17 Oct
Axa Investment Managers
London
Job description
At AXA IM our purpose, to act for human progress by investing for what matters, is central to every action we take as a business.
As a responsible asset manager, we actively invest for the long-term to help our clients, our people and the world to prosper.
As a future Application Analyst, you will report to the Dimension Support Manager For Front Office & Trading , and you will be part of AXA IM - Technology Transversal Products
The Technology department provides applications and technical services support and projects delivery to the AXA Investment Managers' business worldwide.
Its mission is to support Business through project and support teams.
The candidate will be an Application Analyst within the technology team dedicated to Simcorp Front Office Support. This team maintains and improves IT tools used by Fund managers and Traders.
Simcorp Front Office Support team has a support presence in the following locations Paris, London, Hong Kong, and the US.
DISCOVER your opportunity
The Application Analyst will be responsible for supporting demanding business users. So, a candidate who enjoys working with others in a fast-paced environment will be suitable for this position.
We are looking for someone who wants to work in a front office support environment, experiences that are valuable include :
- Working in a support environment where facing off directly to end users is valued
- A strong technology background working with service logs, dashboards, and automation tools
- Provide functional process and technical support on OMS / EMS systems
- Undertake daily operational checks, investigate, and resolve any problems identified.
- Follow strictly the procedures to send service requests to the editor and to escalate issues
- Functional requirements gathering from the front, middle and back-office investment management system users
- Maintain market awareness and propose new solutions / approaches to the business, building on a foundational knowledge of the process and data flows in use
- Answer, evaluate and prioritize iing telephone, voice mail, e-mail and in-person requests for assistance from users experiencing problems with investment systems and where required, implement relevant steps to prevent re-occurrence
- Collaborate with third party vendors as required, in accordance with agreed standards and procedures
- Build credible, trusted advisor relationships with the business and assist with issues as they arise,
logging and tracking them in call logging tools.
- Ensure appropriate change management processes are implemented to benefit users
- Study and propose tactical solutions as required
- Produce user and functional procedure guides
- municate with the users on system / module availability / future evolutions using the standard templates
- Provide training to clients when processes change, or new functionality bes available
- Provide expertise in technical / functional analysis to drive business process change
- Ensurepliance with all information security policies and proactively look for advice for new scenario as they arise
- Implement and operate regular end user activity monitoring for the given application
- Participate actively on the yearly upgrade of SimCorp Dimension and on any patch release (qualification, regression tests, etc...)
- Assist the project managers in the context of projects impacting SimCorp Dimension on which their
- Analyse existing processes
- Gather business requirements
- Write functional specifications
- Contribute to the testing phase for new versions and / or new tools
- This role will involve direct interaction with Fund Managers, Traders, and financial analyst
This role will involve direct interaction with Fund Managers, Traders, and financial analysts
Your Profile
SHARE your unique expertise
We wee differentbinations of skills & experiences.
Your qualifications and experience
You are looking for a VIE starting in September / October 2024
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A similar experience in the same type of position would be a plus
Your knowledges and skills
Technical skills :
- Relevant industry qualification or degree (Finance / Technology)
- Experience in the financial industry, ideally in asset management, Equities, Fixed Ie
- Ability to research and implement procedures.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and mitigate problems
- Good understanding of regulatory requirements and their practical application
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Goodmunication skills, both oral and in writing, with the ability to work across different jurisdictions and with stakeholders across different parts of the firm
- Good language skills in English. French language skills would be a plus.
Personal skills :
- Good judgment and ability identify issues and escalate them as appropriate
- Pragmatic andmon-sense approach to solving business problems
- Self-starter with ability to multi-task
- Ability to build business relationships
- Proactive - provides effective solutions
- Capacity to influence and convince
- Strong ethical values
We would love to know more about you. Let's connect! Send us your resume.
About AXA
The AXA Group is a global leader in insurance and asset management, with 160,000 employees serving 105 million customers in 62 countries.
We protect and advise our clients at every stage of their lives,
offering products and services that meet their needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, savings and asset management.
Our mission : to act for human progress by protecting what matters
Our values : Customer first, Integrity, Courage and One AXA
About the Entity
At AXA IM we are investing with a clear purpose - to make the world a better place. We act for human progress by investing for what matters.
Our conviction-led approach enables us to uncover what we believe to be the best global investment opportunities across alternative and core asset classes.
We are already entrusted by our clients with more than €887 billion in assets.
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AXA IM is an Equal Opportunity Employer,
and we encourage candidates with disabilities or any other protected characteristic to apply.
We aremitted to providing reasonable amodation to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities, when needed, to apply for a position or to perform essential job functions.
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What We Offer
We aremitted to offer you an environment where you can :
Grow your potential : be part of a forward-thinking business with internal opportunities and personalized learning paths available to help constantly develop your skills and abilities.
Shape the way you work : work for apany which is highlymitted to providing flexibility & balance to its employees, offering you a large range of benefits (hybrid working,petitive health benefits, among many others.).
Thrive within a diversemunity : play a role within a responsiblepany that actively recognizes and values individual differences in a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Move the world forward : join a responsible employer that acts in favor of societal and environmental causes as an investor, insurer andpany, notably through the AXA Heart in Action association.
As part of ourmitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility, we will celebrate your arrival by planting a tree.
Job ID 1705521361
▶️ VIE UK - Application Analyst
🖊️ Axa Investment Managers
📍 London