Data Modeler

Job Title: Data Modeler

Location: United Kingdom

Department / Team: ITS, Enterprise Solutions

Business Unit / Division: ITS

Reports to: Delivery Manager - Data Services

Closing Date: 5th April

At abrdn, enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do.

Through the expertise, insight and innovation of our team, we aim to help clients create more ways for money to make an impact. We set our sights on giving them more confidence to achieve their goals, and more clarity about what they need next. And we focus on delivering outcomes that are more than just financial - by investing responsibly to build a better world.

**About the department**:Investments Technology Services forms part of the Operations division within abrdn. Its key function is to provide global technology services that, when combined with the intellectual capital within abrdn, create value for our clients. It achieves this by developing and maintaining a technology strategy and architecture that is aligned to the company’s operating model, and designed in such a way to enable the implementation of business strategy. Investments Technology Solutions also contains the capabilities necessary to execute against that strategy, to provide robust and appropriate solutions. All of this is achieved within a context of positive assurance ensuring activities are conducted in line with standards, policies and commercial targets.

**About the role**:This lead role sits within the Data Engineering (Enterprise Solutions) area of Investments Technology Solutions and is aligned closely to the Investment business. It is part of the business fabric dealing with a wide range of stakeholders within the ITS department and the wider abrdn Operations team. The role holder is accountable for ensuring Data Services delivers high quality technology solutions; managing their development projects effectively through each stage of the software development lifecycle and ensure successful implementation in line with agreed customer requirements.

Look for opportunities to create business value from optimal use of existing, or new innovative, technologies. Use industry awareness, industry contacts and the insight of peers and colleagues to influence abrdn’s technology direction.

Create and nurture long-term relationships (both stakeholders and managed services).

The role may also include people management and/or technical leadership.

**Skills and Experience**:

- Hands-on experience of Power Designer or similar
- Experience and/or awareness of Database Design and Dimensional modelling, Data Warehouse structures
- Experience of working in an Investment/Asset Management environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Good problem solving and analytical skills

**Core Skills**:

- Technology solution design
- General computing background
- Technical documentation
- Time & Priority management
- Influencing & Communication Skills
- Requirements analysis
- Problem Solving

**Our Benefits**
There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around, including 40 days annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount site amongst many others. You can read more about our benefits here.

**How we create value**
Our strategic drivers are the foundations from which we deliver for all our stake holders: High Impact Intelligence, Enduring Relationships, Connections without borders and Future fit. You can find out more about our values here

**Our Inclusive Culture**
We are committed to exploring the possibilities of working smarter. This means we’d like to hear from you, whatever way you like to work.

**We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense - this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.**: