Position Title – WR723711 Data Architect – FI or Equities – MDM – Data WH/DM – Oracle - Boston, MA Area – Excellent Package Excellent Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS No Relocation or Sponsorship Company Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm – Great Company – Lots of Upside – Excellent Compensation Package – Bonus – Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth possibilities. Position Responsibilities – Summary The Enterprise Architecture group is looking for a Data Architect/ Modeler/ Strategist covering Enterprise Investment Data - Instrument, Portfolio, Exposure/Risk Analytics, and Investment Research. The successful candidate will work with a team of front office investment technologists to define and deliver the Data Strategy, group wide. S/he will at the same time play a key role in influencing the strategic and tactical direction of the data architecture team, governance, implementation of data strategy, data design, modeling and security. On a day-to-day basis, s/he will provide analysis and recommendations on data functions, procedures and policies to mission critical systems in the area of investment research and portfolio construction. The successful candidate will be regarded as a trust-worthy authoritative data expert across fixed income and equity domains. The candidate should have a proven track record in developing and delivering Data Strategies surrounding Investment Management Data. Strong experience in Data Modeling, Data Design, Data Governance, Investment Management processes, systems, quality assurance and an awareness of Market and Reference Data landscape are critical. Superb ability to learn new knowledge and acquire new skills on-the-fly is essential to success in this role. Delivery focus is a key attribute for this role. Other essential skills include: consensus building, team management, project management, and negotiation skills. Hands-on involvement to resolve issues is regularly required and the candidate should be adept in navigating a mission critical fast-paced environment. This role reports to Manager of Data Architecture within IS. The candidate will work quite independently in a very entrepreneurial fashion. Key Responsibilities: · Develop, promote, and build consensus around data architecture for the investor and client teams, providing technical leadership for developing and maintaining solutions. · Identify gaps in the Data Model and address them actively in collaboration with business facing teams using a deep understanding of financial services. · In collaboration with the application teams, define, develop, maintain, and communicate information movement standards that will be used by our systems. · Align Investment Data Architecture efforts with other Enterprise Architecture/ Information Management counterparts to ensure overall alignment of architecture components. · Define, own, and drive the evolution of our Investment Data Architecture. · Establish and maintain effective relationships by having a high degree of continuous interaction with our internal clients. · Work with our internal clients to proactively identify and prioritize opportunities for new/improved capabilities. · Own, track, and research investor-related data production issues and work with appropriate teams on continuous improvement. · Act as the thought leader and “go to” person within information services for investment and client data matters. · Stay abreast of the “state of the art” as it relates data architecture throughout the investment industry. Required Skills and Competencies: · Master’s degree in software or systems engineering, computer science, information systems management or the equivalent. · At least 10 years progressive experience in Data Architecture disciplines, i.e., data modeling, architecture and integration. · Proven experience in developing and delivering data-related financial solutions aligned with an overall data architecture. · Experience in developing and implementing Investment Data delivery architecture plan, standards and guidelines, software development methodologies and strategic plans. · Comprehensive understating of the financial services industry including diverse asset classes (equities, fixed income, derivatives) data lifecycle. Understanding of Asset Management a plus. · Broad experience in software development life cycle, in particular development management background, is highly desirable. · Knowledge of a variety of tools, technologies and capabilities relating to the creation, dissemination and calculation of financial-related data. · Experience in developing data movement/ data integration standards and architecting scalable service oriented solutions. · Hands-on experience with ETL, CDC and ESB tools such as DataStage, Shareplex a plus. · Solid understanding of transaction and information systems, data warehouses, data marts, ODS, MDM methodologies and life cycle as well as ETL and MDM technologies. · Strong facilitation skills to engage subject matter experts to define data requirements and conduct data modeling design reviews with project teams. · Strong analytical and problem solving skills. · Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to explain and document the Data Architecture to diverse audiences (technical, business, etc). · Highly self-directed and able to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent and competing challenges, issues, ambiguities, and contradictions. · Strongly self-motivated and entrepreneurial personality. Keys to this Position: 1. Technical: This candidate will have strong Technical skills with Data Modeling, Data Architecture and Integration. Solid understanding of Data Warehouses, Data Marts, Data Modeling (ER/Studio preferable) and Oracle. 2. We are seeking a well rounded Data Architect that can demonstrate skills in the areas of Strategy, Delivery (tactical) and Implementation. 3. An understanding of Next Generation Reporting is a big plus i.e. Oracle Exadata, EMC Greenplum, Teradata, etc. 4. Domain knowledge: Must have Financial Services experience. 5. Strong Client relationship skills. This individual needs to be smart and articulate and will interface with the business. Great Communication skills are a must. 6. The following is a Plus: Equities or Fixed Income knowledge. Candidates out of Big 4 consulting firms are desired. Contact Information Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon.net - WEB Site – www.wrightassociates.org Founded in 1999, Wright Associates is an employee recruiting and search firm that provides comprehensive recruiting and search services to the high technology executive requiring professional expertise in the talent acquisition process.