Assistant Data Manager - Hang Seng Indexes

Job description A Career with Hang Seng Bank Hang Seng is committed to service excellence. Our people are our most important asset and play a vital role in our efforts to continually enhance our performance for customers and provide best-in-class products and services. We seek to attract high-calibre talent by offering a dynamic working environment, good career development opportunities and competitive compensation packages. Hang Seng Indexes Company Ltd Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited ('Hang Seng Indexes Company') manages and compiles the Hang Seng Family of Indexes, which cover stocks listed in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Our index series includes the Hang Seng Index, the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index and the Hang Seng TECH Index, as well as Stock Connect, Greater Bay Area and sector-related indexes. As at the end of 2020, assets under management in products passively tracking indexes in the Hang Seng Family of Indexes had reached a total of about US$38 billion. Hang Seng Indexes Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hang Seng Bank. Our company is a team of professionals who strives for delivering quality, efficient and world-class index complier services to customers and financial institutions around the world. We are currently seeking a high caliber professional to join our department as Assistant Data Manager . Principal responsibilities

• Assist in planning and implementing HSIL's data strategy, covering Hong Kong and China equity data used for index business;
• Work with Research functions, supporting index idea generation;
• Responsible for index data preparation, including corporate actions, free-float adjustments, industry classifications, financial ratios, etc.;
• Provide data support for regular index review and ad-hoc requests;
• Design and prepare regular reports to support HSIL's clients and meet business needs;
• Act as a subject matter expert for HSIL's data platform; participate in user acceptance test for data-related projects;
• Execute proper data management procedures and perform the day-to-day functions to maintain the integrity of HSIL's data platform

• University degree in Finance, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline;
• Minimum 2 years of working experience, preferably with financial database experience;
• Knowledge of equity market operations, including company corporate actions and financial reporting is preferred;
• High proficiency in SQL is essential
• Knowledge of programming or scripting language such as Python;
• Experience in machine learning, NLP is a plus
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills; detailed-oriented
• Proficiency in both English and Chinese
• Great sense of ownership and servicing mindset to ensure efficient and effective customer service processes