Content Analyst (Open for Fresh Graduate)

Content & Permissions

The Content & Permissions team acts as the gatekeeper for all third-party communications with Rimes’ 800 information providers on behalf of our 400 end clients. The team manages key relationships with a huge and varied international group of information providers.

The Content Data Analyst’s role is vital to the Rimes infrastructure, they ensure that Rimes’ end clients are able to access a complete catalogue of benchmark data with the most accurate regulatory information and index identifiers. The Content Data Analyst is responsible for identifying and correcting data gaps impacting our Foundational Data products, connecting with team members and other departments to seek information and prioritize issues meaningfully. During the process, it is the Content Data Analyst’s responsibility to ensure that Rimes’ users are kept informed on the progress of any escalated issues.

The role requires a technically-oriented person, someone who enjoys sticking to issues until they are fully resolved and uses creative thinking to find simple solutions. The candidate must be able to work on multiple projects at the same time and be proactive in the validation of work completed. The ideal candidate for this role must also be able to demonstrate a good understanding of index data and a degree of experience in data analysis (using excel functionalities and ideally Python).

Other desirable qualities include proficiency in the use of Rimes excel add-in tools.

You are:

• Analytically minded and a structured thinker
• A problem solver
• Technologically oriented, but also aware of the need for appropriate processes and procedures
• Able to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines
• Attentive to detail, but also able to demonstrate a wide degree of creativity 
• Happy to work on your own initiative
• A confident communicator with exceptional organizational skills
• Flexible, enthusiastic and display a positive attitude

Areas of Responsibility:

• Communicating with data partners on procurement of new data for Rimes clients
• Support the suite of Rimes Foundational Data through database maintenance and cleanup
• Identify, analyze and resolve meta data gaps, creating new data content and mapping records across databases
• Supporting the maintenance and growth of the Rimes index catalogue, adding new records, and maintaining database integrity
• Proactively maintain and keep up-to-date documentation of processes and procedures and communicate changes to the wider team
• Identify areas of improvement in existing processes and collaborate with team members to achieve greater efficiency and scalability

Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required:

• Knowledge and understanding of equity and fixed income indices
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Intermediate level with MS Excel®
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously under tight deadlines
• Ability to work within a team as well as independently
• Desire to learn new technology and grow in an ever-changing environment
• Experience working with, querying, and manipulating large datasets
• Fluency in English

Also useful:

• Understanding of globally recognized identifiers used in the financial markets for recognition and identification of tradable securities, such as SEDOL, ISIN, CUSIP, OpenFIGI and Exchange Tickers
• Sound working knowledge of financial spreadsheets and financial databases and applications
• Familiarity with financial regulations, such as Benchmark Regulation (BMR), MiFID II and MAR
• Experience working with, querying, and manipulating large datasets
• Fluency in more than one foreign language is beneficial to a career at Rimes

Working Hours:

• 3 pm to 12 am PhST (EMEA shift)
• Hybrid setup: 1 to 2 days per week

Benefits:

• Transportation and rice allowances
• Medical, optical, and wellness benefits
• HMO for you and for your dependents