Lead Functional Business Analyst Wealth Management

Momento USA is a global technology consulting talent acquisition and creative development firm that addresses clients most pressing needs and challenges. We are currently looking for a Lead Functional Business Analyst.

Job Description: Wealth Management Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Role: Lead Functional Business Analyst Security Master Initiative

We are seeking a highly specialized Wealth Management Subject Matter Expert (SME) to lead the functional requirements gathering for a greenfield Security Master build-out. This individual will act as the bridge between our business stakeholders-serving Mid-Value to Ultra-High-Net-Worth (UHNW) clients-and our technical architecture teams.

The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of the data lifecycle of a financial instrument from initial sourcing to the creation of a Golden Copy. You will be responsible for defining how our firm identifies classifies and manages global securities to ensure seamless downstream trading reporting and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Requirements Leadership: Lead the end-to-end collection and documentation of functional requirements for a robust scalable Security Master system.
• Document Ownership: Author the Requirements Definition Document (RDD) ensuring it contains the level of granularity required for developers to build data schemas and validation engines.
• Data Governance Design: Define the business logic for creating a Golden Copy including data scrubbing source prioritization (e.g. Bloomberg Reuters IDC) and exception handling.
• Symbology Management: Establish requirements for cross-referencing global identifiers (CUSIP ISIN SEDOL FIGI Ticker) to ensure data integrity across various custodial platforms.
• Asset Classification: Design the taxonomy for asset classification (GICS BICS or proprietary frameworks) to support complex UHNW portfolio reporting.
• Stakeholder Management: Facilitate workshops with Portfolio Managers Operations and Compliance to ensure the Security Master supports Mid-Value to UHNW specificities such as tax-aware investing and bespoke instrument types.

Technical & Domain Expertise

• Security Breadth: Advanced knowledge of diverse financial security types including but not limited to:
  • Fixed Income: Corporate/Gov Bonds Munis and High-Yield.
  • Equities: Domestic and International stocks ADRs and Preferreds.
  • Pooled Vehicles: ETFs Mutual Funds and Closed-End Funds.
  • Complex Instruments: REITs Structured Notes and Derivatives.
• Managed Services: Familiarity with the operational workflows of Managed Accounts (SMA/UMAs) and how security data impacts sleeve-level accounting.
• Lifecycle Knowledge: Understanding of Corporate Actions accrual logic and pricing frequency requirements for UHNW reporting.

Qualifications

Note to Candidates: This is a high-impact role. You are not just documenting fields; you are designing the source of truth that will power a firms investment engine for the next decade.

Thanks

Samuel Brown

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Note: Momento USA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin age protected veteran status or disability status.