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Bloomberg Senior Data Analyst - Sovereign Debt Data in Sao Paulo, Brazil
At Bloomberg, our products are fueled by powerful information. We combine data and context to paint the whole picture for our clients, around the clock – from around the world. In Data, we’re responsible for delivering this data, news and analytics through innovative technology - quickly and accurately.
Our Team:
Sovereign debt is the cornerstone of global finance and the largest and most liquid asset class in fixed income. We work closely with treasuries and central banks around the world to onboard their debt securities on the Bloomberg terminal in a timely manner, ensuring excellent data quality. Information about the issuance of bonds by governments is time-sensitive and often market-moving, and something a lot of our clients track carefully. By using technology, domain expertise, and relationships with issuers we aim to be the best data and analytics platform in the market.
What's the Role?
As a Data Analyst with our team, you will be responsible for the acquisition, maintenance and quality assurance of sovereign debt data. This will entail monitoring daily market events, close collaboration with the data engineers on the team to ensure automated processes work as expected, provide support to external clients with complex data queries and engage with issuers on a regular basis in support of various projects. Joining the Data department means that you are a part of one of the world's leading sources of data, providing accurate, immediate insights for financial market professionals. You will enhance your product knowledge, learn about our clients and their needs, and build relationships throughout the company, all while helping our clients stay on top of developments within the Sovereign bonds market.
You're the type of person who looks beyond the headline with a keen eye for detail because you know how data inspires market trends, breaking news, and analysis. With ever increasing coverage and demand for timely data, you will be responsible for managing priorities of different initiatives and for utilizing industry knowledge to help drive decisions and generate new dataset offerings. You will need to know your customer, their challenges, and their workflows. With this insight, you will bring creative ideas to the table on how we can make our data integration seamless and more efficient.
We’ll trust you to:
To have knowledge in Fixedincome and an interest in Sovereign debt specifically
Have experience working withdata and have an understanding about data quality best practices
Liaise with Treasuries andCentral Banks to ensure the debt securities they issue are added timelyand accurately on Bloomberg
Effectively collaborate withother internal departments, such as but not limited to Product,Engineering and News on dataset product development initiatives
Develop expertise in localSovereign debt markets across the Americas
Apply problem-solving anddata analysis skills to identify innovative workflow efficiencies andimplement solutions to enhance our processes/overall product strategy
Collaborate with Sales topromote Sovereign debt data using the relevant subject matter expertise,and use knowledge gained from client interactions to enhance the dataset
Assist our world-renownedclient support help desk with escalated client inquiries related toSovereign debt.
Collaborate with globalcounterparts to evolve the role, workflow, and operating procedures toensure consistency in data quality and timeliness across regions
You’ll need to have:
Minimum 4+ years ofexperience working with financial data, preferably within the Fixed incomeasset class.
Demonstrated data managementexperience such as running data quality initiatives, overseeing datagovernance, implementing best practices with regards to data acquisitionand updates.
Experience in client engagementand excellent written and verbal communication skills especially whenexplaining technical processes and solutions to business partners andmanagement. Proficiency in English, Portuguese, and Spanish Languagespreferred.
A bachelor's degree orhigher in data technology or financial field, or degree-equivalentqualification
Be comfortable with a highdegree of autonomy and managing priorities from multiple internal andexternal partners
Demonstrated ability to takea logical approach and apply critical thinking skills in order to solveproblems
Strong collaboration skillsand experience working as part of a multi-location team
We’d love to see:
Project managementexperience, particularly in Agile framework
Interest in technology
Knowledge of statisticalanalysis and demonstrated applied data analysis skills, with proficiencyusing Excel. Experience in SQL and/or Python is a plus.
Strong communication andinterpersonal skills
If this sounds likeyou:
Apply if you think we're a good match. We’ll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are.
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