Head of Hedge Fund Data
£85,000 - £100,000 per annum
About
Samuel Roberts Associates is working closely with a leading provider of business publications for the finance sector to source them their next Head of Hedge Fund Data.
Based in Central London, the company operate a number of successful publications that cover Portfolio Management, Hedge Funds, Real Estate, Financial Technology to name a few. As well as London they have operations over in NA and Asia and have seen strong growth even with the events of the last 18 months.
Role
Ensure the strategic development of the firms hedge fund data, in line with the company’s overall business strategy.
Inspire and develop the Hedge Fund team through effective leadership and to instil a focus on delivering best in class data and analysis.
Partner with Sales and Product leadership to understand customer data needs and drive product development and enhancement.
Be the voice of Hedge Fund data.
Challenge the status quo, implement change and inspire outstanding performance.
Develop and implement a hedge fund data strategy that is aligned with the Data division’s strategic vision and goals.
Accountable for ensuring the delivery of existing targets.
Review current family of indices and develop an indices strategy to better position these
in the market.
Lead and manage a value-add team of XX researchers in the UK and Singapore.
Set and monitor output targets for the business-as-usual teams in the Philippines.
Set processes, procedures, metrics and KPIs to drive and maintain efficiencies and high
performance within the team and to deliver against data objectives.
Deliver training, career development and management to upskill staff to ensure the unit
has and retains a high-skilled, engaged and growing knowledge base.
Create an environment of continuous improvement, best practice, and innovation.
Champion the provision of high-quality data collection and relationship-building with
industry contacts.
Engage directly with customers, Sales and Product to ensure a deep understanding of
customer data needs and how these evolve.
The Responsibilities
Act as an ambassador for the hedge fund data function to raise its profile internally and externally with industry bodies; provide thought leadership.
Liaise and collaborate with the hedge fund Editorial team to support data use in intelligence and review market trends.
Liaise and collaborate with the Research Reports team to provide data sets for reports along with in-depth analysis and written content specific to hedge funds.
Work closely with Sales and Product leadership to develop product capabilities to surface data and on new initiatives to enhance the overall hedge fund product offering.
Liaise with the Events team to provide support on award processes.
Keep abreast of industry developments around compliance.
Play a key role in the Data division management team to help define and deliver the
division’s and company’s short and long term strategic goals.
Skills
Background and track record within a well-respected B2B data function.
Hands-on leadership of a moderate sized team.
Expertise in all aspects of research process, techniques, and delivery; highly analytical and data oriented.
Able to engage a range of internal stakeholders to collaborate in identifying new opportunities for the company, and to provide intelligence on trends to aid product development.
A self-starter who is comfortable working autonomously and with teams located across our offices.
Not afraid to get their hands dirty, prioritise focus based on impact, and be able to own tasks from start to finish.
A change agent happy to challenge established thinking, able to transition and coach the team through upskilling and higher value output.
Good relationship builder internally and externally, transparent and team orientated.
Positive personality, able to inspire and drive results in equal measure.
Communicates honestly and openly.
Entrepreneurial and resilient to thrive in a high expectation, PE-backed, environment.
Benefits
Generous leave allowance
Birthday off
Life insurance
Contributory pension
Discount gym membership
Season ticket loan
Charity days and charity fundraising contribution
Monthly social events
Employee assistance program
Friendly experienced team
Flexible working
Diversity and inclusion networks
