Investment Data Specialist

The Role

Lord Abbett is seeking an Investment Data Specialist to support our Operations team from our office in Dublin, Ireland. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timely availability of investment and account data supporting Funds, Institutional, and Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs). The Investment Data Specialist partners closely with Investment, Operations, Technology, and external service providers to support business operations, data quality, and scalable operating models.

 

The role is located in Dublin, Ireland, with close collaboration with team members co-located in Jersey City, NJ.

We’ll trust you to:

• Own day-to-day operational and data-quality processes, including early-morning (US Eastern Time) controls supporting daily market-open readiness. 

• Perform business and data analysis to identify anomalies, trends, and root causes; partner with Technology to implement automated controls and remediation solutions. 

• Coordinate with key strategic data and service providers to ensure consistent and accurate security and account data across platforms. 

• Perform daily and periodic validation of external sponsor models, identifying anomalies (e.g., zero-weight positions, model drift) and escalating issues to Investment or Operations teams as appropriate. 

• Oversee account lifecycle activities, including sponsor account setup reviews, liquidation monitoring, reconciliation status validation, and timely communication with trading and operations teams. 

• Support exception management and compliance activities, including monitoring MBS tail positions, assisting with violation reporting, and normalizing underlying data inputs. 

• Maintain the integrity of the security master by identifying missing or incorrect attributes and driving resolution with internal teams and external vendors. 

• Review and maintain Operations workflows and procedural documentation, ensuring accuracy and audit readiness. 

• Proactively identify process gaps, risks, and control enhancements; implement streamlined workflows that support scalable institutional operating models. 

• Define and document business requirements, support testing, and participate in go-live activities for operational enhancements and strategic initiatives. 

 

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field. 
• 4–6 years of experience in investment operations, data management, or business analysis within asset management. 
• Strong understanding of investment products (Fixed Income, Equities, Derivatives) and the trade lifecycle across Funds, Institutional, and SMA structures. 
• Demonstrated experience improving operational processes, data quality, and control frameworks. 
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment. 
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across Investment, Operations, Technology, and external partners. 
• Experience with investment systems such as Bloomberg, Charles River, APL, sponsor platforms, or similar tools. 
• Analytical or programming skills (e.g., SQL, Python) used to support data analysis, controls, or automation initiatives. (preferred)

 

Why Lord Abbett?

Lord Abbett is a leading global independent, privately held investment management company. We are active managers and invest where we believe we have a repeatable edge and can deliver alpha for our clients. Our vision is to be the most respected asset manager in the world, admired for our people, our performance, our relationships, and our organizational agility. This inspires the three pillars of our culture.

• Principles-Based - We empower our leaders to create an environment of trust.
• Performance-Oriented - We inspire our people to embody our values, excellence, responsibility, transparency & collaboration.
• Purpose-Driven - We instill a passion for always putting our clients' interests first. 

We have been ranked #1 in Barron’s Best Fund Families for 2024 and have earned recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for five consecutive years.

 

Compensation Information: Annual base salary for this role is €85,000 - €100,000. Salary is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different.

 

Discretionary Bonus: Role may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are determined by several factors including, but not limited to, firm, team, and individual performance. 

 

Benefits: Lord Abbett is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package to all eligible employees. Offerings include competitive total compensation, retirement plans, competitive health and well-being plans. To learn more about what we offer, please visit Careers | Lord Abbett

 

Lord Abbett is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. All employment decisions at Lord Abbett are based solely on the applicant’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

 

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