Role : ESG Data Quality Analyst
Location : London
Role Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to help be part of a newly established role in the ESG Data & Reporting team. We are looking for an experienced data quality analyst to help develop, maintain and improve data quality controls for our ESG Datasets.
This person should have prior experience in analysing, reconciling, investigating and resolving data issues. The candidate will be part of a team being established that will be responsible for identifying key fields, creating the data quality rules, monitoring the data breaks, investigating and resolving the data issues. Part of the role will also be helping in dealing with queries from our stakeholders.
Key responsibilities:
ESG Data Governance (EDG) responsibilities
Deputy ESG Data Steward
Work with our Enterprise Data Governance group and utilise their frameworks and tools
Datactics
Collibra
Identify ESG Critical Data Elements (CDE)
Map the usage of these CDEs up & downstream (from data source to end use within reports or proprietary models/use by investment teams)
Define a list of priority fields (or use the CDEs) and populate their metadata and identify appropriate thresholds/rules
Work with other key teams (including ESG Investing, Investment teams, RFP, client reporting) to understand their data requirements and needs
Engage with other data stewards and present at regular meetings to share and collaborate on initiatives
ESG Data Quality Framework implementation and continual innovation
Work with ESG Tech to create reconciliation methodologies and tools:
Dataset or methodology changes
Coverage changes
Threshold breaches
Historical data accuracy or changes
Expected frequency of vendor files and updates
Cross platform reconciliation tools (eg, Aladdin, Snowflake and raw vendors)
Work with tech and the EDG teams to document and guide them on implementing the data quality rules
Continually iterate and improve the value and insights we provide to stakeholders
ESG Data Quality team
Work with Offshore resource to document their workflow once a DQ rule is sent to them
How to investigate
Who to reach out to from vendor or tech side
Steps to take before escalating to internal teams
Raise and work on addressing current data quality concerns with the vendors
Create regular reporting to publish to the business on threshold flags and checks made/issues closed out
Help manage the relationships with ESG data vendors
Understand their processes for dataset or methodology changes
Raise current issues and concerns with vendors to better understand their governance models around ESG Data Quality
Build rapport to establish clearly defined escalation routes to ensure prompt responses to urgent queries
Experiences:
Proficient with SQL to be able to extract and query data unassisted
Ability to write, read and edit code in Python to be able to assist in creating scalable automations and analysis
Analysing and reconciling datasets
Client reporting experience preferred to understand the impacts of poor data quality and being able to question data anomalies before releasing to the wider business
Able to articulate and document processes for others to easily follow and understand
Understanding of ESG data preferred but not required
At least 3 years experience in the asset management industry as a data analyst
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