Specialist, Account Data Management & Governance

Neuberger ’s   focus on Enterprise Data Governance is rooted in its commitment to enabling smart, data-driven decisions that uphold the firm’s core principles. Effective governance ensures data is high quality,   well-understood , and readily available to support informed decision-making across the organization . This role owns account data quality, controls, and process discipline across the account lifecycle — onboarding, fund launches,   transitions, terminations,   exception monitoring/resolution, and technology implementation. This is a hands-on role requiring day-to-day data maintenance work, including researching and resolving data exceptions and breaks across systems (e.g.,   trading platforms ,   Data Warehouses ,   Visualization Systems ,   and   Golden Sources) , and working directly with data owners to align fields and definitions across systems. The   role has   a growth path toward broader ownership of   account lifecycle   processes and offshore workflow oversight as the function matures over 1–3 years.   Responsibilities   Data Quality & Exception Resolution   Manually investigate and resolve mismatched account data across systems, working directly with data owners to align fields and definitions.   Download and review   data exceptions   daily ;   and reach out to account owners to resolve breaks.   Account Onboarding &   Data   Setup   Oversee the New Account team's daily new Aladdin account opening.   Submit ,   review   and approve   New Account Application (NAA) updates   Assist the New Account Opening team with opening   Institutional,   Intermediary,   Subadvised , and CIT Trust accounts.   Manage account openings at cus todian portals .   Maintain Aladdin data through updates in ADAM and Blackrock Portfolio Toolkit.   Establish consistent entity records   and account reference data   across system s .   Data   Governance and Standards   Support the   Account   D ata   S teward in defining   and executing   the account data roadmap.   Define and supervise governance of critical data elements.   Add new Account Business Terms into   Glossary+   to support enterprise data cataloging.   Add new rules to the Data Platform Portal, including rules that   utilize   lookup tables.   Review Data Warehouse discrepancies and drive resolution.   Perform ERISA   and other regulatory   flag   controls   data review .   Perform   user   access screening   for account master data .   Technology Partnership & Continuous Improvement   Identify   and project manage account data enhancements across key systems and stakeholders.   Submit stories to technology and attend grooming sessions to shape upcoming enhancements.   Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for   submitted   stories.   Submit stories for new   Datactics   rules to support automated exception detection.   Collaborate on cross-functional projects where account data is used.   Stakeholder Coordination & Reporting   Lead a   weekly account data meeting w ith key stakeholders   to review open items and exception trends.   Organize the Account   Owners   Quarterly Discussion/Update cal l, providing updates on progress against the roadmap.   Prepare   and present   quarterly   update   for Enterprise Data Governance (EDG)   leadership .   Partner across   front office (Sales, Portfolio Management) and control teams (Operations,   Finance,   Legal &   Compliance , Technology ) , and offshore   teams on account data initiatives.   Required Qualifications   Bachelor’s degree   5-8+ years of relevant experience   Experience with reference data, security master, or account master data.   Experience documenting and mapping business processes.   Project management and business analysis experience.   Strong data analysis, profiling, and discovery skills.   Ability to manage multiple concurrent work efforts independently.   Strong written and verbal communication skills .   Proficiency   in MS Excel, Visio (or equivalent), and PowerPoint.   Comfort with hands-on manual data investigation and exception resolution .   Preferred   Hands-on experience with Aladdin,   Datactics , and/or   VantageIQ .   Data governance experience in financial services.   Fund launch or fund onboarding experience.   Investment operations background.   5+ years of asset management experience.   Experience with data cataloging tools (e.g., Collibra) or lookup-table-driven   rules   engines.   Exposure to offshore team coordination.   Location: New York City; hybrid with a minimum of three days per week in office. Applicants must be authorized and have the right to work in the country where the role is located without the need for current or future sponsorship. Compensation Details The salary range for this role is $125,000-$150,000. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in the job posting location. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, business sector, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, market benchmarking data, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. This job is also eligible for a discretionary bonus, which, along with base salary and retirement contributions, is part of our total comprehensive package. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, retirement, life insurance and other benefits to eligible employees. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or com