IHS Markit Hiring for Implementation Consulting Principal at Bangalore, India Full Time

Markit EDM is currently looking for an Implementation Consulting Principal to join the team and play a key role in implementing Markit EDM systems. Working on client sites on projects typically 3-4 months in duration, the Implementation Consulting Principal will be instrumental in delivering EDM products to our global client base. The position would be based out of our office in Gurgaon or Bangalore in India.

Duties & Accountabilities

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual to join the team and undertake a number of responsibilities including but not exhaustive to:

· Work closely with clients to understand their data and workflows across a spectrum of financial products (Equities, Indices, Reference Data, etc.)

· Maintain up-to-date awareness and understanding of the product and new system functionalities in developing client solutions;

· Partner with clients and where appropriate, taking the lead, to ensure successful and timely implementation of Markit products; Analyse data and offer suggestions around best practices to increase client’s success in adopting the product;

· Own mapping of templates in order to assure data flow;

· Troubleshoot template mapping discrepancies;

· Provide coaching and training to clients to enable transfer of knowledge so that upon project completion clients are fully competent and utilising the product as planned;

· Understand the commercial implications and provide customer feedback to product managers for continuous improvement;

· Communication with various client and internal stakeholders through-out the implementation project lifecycle, escalating issues where appropriate;

· Work alongside client team members from across a range of role (Project Management, Business Analysis, Development, End Business Users, etc.), balancing differing objectives and providing influence where needed;

· Lead business handover meetings to ensure EDM Support group have a thorough understanding of the implementation to enable quality on-going support to client post implementation

Education and experience

• BS in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Finance with 6-8 years’ solution design / development experience

• Solid understanding of financial markets products, a broad understanding of the investment bank process, middle-office systems and operations, and associated data management needs

• 10+ years of overall experience; Must have 5+ years of Markit EDM implementation / Support experience

• Must understand the Project Management concepts and be comfortable with Agile delivery model

• Business analysis / Consulting experience is preferred

• Good level of technical skills – intermediate level SQL / Access preferred

• Strong knowledge of technology as it applies to line connectivity and systems support

• Nice to have External/Internal stakeholder management experience

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