Data Relationship Manager - Morningstar- Cape Town Area, South Africa

Data Relationship Manager

Morningstar- Cape Town Area, South Africa

Job Description

The Team: The talented and creative people in Morningstar’s South African office help make data quality and client solutions one of our core strengths. Morningstar believes in building great global products allied with local knowledge in a highly collaborative environment. We constantly strive for continuous improvement whilst focusing on excellence within the user experience. Whether it`s through institutional or advisor products we are always pushing technology’s boundaries to find new and better ways to serve investors and manage our data. Though the individuals in our South African office represent a range of skills and experience levels, they all view operational excellence as a craft and care deeply about creating a positive user experience for both new and existing clients.


The Role: You will form an integral part of Morningstar’s local data team and be primarily responsible for fund data collection. Internal communication within Morningstar both locally and internationally is required and the ability to provide quality support for data related queries and processes are vital.

Morningstar’s service focused consultative approach will provide you with indispensable quantitative, communication and client management skills which will serve as a foundation from which to build your Morningstar career.


Key Job Responsibilities

+ Provide the highest quality fund data to our institutional and advisor clients through the use of rigorous and systematic processes.
+ Managing projects, focused on enhancing our database - in order to meet changes in our industry and client’s needs.
+ Collaborate with Morningstar’s global data operations, sales and product teams to resolve client issues in a timely manner and actively support our rapidly growing local institutional and advisor client base.

Desired Skills & Experience

Requirements

+ Excellent communication skills.
+ A team player who has a hands on positive attitude combined with a curiosity for financial knowledge coupled with a consultative problem solving approach.
+ Work experience within the South African financial services industry in a data collection or analysis role within the Unit Trust environment is preferred.
+ A bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
+ Excellent English skills are required; other languages skills are desirable.

If you wish to apply for this position, please email your CV with a covering letter to careers.europe@morningstar.com

Morningstar is an equal opportunity employer.

Company Description

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individuals, financial advisors, and institutions. Morningstar provides data on approximately 416,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 9 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its registered investment advisor subsidiaries and has approximately $149 billion in assets under advisement or management as of Dec. 31, 2012. The company has operations in 27 countries.