Senior Analyst, Security Referential Data

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Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today. Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision. Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage – Apply Now Get to Know the Opportunity Voya Investment Management is seeking a highly motivated, analytical, and leadership-minded professional to join our Investment Data & Analytics Team as an Investment Security Referential Senior Analyst. In this senior role, you will own key components of our security master and referential data program, driving data integrity, governance, and continuous improvement across the investment platform. You will partner closely with investment analysts, portfolio managers, Risk, Compliance, and external data providers to resolve complex issues, define standards, and influence outcomes. The ideal candidate brings strong domain knowledge, excellent judgment, and a desire to grow into broader leadership opportunities through mentoring, leading initiatives, and elevating team practices. The Contributions You Will Make Leadership Responsibilities: Function as a team lead, provide day-to-day team leadership by guiding priorities, answering complex questions, mentoring teammates, and driving consistent execution and quality. Data Quality Leadership: Lead cyclical reviews of security master data to ensure accuracy and adherence to established policies, procedures, and controls. Proactively monitor changes in securities data (e.g., credit rating and coupon changes), drive timely updates, and help set team standards for quality and documentation. Enterprise Data Management & Governance : Drive the creation and enhancement of data quality monitoring rules and logic used to capture suspicious data conditions. Apply deep knowledge of investment data EDM practices to improve controls, partner with technology and data teams on implementation, and champion best practices across the function. Security Setup (Complex Assets): Own setup and independent review of security masters for newly traded and complex assets, ensuring nuanced aspects of each instrument are captured accurately. Serve as a subject matter resource for questions related to attributes, classifications, and downstream impacts. Vendor Referential Data Oversight: Lead reconciliations to ensure accurate setup of security master data within vendor systems. Coordinate and prioritize changes across multiple service vendors, escalate recurring issues, and influence vendor and internal partners toward durable fixes. Market Data Provider Partnership: Serve as a primary point of contact with vendors to resolve security-level data questions for key attributes. Perform advanced research and validation to ensure consistency across sources, and recommend improvements to sourcing, workflows, and controls. Senior Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with Risk, Investment Teams, Compliance, Technology, and Operations on daily production needs and strategic initiatives. Communicate clearly, influence decisions, and represent the security master function in cross-team forums. Investment Asset & Data Domain Expertise: Leverage strong knowledge of asset classes and security master data to improve data definitions, attribute standards, and downstream usability for investment and client-facing teams. Issue Management & Escalation: Investigate data quality issues impacting investment workflows; coordinate resolution across teams as required. Perform targeted reviews of previously set up security masters, identify systemic gaps, and recommend preventive controls and process changes. Key Initiatives: Lead and/or co-lead ad hoc projects that improve data quality, operating efficiency, and governance. Provide guidance to junior team members and help coordinate workstreams to deliver outcomes on time. Client/Customer Data Requests: Own intake, prioritization, and delivery of investment data requests from key customers (e.g., traders, portfolio managers, sales, and client service). Translate questions into clear data actions, communicate status/risks, and ensure high-quality outcomes. Structured Problem Solving: Lead investigations of recurring data issues using root-cause analysis to ensure causes are understood, documented, and addressed. Drive preventive solutions (process, control, vendor, and/or system changes) to reduce rework and operational risk. Continuous Team Improvement: Identify opportunities to strengthen issues management, processes, and controls; recommend and implement enhancements that elevate quality and scalability. Contribute to onboarding and informal coaching, helping build team capability and consistency. Minimum Knowledge & Experience Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business administration, or a related field. 5+ years of experience in investment management required. 2+ years in security master/reference data required with demonstrated ownership of complex deliverables. Familiarity with industry investment platforms, such as: BlackRock Aladdin and/or Bloomberg required. Demonstrated understanding of investment products, asset classes, and financial markets required. Ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Demonstrated leadership capabilities (formal or informal), including influencing stakeholders, driving decisions, mentoring others, and leading workstreams or process improvements. Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to translate complex data topics for diverse audiences and drive alignment across teams. Highly motivated self-starter with strong accountability, a continuous-improvement mindset, and interest in expanding leadership scope over time. Strategic, analytical mindset with strong project management, organizational, and problem-solving skills; able to balance day-to-day delivery with longer-term improvements. Advanced Excel and Intermediate SQL skills required. API knowledge, a plus. Interest or progress toward CFA, a plus. #LI-BMS Compensation Pay Disclosure: Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities. The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked. $90,000 to $100,000 USD Be Well. Stay Well. Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well. What We Offer Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%) Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%) Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day. Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year Learn more about Voya benefits (download PDF) Critical Skills At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture: Customer Focused : Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations. Critical Thinking : Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution. Team Mentality : Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals. Business Acumen : Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions. Learning Agility : Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage. Learn more about Critical Skills Equal Employment Opportunity Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law. Reasonable Accommodations Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. 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