About the Role:
Join a dynamic business-integrated team that delivers high-impact analytics and automation this role youll design and optimize data pipelines build dashboards and support advanced analytics initiatives that directly enhance decision-making. This role offers autonomy rapid project execution and exposure to machine learning all within a highly collaborative environment that values innovation and efficiency.
Direct Business Impact: Work closely with portfolio managers advisors and operations teams to deliver solutions that matter.
Agility & Autonomy: Enjoy the speed and flexibility of a small empowered team backed by strong firm resources.
Innovation: Leverage cutting-edge tools and explore ML/AI applications in financial services.
The Impact Youll Make:
Develop maintain and optimize ETL processes and data pipelines for critical dashboards and reports.
Ensure data integrity quality and governance across multiple systems.
Build and maintain reporting solutions using SQL Server SSRS and Power BI.
Deliver accurate timely insights for advisors portfolio managers and operations teams.
Support ML Operations initiatives; learn and apply techniques using tools like scikit-learn and PyTorch.
Collaborate on AI-driven portfolio allocation and product advisory projects.
Document processes maintain version control and contribute to team knowledge-sharing.
Continuously explore new technologies to improve automation and scalability.
What Youll Bring to Baird
Must be able to obtain the SIE Series 7 and Series 66 licenses within 12 months of hire.
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Finance or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
Strong stakeholder management and project prioritization capabilities.
Strong analytical problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate technical work into business value.
Highly coachable proactive and motivated to learn.
Proficiency in SQL (SQL Server preferred) with demonstrated experience in building ETL processes preferred.
Experience with Python including Pandas and SQLAlchemy preferred.
Familiarity with Power BI and SSRS reporting solutions preferred.
Exposure to ML tools and techniques particularly in financial data context preferred.
Experience working in financial services asset management or related industries preferred.
Baird is committed to diversity and provides employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy citizenship national origin age disability military service veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information or any other status protected by law.
Required Experience:
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Baird is an employee-owned wealth management, capital markets, asset management and private equity firm. Leveraging our deep expertise and broad skills, we're dedicated to providing the best advice and service to our individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients.