Manager, Information Technology

About Us

Wellington Management

offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About The Role

Company : Wellington Management Company LLP

Location : 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA

Position Title : Manager, Information Technology

Job Description

As the manager of the Global Data Support Team, provide support and oversight of global data platforms for middle to back-office investment management activities including trade operations, accounting reporting, reconciliation, corporate actions, derivatives operations, performance systems, pricing, security master, database administration and fund administration areas.

Specific Responsibilities Include

• Directly manage the progress and support outcomes of a team of Wellington employees and consultant in the Global Data Support team.
• As a member of Global Data & Application Support Leadership team, responsibilities include management of vendor contracts and onboarding of vendor technologies.
• Manage comprehensive user support with respect to investment data and operational issues.
• Track, resolve, and report on support requests, in a timely and thorough manner.
• Ensure continuous availability and operational resiliency of the Geneva portfolio accounting system and related components.
• Establish and maintain effective client relationships by having a high degree of continuous interaction with the end users.
• Work with business users and the IT team to proactively identify opportunities for new and improved systems.
• Take ownership of issues in a 24x7 production environment and collaborate with other teams on remediation and lead them through completion.
• Provide support for other firm-wide initiatives including Disaster Recovery testing, Database upgrades, security audits, infrastructure upgrades, etc.
• Proactively identify systems/process issues and gaps to minimize incidents.

Position is fixed location based in Boston office; however, may be able to work 1 day a week from home.

Job Requirements

Requires a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science or a directly related field plus eight (8) years of experience in a business analysis role in the Investment Management or Financial Service industry. Experience must include:

Eight (8) years of experience in each of the following (experience may be gained concurrently):

• Experience with the middle and back-office investment management areas
• Experience in a developer capacity, including software requirements gathering
• SQL query skills and experience with Oracle/SQL Server relational databases and tools
• Java, Unix, and Tomcat solutions

Three (3) years of experience in each of the following (experience may be gained concurrently):

• Crisis and incident management skills, with experience in a 24x7 support role
• Managing and mentoring professionals in their career paths including soft skill and hard skill development, promotions and officership
• Managing and tracking budgets, vendor consultant staffing, and vendor relationships
• Supervising and directing employees and consultants’ work

40 hours/week, 9:00am-5:00pm, Salary range: $156,000 – $195,000/year.

Application Method: Apply online or send resume to [email protected] (Req #R93432)

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That’s ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law . If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [email protected] .

We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.