Manager - Global Marketing Research
Franklin Templeton Investments - Poznań, wielkopolskie
The Manager will direct custom data template production, research assistant, interactive data product visualization, and data management services, including day-to-day management activities for the department; including staff development, team building, client collaboration, employee engagement, and employee hiring, termination, promotion, and merit decisions. Manager will make daily workflow, scheduling, and prioritization decisions, while also determining company’s greater marketing data service needs. Manager will make decisions on marketing data/research methodology and team’s hiring, termination, promotion, and merit decisions. The manager will follow trends in the asset management and data services industries, including the data visualization sub-industry and be responsible for directing tactical decision making regarding data product development and inform strategic decision making regarding approach to product development and vendor selection.

Main duties:
Manage a custom data template production service. Evaluate task priority based on department capabilities and understanding of corporate priorities. Define and advance best practices around task automation.

Define and advance best practices around research policies and procedures, and explore alternative research methodologies. Review marketing/financial content within sales and marketing literature, ensuring and certifying standards of quantitative theory and rigor. Keep current on industry research standards, primarily in relation to compliance, and impart collected knowledge to staff.

Continuously evaluate the portfolio of custom data templates, recommending candidates for deprecation, consolidation, or enhancement.

Manage an economic, capital market, and investment product research assistant service. Evaluate research project priority based on department capabilities and understanding of corporate priorities.

Define and advance best practices around research policies and procedures

sourcing guidelines, and methodology standardization. Keep current on global industry and research standards, primarily in relation to compliance, and impart collected knowledge to staff.

Manage a highly functional automated, interactive data visualization product service.

Evaluate demand for data products and manage a product pipeline based on existing business requirements, proprietary data sets, active areas of research, and feedback from business partners. Oversee staff managing the data flow and interactive data product development. Oversee and assure data validation and user acceptance testing prior to product launch.

Continuously evaluate the portfolio of interactive data visualization products, recommending candidates for deprecation, consolidation, or enhancement.

Manage a medium-scale data federation service.

Partner closely with business partners managing the enterprise warehouse and marketing data federation and manage a confederation of data sets supporting the custom data template production, research assistant, and interactive data visualization product services. Govern department specific global sourcing initiatives and influence global sourcing initiatives led by business partners. Optimize department operations by developing client service models using creative alternative site models and resources. Standardize research process, methodology, and demand through automation techniques and client management tools. Explore new technologies and business processes. Provide guidance on division-wide technology initiatives.

Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with global marketing clients to foster teamwork and partnerships, serving as a Research Consultant and data Subject Matter Expert.

Build successful work group that integrates well with clients. Share best practice with partners and peer groups. Manage team resources that balance the needs and efforts of all clients. Set clear expectations and goals for the team. Manage department performance. Conduct formal staff evaluations. Provide guidance on staff management. Advocate the corporate values and initiatives, and support change management.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Master’s Degree - (Business Administration, Finance, Information and Data Science) preferred.

Completion or progress towards completion of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation preferred

7+ years job related experience in the financial services industry or in either the consulting, research, or data services industries working with financial services client

3+ years of supervisory/management experience within a corporate environment, with a focus on staff development, team building, client collaboration, and employee engagement

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Solid knowledge of mutual fund market, including investment vehicles and industry regulations, and research methodologies

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills: formulas, functions, charts, pivot tables, macros

Advanced database (SQL, Access) Skills

Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system

Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application

Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes

Strong written and verbal English communication skills required.

Skilled in using third party quantitative research systems, such as Bloomberg Professional, Factset Premium and Morningstar Direct

Familiarity with even-driven programming in Python and VBA

PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING

Solid quantitative and analytical skills, with detail oriented approach to research

Solves routine problems of limited scope and complexity following established policies and procedures

Work is performed without direction; participates in determining objectives of assignment; plans, schedules and arranges own activities in accomplishing objectives; work is reviewed for adequacy in meeting objectives

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

Supervises/manages exempt staff; makes hire, termination, promotion and merit decisions

DESIRED LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Strong organizational, leadership, and inter-personal skills

Experienced in interacting with and leading team members in a multi-site environment

Proficient in communicating both orally and in writing to establish and maintain business relationships

Ability to display a professional image and executive temperament

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

May be required to travel to and from FTI offices

Job Function

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Administration

Primary Location

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Poland-Wielkopolskie-Poznan

Schedule

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Full-time

Job Posting Date

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Feb 18, 2016, 7:38:38 AM

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