Manager, Data Governance
Bain Capital Overview
Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading private investment firms with approximately $215 billion of assets under management. Over four decades, we have strategically grown our platform to focus on Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit, and Real Assets. Today, our team includes 1,985+ employees in 24 offices on four continents. We partner differently to help people and companies embrace possibility and realize potential.
Bain Capital Credit & Special Situations Overview
Bain Capital Credit & Special Situations are independently managed affiliates of Bain Capital, with a collective $55 billion in assets under management. We invest across the full spectrum of credit strategies, including leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, distressed debt, direct lending, structured products, non-performing loans, and equities. Through our numerous funds, we have the ability to invest in every level of a company’s capital structure from secured debt to equity, and we can also provide capital to growing companies with unique financing needs.
Central Data Governance Team – Manager
Analyze and drive efficiency around end-to-end workflows
Map out processes from data collection to end-user reporting with enhanced quality controls
Prioritize and oversee key IT projects that impact data and reporting, as well as drive effective project planning and execution
Partner with key business stakeholders to design systems architecture and implement data strategies across systems landscape, including deal pipeline, accounting system, portfolio company monitoring system, valuation and revenue models, as well as data warehouse completeness and end user reporting consumption
Ensure appropriate data architecture, completeness, quality and transparency to enable automated reporting using visualization reporting tools (e.g. Power BI) and approved AI reporting tools
Be a change agent in reducing manual processes and developing consistent approaches to where mappings, calculations and data aggregations should be stored in the systems
Partner with key business stakeholders and use traditional SQL or machine learning to build reasonability tests and create alerts via a central data quality framework (e.g. Monte Carlo)
Document key data terms, processes and protocols to create transparency and foster appropriate data use and process efficiency and governance via a central data catalog framework (e.g. Atlan)
Act as a Data Management Office that identifies data and reporting challenges, track and root cause data issues, and design proper remediation controls, actions and process redesigns to avoid future occurrences
Serves as a sounding board for key stakeholders across functions
Build and track progress of data and reporting health KPI’s / metrics
Build scalable data and process solutions that integrate with both business-specific and firmwide reporting needs
Key Responsibilities
- Mitigate data errors in reporting to investors and in internal portfolio analytics/models and management reporting
- Improve data quality and transparency
- Enablement of automated reporting via flexible visualization tools and approved AI tools
- Integration of AI tools into processes and using AI tools to gain tangible efficiencies
Qualifications
- Proven experience collaborating effectively with multiple stakeholders/internal customers
- Strong communication and relationship management skills across several key functions
- Strong process discipline – ability to design new processes and improve existing ones
- A self-starter with a deadline-driven mindset
- A strong understanding of multiple asset classes – it is a plus to specifically have experience with fixed income, private equity, private credit, liquid credit and distressed assets
- Comfort with a data-intensive and demanding environment
- Experience in Finance, Operations or standing up or maintaining a data governance program at a similar firm
- 10+ years of experience in asset management or closely related field
Why Join Us
At Bain Capital, you’ll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative environment that values innovation and excellence. You’ll be part of a high-performing team that leverages data to drive strategic decisions and investment insights across global markets. Compensation: Expected Annual Base Salary: $125,000 - $140,000 Actual base salary will be determined by a wide range of factors including but not limited to role, function, level, experience, qualifications and geographic location. In addition to a competitive base salary, this position may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based upon factors such as individual impact, team and firm performance. Bain Capital offers a competitive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial security, family needs, and overall well-being. Bain Capital is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.