Investment Management Operations Transformation Analyst

About the role

Investment Management Operations plays a critical role in supporting AllianceBernstein's global investment platform and delivering exceptional outcomes for our Institutional, Retail, Insurance, and Strategic Business Unit clients. The organization is responsible for the operational processes, controls, and infrastructure that support the full investment lifecycle across multiple asset classes and investment strategies. Our teams partner closely with Investment Professionals, Technology, Risk and Client Groups to ensure investment activities are executed accurately, efficiently, and in accordance with regulatory and client requirements.

What You'll Do

We are seeking a Nashville based Investment Management Operations Transformation Analyst to join Investment Management Operations in Global Technology & Operations. Investment Management Operations is currently leading a multi-year transformation initiative focused on modernizing and simplifying the firm's operating model through the implementation of SimCorp. This strategic program will consolidate legacy platforms, standardize business processes, improve data quality, strengthen operational controls, and enhance scalability across the organization. This role will partner directly with operational teams, technology partners, and project stakeholders to support the analysis, design, testing, validation, and implementation of future-state business processes as AllianceBernstein modernizes its operating platform.

Transformation Analyst Responsibilities

• Partner with operational teams, technology partners, and project stakeholders to support the analysis, design, testing, validation, and implementation of future-state business processes.
• Initially support a designated operational workstream and may have opportunities to rotate across additional business functions as implementation phases are completed.
• Support change management and operational readiness activities, including training, procedure development, and knowledge transfer.
• Analyze operational impacts of system and process changes and recommend opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, control, and risk management.
• Partner with operational teams across pre- and post-trade compliance, trade confirmation, trade settlement, reconciliation, security reference data management, pricing, corporate actions, performance and attribution, and client reporting to support implementation activities and business transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Information Systems, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience within investment management, asset servicing, investment operations, consulting, business analysis, or financial technology.
• Experience in one or more investment operations disciplines, including: Trade Support and Settlements, Trade Confirmation, Investment Compliance, Security Master and Reference Data, Reconciliation and Control, Pricing Operations, Performance and Attribution, Corporate Actions, and Client Reporting.
• Experience creating business requirements, test cases, process flows, or operating procedures.
• Knowledge of investment management workflows and investment products.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn new business functions.
• Ability to build effective relationships across business and technology teams.