Messages In This Digest (4 Messages)
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- Lead SA - Equities - (Excel, VBA, C#/.Net) - FS - Boston, MA Area - From: Gary Wright - Wright Associates
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- Lead System's Analyst - Invest. Admin. Support - PL/SQL - FS - Bosto From: Gary Wright - Wright Associates
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- Lead Systems Analyst - Fixed Income/Derivatives - PL/SQL - FS - Bost From: Gary Wright - Wright Associates
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- Sr. Business System's Analyst - FI - SSRS - SQL - Reporting - Invest From: Gary Wright - Wright Associates
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Lead SA - Equities - (Excel, VBA, C#/.Net) - FS - Boston, MA Area -
Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net wrightassociates
Sun Jul 4, 2010 5:46 am (PDT)
Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.
Open & Active as of 07-01-2010
Position Title – WR101013
Lead SA - Equities – (Excel, VBA, C#/.Net) – FS – Boston, MA Area -
Outstanding Package
Outstanding Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS
No Sponsorship Available – US Based Applicants Only – No Relocation – Local
Candidates Only
Stable Work History
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 Lead Systems Analyst will work with investment personnel and fellow IS
team members located globally to analyze and implement small and medium
sized projects, delivering custom solutions to be used in the investment and
research process. Daily activities will include application support, hands
on development, project management, requirements gathering and
documentation, application design, code reviews, implementation,
testing/quality assurance, and end-user training.
This position requires technical proficiency and a high level of direct
interaction with end users and provides a broad set of opportunities
including application development, project management and client management.
Primary Responsibilities:
· Work closely with investment professionals located globally at all
levels of the organization to provide support using the follow-the-sun
approach for existing applications and proactively identify opportunities
for new/improved systems. Partner with users to iteratively deliver
applications that are critical to their investment process. On an ongoing
basis provide enhancements to previously deployed solutions.
· Collect, document and implement systems requirements.
· Set development standards, code solutions and perform code
reviews, where applicable and ensure development practices adhere to firm
guidelines
· Perform data gap analysis and facilitate remediation efforts
· Plan and manage small and medium-sized support projects and
perform development and deployment
· Work with users to prioritize needs and provide communication to
keep them apprised of progress.
Keys to this Position:
1. This position is 40% Development and 60% Systems Analysis.
2. Technical Requirement: Excel, VBA, C# and .NET are required. RPC
Eclipse and OSGI are a plus. Sharepoint, Java and Unix are also a plus.
3. Domain Knowledge Requirement: Must have an understanding of the
Investment Process, especially knowledge of Equities, (Derivatives and
Market Data (i.e. FactSet) are pluses). Some indications of domain knowledge
would be CFA, Financial Statement Analysis, and knowledge of alpha.
4. Strong Client Interfacing skills are required. This individual will be
working directly with Investors.
5. This is a Senior Level Individual Contributor role.
Required Skills & Competencies:
· Strong understanding of the investment process, research
workflows, equity and derivative securities, and market data services.
· Strong Microsoft Office Application expertise, in particular with
Excel and the creation/maintenance of Excel VBA macros.
· Strong SQL skills and prior experience with Oracle/SQL Server
tools.
· Hands-on .Net development skills required
· Strong, hands-on knowledge of Sharepoint required
· Prior experience with Java/Unix solutions a strong plus
· 3+ years experience directly supporting investment professionals
· 7+ years of professional experience
· Excellent verbal and written communications skills
· Strong motivation and ability to work in a fast paced team
environment
· Ability to work independently and own projects from beginning to
end
· Ability to manage multiple priorities, project plans and
milestones effectively.
· Bachelor's degree required
Contact Information
Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon. - WEBnet
Site – www.wrightassociates.org
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Lead System's Analyst - Invest. Admin. Support - PL/SQL - FS - Bosto
Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net wrightassociates
Sun Jul 4, 2010 5:46 am (PDT)
Active & Open as of 07-01-2010
Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.
Position Title - WR713703
Lead System's Analyst - Invest. Admin. Support - PL/SQL - FS - Boston, MA
Area - Outstanding Package
Outstanding Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS
Local Candidates Only - No 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
This individual will be responsible for requirements, systems analysis,
testing, and project management supporting the Client Operations business
group within the Investment Administration (IA) Support Team in Information
Services (IS). The IA Support team provides support and enhancements to
approximately 300 internal business unit staff. These business units
include Investment Administration and Client Operations and they provide
operational services to our external clients and investors globally.
This position requires a high level of interaction with the business users
as well as excellent communication and delivery skills. The candidate
should have domain knowledge from another asset manager or financial
services firm supporting an operations business group.
This role will report to the Manager of IA Applications within IS, with the
intent of transitioning into the manager role and leading the team (30
resources, analysts and developers/consultants).
Key Responsibilities;
· Work with business partners to define, analyze and document
requirements, as well as identify opportunities for new/improved systems.
· Plan and perform functional testing of new systems and
enhancements.
· Coordinate/work closely with consultant teams (onshore/offshore)
to plan, estimate and deliver solutions while providing technical direction.
· Take ownership of issues in a 24x7 production environment and
collaborate with other teams on remediation and lead them through
completion.
· Proactively identify systems/process issues and gaps to minimize
incidents.
· Collaborate with business partners to prioritize
support/enhancement needs.
· Key to this role is business communication, expectations
management, efficient delivery and prompt support, follow-ups and status
reporting.
As this role grows into the manager role, additional responsibilities will
include, but not limited to:
- Oversee a dual shore (onshore & offshore in India) outsourcing arrangement
with our strategic consulting partner. Ensure service level agreements
(SLA's) are being adhered to, metrics are captured, process improvements and
efficiencies are being identified and implemented.
- Provide support for other Firm wide initiatives such as Disaster Recovery,
Database upgrades, security audits, infrastructure upgrades, etc.
- Manage and track IS budget and staffing plan for the team.
- Stay abreast of the "state of the art" as it relates to Operations, both
within the firm and throughout the industry.
- Establish and maintain effective client relationships.
Keys to This Position:
1. Strong Systems Analysis skills along with a strong technical
background. This role is somewhat more technical than most SA roles. This
candidate needs to primarily be an Analyst but will also understand
technical design and architecture.
2. Technical: PL/SQL required. Java is a plus
3. Domain: This candidate will have a strong understanding of the Back
Office including Client Operations, Fund Administration and Trade
Operations. The candidate does not necessarily need to have exposure to all
three, but the more the better.
4. Strong Client Relationship and Project Management skills
5. Leadership: This individual will manage 4 to 6 consultants.
6. Selling point: If this individual does well there is a great
opportunity to move into a more senior management role.
Required Skills and Competencies:
· Minimum of ten years of experience in the investment industry,
with a minimum of three years managing an IS Team.
· Demonstrated client focus and relationship management skills.
· Domain knowledge of operations processes for an asset manager or
financial services firm.
· Strong crisis and incident management skills with prior experience
in a 24x7 support role.
· Demonstrated experience in project management and business
analysis/software development with an aptitude to effectively multi-task
· Ability and willingness to work in a fast-paced, mission-critical
production environment with rapidly changing priorities
· Change Agent, creative, innovative and focused on continuous
improvements.
· Bachelor's degree is required
· PL/SQL skills required for data analysis and Java is a plus
Contact Information
Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon. - WEBnet
Site - www.wrightassociates.org
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Lead Systems Analyst - Fixed Income/Derivatives - PL/SQL - FS - Bost
Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net wrightassociates
Sun Jul 4, 2010 5:47 am (PDT)
Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.
Open & Active as of 07-01-2010
Position Title – WR101008
Lead Systems Analyst – Fixed Income/Derivatives – PL/SQL - FS – Boston, MA
Area - Outstanding Package
Outstanding Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS
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
We definitely have a career path in mind for this position, which is why we
are looking for an exceptional individual to fill this slot. If this person
is able to demonstrate strong people skills and thought leadership, is able
to get things done, solve complex problems, interact effectively with the
business and with other IT teams, and otherwise make a strong contribution,
we would envision that this person would ultimately lead his/her own team
within the FI area.
Detailed Responsibilities:
· Act as a key member of the management team within the Decision
Support and IV (Investment View) areas.
· As an individual contributor or as a project manager, handling
small, medium and large scale projects and initiatives related to IV
functionality, consumer feature and function requests, new instrument
modeling, and general FI-related activities.
· Manage, coach and provide technical/business guidance to
contractor staff members in responding to production support issues related
to fixed-income analytics, the portfolio management applications, IV, and
other applications and processes.
· Conduct business analysis in connection with selected fixed-income
and IV-related projects.
· Oversee data quality initiatives within the Decision Support area.
· Promote process improvement initiatives.
Keys to this Position:
1. Domain Knowledge: Strong background in Fixed Income Analytics
(duration, convexity, etc.) and Derivatives(swaps, futures, options, etc.)
is required.
2. Strong Systems Analysis skills. Problem solving skills are critical -
working through problems methodically and analyzing numbers.
3. Strong Client Relationship skills are required.
4. Strong Leadership skills.
5. Technical skills: Strong SQL (PL/SQL) query skills & database analysis
skills (Oracle is Preference)
6. Selling point: This individual will get exposure to every asset class
in the firm and offers a great career launching pad. This role supports the
entire front office (Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, etc.)
Compensation
Very Competitive Base Salary + Profit Sharing + Bonus - Comprehensive
Benefits Package
No Sponsorship Available – US Based Applicants Only – No Relocation
Contact Information
Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon. - WEBnet
Site – www.wrightassociates.org
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Sr. Business System's Analyst - FI - SSRS - SQL - Reporting - Invest
Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net wrightassociates
Sun Jul 4, 2010 5:47 am (PDT)
Please feel free to refer this position to your associates – Referrals
appreciated.
OOpen & Active as of 07-01-2010
Position Title – WRCBBSA022010
Sr. Business System's Analyst – FI – SSRS – SQL – Reporting – Invest. Mgt –
Boston, MA Area – Up to $100K+
Base + Bonus + PS
Local Candidates Only (MA) – No Sponsorship – No Relo
Company
Leading private investment firm with over $35 billion in assets under
management – Great Company – Lots of Upside – Excellent Compensation
Package – Bonus
Position Responsibilities - Summary
This position will be working directly with one of the business units. The
person will participate at various levels in all technology related
initiatives from inception to implementation and support. Through in-depth
knowledge of the business, this position will document business processes,
develop needs analysis, functional / technical specifications and perform
system / user acceptance testing around hardware and software
implementations.
Position Responsibilities – Detailed
· Form strong working relationships with internal users - both
business and technical - to facilitate reporting.
· Fulfill responsibilities related to production support as well as
application development projects simultaneously.
· Create documentation in support of technology requests
· Gather, validate, document, and facilitate implementation of
business requirements for technology initiatives (includes business/data
requirements, data flows, data modeling, workflow context and design, and
user interface designs)
· Responsible for system planning and testing
· Participate in user acceptance testing and support system training
/ documentation
· Responsible for project coordination and project reporting
standards
· Maintains project status reports that includes tasks/issues/risks
· Maintains project calendar that includes high / mid / low level
plans
· Responsible for overall status reporting to Technology Steering
Committee and Program Manager
· Monitor and document project task list, progress and resource
allocation for assigned projects
Required Skills and Competencies:
Required: 1st 5 bullets are the key
· 2 - 4 years experience as a business system's analyst in an
Investment Management environment
· Knowledge of fixed income securities required
· Experience with investment reporting systems related to fixed
income required
· Experience in Crystal Reports, MS SQL Reporting services, & MS
Report builder expertise required
· Intermediate skill level in data modeling, normalization, and SQL
queries.
· Experience with data warehouse and reporting data marts required
· Strong understanding of relational databases, reporting schemas,
data transformations
· Experience with implementation of Reporting systems / portals for
portfolio management and investment teams required
· Experience with BI tools, Cube / OLAP technology required
· Experience in User Interface design in web and client-server
environments.
· Familiarity with multiple architectures: n-tier, .NET,
client-server, etc. and multi-system application integration
· Fundamental understanding of software development lifecycle
· Experience with reporting status, milestones, deliverables
regarding the project
· Experience with a large, functionally diverse, and informed user
base that demands high quality applications
· Strong interpersonal and communication skills
· Ability to deliver technology projects on time and within budget
Pluses:
· Knowledge of leveraged loans, bonds, and credit derivatives
preferred
· Exposure to Wall Street Office preferred
· Experience in project management or managing regular software
release cycles a plus
Contact Information
Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354
Email - replywrightassociates@verizon. - WEB Site –net
www.wrightassociates.org
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Email: mailto:garywright@prodigy.net
Website: www.WrightAssociates.org
Gary L. Wright - President/Principal - Wright Associates
Wright Associates specializes in High Technology Recruiting Services for the New England Market Place.
Phone: 508-761-6354
Email: mailto:garywright@prodigy.net
Website: www.WrightAssociates.org
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