Business Information Modeler - Asset Management Firm

- Data Governance Management jobs have responsibility for ensuring data assets are consumed, managed and governed. Data Governance Management jobs will be located in a BAU team which may not be a specialist data team and will have reports which may be Business Analysts, Data specialists or Business managers.

- Reporting lines may be to a senior manager in the field of Information Technology, Data Management and in some cases may be to a senior Project or Programme manager.

- The remit may be country, region or global and the Data Governance Manager will have internal and external stakeholders. External stakeholders may include regulatory bodies.

Data Governance Management jobs will carry out some or all of the following tasks:

- Lead data management and data governance activities, ensuring this data practices comply with regulations of all geographies under remit.

- Develop, manage and maintain data standards, policies and methodologies

- Develop, manage and ensure data tools and templates are fitting for business needs and comply with regulations

- Work with internal stakeholders to determine business needs in the areas of data maintenance, data governance and data architecture.

- Manage governance for working groups and decision making forums.

- Manage external service providers

- The role holder will support AMG to maximise the understanding of its data and increase its profitability through making sure data is governed efficiently. This includes applying data architecture standards to define and model data, apply an ownership model to ensure accountability, and ensure that data quality is measured, reported and issues remediated.

- In additional the role holder will ensure that the AMG Data Strategy is upheld and the Data Design Authority reviews all data sourcing, manufacture and distribution designs to be implemented within AMG.

- The Business Information Modeller is a key member of the AMG Data Architecture function.

- In conjunction with the AMG Chief Data Officer and Business Data Architects they are responsible for helping AMG to define the information it uses and promote good understanding.

- The Data Architecture function is responsible for ensuring that AMG adopts company Data Policy standards and implements processes to support the investment in Data Governance made by the Group. This includes helping Data Owners and Stewards to define and model our data assets and drive clear understanding of data sets across AMG. This is a core responsibility of the information modeller.

- The Business Information Modeller will provide input to the AMG Data Design Authority which is the decision making body for all data sourcing designs within AMG. It ensures that the good practices of data design and the AMG Data Strategy are adopted by all change programmes within AMG.

- The role holder will join a small number of Data Architects and Modellers in London within the AMG Data Organisation and be expected to build relationships across AMG, at all levels. Within the company they will work with Data Architects and Modellers from other lines of business and the Group, and AMG IT.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

- Work with AMG stakeholders located globally to design data models for each data domain and help promote understanding across AMG

- Work with the AMG Data Architecture function to accurately understand and stitch disparate data sets together to provide accurate models for use in delivering business insights in AMG Analytics platforms

- Ensure that company Data Policy is adopted by AMG

- Provide leadership on data definition work to aid Data Owners and Data Stewards agree the best definitions for our data sets

- Work with Data Stewards to support their work on Data Quality

- Create business conceptual and entity data models to improve understanding of our data and best prepare IT development teams and Data Analytics teams for development activity

Work with AMG Data change delivery programmes to troubleshoot and ensure alignment with AMG Data Strategy

Experience / Education

8 - 13 Years overall

- 5+ years of data analysis or data governance roles within an Asset Management firm

- Specialist subject area such as Financial Instruments or Front Office data concepts from which to show SME skillset

- Understanding of data modelling practices (E/R, Relational, Data Semantic, Conceptual)

- Modelling tools such as Visual Paradigm (preferred), Erwin, RSA

- Proven track record of creating and maintaining business information models and/or data models

- Business Process Modelling experience

- Confidence in data querying in SQL or Oracle databases

- Ability to work effectively under pressure with competing and rapidly changing priorities

- Ability to develop cohesive working relationships with internal/external stakeholders

- Ability to bring analytical rigour and structure and effective solutions to poorly-defined problems

- Typical qualifications would include a Bachelor's degree / equivalent

- Experience working with senior stakeholders in a global environment is desirable