Associate I - Data Management Job in Cochin at UST Global

UST Global is hiring for the role of Associate I - Data Management!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• Set up and maintain security master, index, and pricing data on our global data‑management platform to fulfill stakeholder requirements.
• Perform regular sanity checks, validations, and reconciliations on security, index, and price datasets.
• Monitor and apply quality control to daily data feeds coming from various internal and external sources.
• Review exception and missing price reports, maintain manual pricing spreadsheets, and research suitable prices for illiquid or hard-to-value instruments.
• Manually input prices from verified sources when automated feeds are unavailable or insufficient.
• Recalculate Private Equity valuations following triggering events (e.g. drawdowns, distributions).
• Monitor team mailboxes and ensure stakeholder data queries are triaged and resolved promptly and efficiently.
• Assist the Line Manager in delivering project work, including gathering requirements, execution, and tracking.
• Test change requests and new system releases, validating that modifications behave as expected (regression checks, UAT, etc.).
• Maintain and support automation scripts, bots, or “robots” used by the team to streamline repetitive workflows.

Requirements:

• Excellent PC literacy, especially Excel (formulas, data manipulation), Word and PowerPoint.
• Strong written and verbal communication — you will interface with multiple stakeholder groups, including clients and internal teams.
• Basic understanding of securities data (equities, fixed income, derivatives), index structures, and pricing mechanics.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in finance, business, accounting, economics, or a related field.
• Experience with Excel extending beyond basics — use of formulas, macros, VBA, Power Query, or pivot tables.
• Some experience (or exposure) working on data-intensive projects (data sourcing, migration, validation, implementation).
• Familiarity with SQL, ETL concepts, or data management tools is a plus.
• Prior exposure to financial data operations (pricing, index, instrument maintenance) would be beneficial.