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OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT/SECTION
The Information and Data Management (IDM) department is responsible for master data management and MI production across all international subsidiaries of MUSHD and EMEA region for MUFG Bank. The mandate for the department is to:
1. Develop a business led, technology enabled data strategy and roadmap for delivery of data management target state.
2. Develop a data governance framework and establish data related policies and procedures to improve the value of data as an enterprise asset.
3. Source, validate and maintain master data repositories of market and reference data.
4. Agree data quality standards with business owners and track metrics and continuously improve data processes.
5. Investigate and analyse data issues, identify the root cause and recommend control improvements.
6. Develop and support an MI platform optimised for the aggregation of data and the reporting of processed and analysed information.
7. Deliver accurate, timely and insightful MI to the international business to support executive decision making and to meet statutory and regulatory reporting requirements.
The team operates internationally with staff currently based in London, New York and Hong Kong.
The Master Data Management team in London has two main functions:
1. Market Data: Includes EOD pricing, IPV prices, time series and curve maintenance.
2. Reference Data: Includes counterparty, common reference, instrument and organisational data.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The successful candidate will play a key role in the daily market data process by ensuring market data is processed in a timely and accurate fashion, while driving improvements and facilitating change. Our team is responsible for market data across various asset classes providing an excellent opportunity for exposure to Front Office, P & L, Operations and Risk management functions. The implementation of a strategic Enterprise Data Management system where our team is playing a key support role provides the opportunity to the individual to contribute to the successful path towards an international data model which is essential for the firm’s success.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Work as a team member in the Market Data team within Master Data Management, collaborating alongside an outsourced delivery team in MGS.
2. Ensure market data captured daily from internal and external sources is accurate and timely before its distribution to various business areas, functions and systems.
3. Ensure data-production processes for market data adhere to the definitions, standards, and quality rules agreed with stakeholders.
4. Take ownership of assigned data issues, ensuring they are identified, prioritized, tracked, and resolved while liaising with stakeholders.
5. Deliver timely and relevant market data metrics to track performance against key SLAs and other KPIs as specified by stakeholders and business process owners.
6. Enhance market data production processes, working with stakeholders including Technology teams to improve data validation, enhance efficiency, reduce operational risk, and optimize existing strategic systems and data sources.
7. Contribute to business analysis and user acceptance testing supporting strategic system implementations and other firm-wide projects relating to market data processes.
8. Actively contribute to the enhancement and effective operation of key controls across team processes.
9. Support audit requirements in a timely manner.
10. Support cost rationalisation of market data requests.
11. Maintain desk procedures up to date to improve team coverage and efficiency.
12. Build positive and pro-active working relationships with key stakeholders across the business.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
1. Practical knowledge of market data requirements and issues across asset classes, focusing on fixed income and derivatives.
2. Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel essential).
3. Desirable system experience; Murex, Markit EDM, Bloomberg.
4. Experience working with stakeholders at various levels.
Please note MUFG operates a hybrid working policy with 3 days per week in the office. We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.
MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief, and marriage or civil partnership.
We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.
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