Market Data Analyst, Data Scouting, Strategy and Operating Office - 4-Month Contract

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. With more than $600 billion in assets under management, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure it is financially sustainable for generations of working and retired Canadians.

CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Sydney.

CPP Investments successfully attracts, selects, and retains talented individuals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Join our team for access to:

• Stimulating work in a fast-paced and intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• A hybrid-flexible work environment with an emphasis on in-person collaboration
• A culture rooted in principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance
• An organization with an important social purpose that positively impacts lives

If you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here.

We are currently seeking a Senior Analyst, Data Scouting to join our Technology and Operations, Data Scouting team. This role is pivotal in supporting end-to-end data procurement and vendor management, with a strong emphasis on database administration.

Reporting to the Director of Data Scouting, the Senior Analyst will play an integral role in supporting the market data database administration and controls. The Senior Analyst will assist the team in the following ways:

• Handle day-to-day administrative inquiries from internal business units and our lead analysts, including but not limited to moves/adds/changes requests, inventory management, expense allocation, and when required assist with invoices reconciliation.
• Keep an updated inventory of contracts, services, pricing, users, and vendors. Perform month-end reconciliations and ensure that our data is always accurate and current.
• Manage data entitlements and real-time data feed authorizations as appropriate, liaise with the team to ensure appropriate data license documentation is in place and approved.
• Assist when required to process end to end invoice reconciliation against inventory, validate costs, explain variances, to ensure timely payment of supplier invoices
• Respond to payment inquiries from supplier accounts receivable groups
• Apply analytical skills to investigate discrepancies and determine appropriate course of action in a timely manner
• Develop and maintain strong business relationships; inspire confidence and use judgement to provide advice related to analysis
• Take on an ownership mentality around the function
• Other duties as assigned

Relevant experience in financial services or market data or work experience in consulting is preferred. Knowledge of FITS/MDSL inventory systems is preferred.

Experience working with Market Data vendors such as Bloomberg, FactSet, Exchanges.

Excellent communication and task/time management skills are preferred. Display a high level of time management skills to manage multiple and elaborate requests simultaneously.

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

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