Senior Manager - Data Management

Company:

Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Investments team, part of our People and Investments business at Marsh. This role will be based in Gurgaon. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

Senior Manager– Data Management

The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing, analyzing and interpreting complex Investment data to support new and retention bid inquiries as required by the strategic bid center (SBC), external survey requests, and other similar inquiries needs internal to the Wealth line of business. This individual must ensure data integrity and consistency across multiple systems and sources, as well as within the output delivered by the SBC, Wealth or the external surveys completed.  This person must stay current with industry trends, regulatory changes and best practices regarding both institutional investing and data analytics.

We will count on you for:

• Develop and maintain leadership dashboards delivering actionable insights for senior Investments leaders and consultants.
• Manage, analyze, and interpret complex investment and financial data to support bid inquiries, RFPs, and surveys.
• Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across multiple systems and data sources.
• Automate data processing and reporting using Excel (including VBA) and Python to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver timely reports.
• Stay updated on industry trends, regulatory changes, and best practices in institutional investing and data analytics.
• Conduct peer reviews to ensure accuracy, identify trends, and maintain consistency in outputs.
• Respond quickly to ad hoc data requests from the Strategic Bid Center and internal stakeholders.
• Support quarterly and annual survey data compilation and validation from various internal and external sources.

What you need to have:

• Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in finance, Data Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in data analysis within institutional investments, asset management, or related financial services environment.
• Strong proficiency in data analysis tools and large financial datasets and market data vendors, experience with BI tools, and a solid understanding of institutional investment solutions required.
• Expertise in data management, data visualization, and analytics to transform complex financial datasets into actionable insights.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills necessary.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast past, external deadline environment necessary.
• Ability to collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver impactful data solutions.
• Skilled in ensuring data integrity, consistency, and accuracy across multiple data sources and systems.
• Familiarity with business intelligence (BI) tools and techniques to complement dashboard development and data storytelling.

What makes you stand out

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hybrid environment managing multiple priorities and tight deadlines with agility.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex financial and investment data into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership through impactful dashboards and reports.
• Strong technical proficiency in Excel (including VBA) and Python, enabling automation and advanced data analysis beyond standard practices.
• Proactive problem solver who anticipates challenges and drives continuous improvement in data processes and reporting.
• Track record of critical thinking beyond standard operating procedures.
• Comfortable in bringing a distinct point of view to discussions; to improve the status quo.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical information clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working with US-based clients and cross-cultural teams, demonstrating strong relationship-building skills.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, caste, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, caste, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.