Pricing and Valuation Senior Manager (3-Month Fixed Term)

About the role

Eastspring, a global asset manager with Asia at its core, is hiring a Pricing and Valuation Senior Manager for a 3-month assignment. The role sits within the Data Operations team, which keeps data assets and data products fit for purpose. Working with the Head of Data Operations and a small team of data analysts, the incumbent ensures accurate pricing data for all Eastspring held assets, including public and private assets, and acts as a valuation subject matter expert supporting analysis and recommendations for illiquid and hard-to-price assets, as well as new product and market pricing.

Key responsibilities

• Be responsible and accountable for pricing and valuation data for the Eastspring Group
• Analyse and recommend pricing for illiquid and hard-to-price assets to the Group Valuation Committee
• Analyse and recommend pricing for new markets and instruments
• Deliver timely and accurate pricing data for public and private assets
• Oversight of daily pricing checks and actions needed to ensure pricing data quality on investment platforms
• Oversight of the Platform Servicing Service Provider after outsourcing, to ensure completeness of daily validations and accuracy of IBOR and IABOR prices
• Oversight of fund administrators
• Update and maintain valuation policies and procedures as required
• Act as a subject matter expert on pricing and valuation and support ad hoc firm-wide projects
• Work with internal and external stakeholders on ad hoc pricing or valuation queries

Required profile

• 8-10+ years in a valuations role, ideally for a bank or an asset manager
• Degree in Finance or a related discipline
• CFA qualification preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate proactively with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience supporting Pricing or Valuation committees
• Understanding of the impact of pricing data on data consumers

Required skills

• Excellent understanding of a wide range of tradable instruments
• Familiarity with internal models and knowledge of pricing illiquid and hard-to-price instruments
• Prior experience with investment platforms such as BlackRock or Aladdin is desirable
• Working knowledge of pricing data vendors such as Bloomberg, Markit, Refinitiv, S&P, ICE and similar