Barclays Hiring Data Scientist

Location: Chennai
Experience: 1-3 years
Role: Data Scientist

What will you be doing?

  • Be responsible for the delivery of assigned activities within Instrument and Price master data management ensuring all necessary requirements are met, making operational decisions to maximise performance.
  • Establish and maintain good working relationships with other teams, departments and third parties whilst acting as a point of reference or guidance for other members of the team.
  • Where no end of day resolution is found, ensure there is a full and effective handover of the outstanding issue is in place and agreed by the onshore team to action.
  • Respond to administrative issues, including those that are non-routine issues and managing through to resolution.
  • Carry out problem solving, investigating and progressing complex queries escalated by the team and other stakeholders.
  • Ensure accuracy and attention to detail for all team outputs
  • Be responsible for driving own self-development (with the support of the line manager)
  • Lead by example, ensuring the team’s awareness of Barclays mission and values. Understand own role in the overall objectives of Barclays.
  • Support the supervision of their teams day to day activities (as appropriate), ensuring that they are completed accurately and in a timely manner. This will include oversight of checklists and internal controls; fostering a strong risk management culture within the team.
  • Assist the team manager in defining and implementing new processes and be proactive in driving efficiencies across the business.
  • Responsible for the checking of the team’s work and ongoing root cause analysis to reduce error rates

What we’re looking for:

  • Be responsible for the delivery of assigned activities within Instrument and Price master data management ensuring all necessary requirements are met, making operational decisions to maximise performance.
  • Carry out problem solving, investigating and progressing complex queries escalated by the team and other stakeholders.
  • Lead by example, ensuring the team’s awareness of Barclays mission and values. Understand own role in the overall objectives of Barclays.
  • Support the supervision of their teams day to day activities (as appropriate), ensuring that they are completed accurately and in a timely manner. This will include oversight of checklists and internal controls; fostering a strong risk management culture within the team.
  • Responsible for the checking of the team’s work and ongoing root cause analysis to reduce error rates

Skills that will help you in the role:

  • Educated to a minimum of degree level or equivalent supplemented by relevant professional experience within the financial services industry including industry recognised qualifications.
  • Relevant experience in instrument and/or pricing data maintenance experience gained in a similar organisation, global market data vendor or third party vendor supporting a similar process.
  • Must possess knowledge of IMPACT system and vendor Terminals such as Bloomberg, IDC, Reuters & Telekurs.
  • A detailed understanding of security asset attributes (eg. equity, fixed income, structured products, funds, and derivatives) and financial products.