Investment Operations Lead - Middle Office - Hybrid (Finance)

Cigna Investment Management (CIM) manages over $35 billion in assets on behalf of Cigna, a publicly traded global health services company. CIM's assets are invested in public bonds, private placement securities, commercial mortgages, real estate equity, mezzanine debt, private equity, equity securities, warrants, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, municipal securities, mutual fund shares, United States government securities, options contracts on securities, futures contracts on intangibles, money market funds, derivatives, structured notes, exchange traded funds and hedge funds.

The Investment Operations Lead, supporting the middle office business infrastructure within CIM Operations, will report to the Investment Operations Director. The position is responsible for the development and maintenance of robust and efficient business infrastructure and data flows as well as support for various investment operations functions. The successful candidate will develop and implement improvements to CIM business infrastructure and processes that address the needs of the broader CIM organization. The position liaises with business partners across CIM and Cigna including Portfolio Management, Trading, Operations, Accounting, Treasury, Compliance, Cigna/CIM IT, and various external vendors in order to develop and support the implementation of an overall business, middle office, and data management infrastructure. The candidate for this position will support and lead data and business initiatives, have strong technical abilities as related to asset management, recommend and lead process improvements, meet expected service levels, and have the ability to partner with senior business associates in order to execute CIM strategic initiatives. The position within the CIM Data Management Team will be responsible for assisting the team in delivering a full range of project related deliverables associated with CIM's infrastructure project, including accounting system implementations and the build out of a new data store.

Major Duties

• Become deeply familiar with existing investment business infrastructure, data flows, processes, business needs and practices, and utilize knowledge to design and execute related improvements.
• Develop and strengthen a middle office role that addresses, where necessary, proper transaction processing, analytics, derivative and compliance reporting, risk and return scenarios, and attribution/performance measurement.
• Collaborate with investment business data governance colleagues to establish optimal processes and appropriate controls to catalog, manage, and govern data
• Contribute to new data architecture design for creation of a data warehouse and patterns for data access by internal and external applications
• Utilize an Agile development environment to execute and promote the successful completion of selected technology projects, including close collaboration with Agile Product Owner.
• Develop and implement standards and best practices related to business user request and specifications, reporting design, processes and maintenance, and process and data field documentation.
• Become a valued partner to business stakeholders by anticipating needs and driving solutions.
• Manage changes in business strategy, technology development & adoption, and regulatory measures that may impact business infrastructure needs and processes.
• Support CIM's infrastructure project in a leading role by performing requirements analysis, documenting and communicating the results to stakeholders.
• Assist in resolving project issues and managing project risks through analysis of the issue, formulation of solution options and presentation of recommendations to senior leaders.
• Support all phases of conversion and implementation including test planning and creation, training and target operating model design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a financial discipline. MBA or CFA a plus.
• 5+ years of financial experience within investment discipline, majority of which spent in middle office support, investment operations or asset management data quality and control.
• Experience as a business partner to IT within an Agile or similar framework.
• Experience as an Agile Product Owner and/or an Agile Business Stakeholder strongly considered.
• Proven track record of managing investment data which resulted in the improvement of data used.
• Knowledge of BI tools, investment management and reporting software, and data analytics applications
• Working knowledge of investment management and portfolio structures, e.g. performance measurement, liquidity management, total return, attribution, investment operations and related business and client reporting.
• Demonstrated skills in leadership and in building positive business partner relationships.
• Strong problem solving, decision-making, organizational agility with interpersonal skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence others within a matrix environment.
• Strong technical skills and analytic orientation with a comfort level working with excel formulas and macros.
• Experience with general business systems and ability to quickly adapt to internally built applications.
• High energy level, intellectual curiosity, proactive approach and sense of urgency.
• Flexible with ability to manage time and juggle multiple priorities.

This position supports Cigna Investments, Inc., an investment adviser registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The successful candidate will become an Access Person of CII required to comply with the personal trading requirements and restrictions contained in CII's Code of Ethics. These requirements and restrictions apply to the Access Person and all securities transactions in accounts in which an Access Person has a Beneficial Interest.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we're dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.