Associate Manager - Security & MDM

Job description

Responsibilities What makes this opportunity outstanding? At Principal, you will have the chance to coordinate the end-to-end security master reference data lifecycle, ensuring the accuracy and timely availability of security records across platforms. This role offers an outstanding blend of hands-on expertise and team oversight, improving data quality, strengthening controls, and maintaining governance standards that support trading, risk management, compliance, and reporting. You will collaborate with internal partners and external data vendors to onboard new instruments and resolve production issues efficiently, all while maintaining clear documentation and audit readiness. Key Responsibilities Direct the full security master lifecycle throughout multiple asset classes Build, validate, and maintain security master records for equities, fixed income, derivatives, OTC instruments, and alternative investments. Ensure timely onboarding of new securities, markets, and products in line with operational cut-offs and downstream dependencies. Review and approve complex setups and new instrument types Approve complex security setups, including structured products and newly introduced instrument types. Ensure setup decisions are detailed and aligned with governance policies. Ensure accurate capture of core reference data attributes Confirm identifiers and key attributes including ISIN, CUSIP, SEDOL, pricing sources, market conventions, classifications, and related reference fields. Coordinate corrections and prevent recurrence through root-cause fixes.…