.
- Ensure platform configuration aligns with endowment-style workflows across investment teams.
- Challenge design assumptions and confirm integration approaches are both accurate and scalable.
- Coordinate with technical teams for the implementation of Microsoft Fabric and Python.
Requirements
- Proven experience within an asset owner such as an endowment, pension fund, or family office.
- Strong background in front-office, risk, or investment policy workflows.
- Hands-on experience with MSCI Barra One or comparable investment platforms.
- Good understanding of whole-fund book of record design and investment data models.
- Solid grasp of risk and performance concepts relevant to asset management.
- Ability to lead workstreams and effectively validate operating models.
- Familiarity with SQL Server and data movement techniques is a plus but not mandatory.