Support Lead, Portfolio Management Systems
Job Description
FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access
to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.
At FactSet, our values are the foundation of everything we do. They express how we act and operate, serve as a compass in our decision-making, and play a big role in how we treat each other, our clients, and our communities. We believe that the best ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time, and that curiosity is the key to anticipating our clients’ needs and exceeding their expectations.
Location: Hybrid - NYC
Your Team's Impact
Join our innovative Portfolio Management Systems (PMS) Support pillar, where you’ll drive strategic improvements and lead the end-to-end onboarding of top-tier hedge funds and asset managers. You will architect and optimize workflows for mission-critical onboarding and trade execution, establish best practices for external broker engagement, and serve as a senior advisor to both internal teams and high-value clients. This hybrid leadership position empowers you to set direction for collaborative processes while driving operational excellence and mentoring junior team members. Help shape the next era of portfolio management at the forefront of the industry.
What You'll Do
- Strategic Technical Oversight: Lead the design, optimization, and delivery of robust technical support solutions for PMS users. Oversee the resolution of advanced technical challenges across trading, trade lifecycle, P&L, and reporting, acting as the highest point of escalation before engagement with development/implementation stakeholders.
- Process Improvement: Design and implement scalable frameworks for technical issue triage, root cause analysis, and resolution, leveraging data-driven insights to drive continuous improvement and operational efficiency for the global team.
- Client & Stakeholder Management: Forge and maintain strategic relationships with senior clients, external brokers, and internal partners. Act as a trusted advisor, ensuring seamless onboarding and premium client support experiences; directly manage executive-level communication in critical situations.
- System Lifecycle Management: Own and ensure the rigor of system documentation, regulatory compliance, and periodic audits. Proactively anticipate future requirements, contribute to roadmap design, and champion best practices.
- Leadership & Collaboration: Serve as liaison between support, QA, development, and product teams, providing proactive feedback on feature enhancements and major releases. Mentor and train junior analysts; lead knowledge-sharing and process improvement initiatives.
- Innovation & Strategic Projects: Spearhead the evaluation and deployment of new technologies and support tools (e.g., automation, monitoring solutions), and actively influence the PMS product direction with client-driven insights.
What We're Looking For
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s or other advanced qualifications strongly preferred, ideally in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
- 9+ years of progressive experience in technical support, solutions delivery, or systems analyst roles within financial services, with direct exposure to portfolio management systems, trading platforms, or related fintech infrastructure.
- Advanced proficiency in Python, scripting, and data analysis; demonstrable experience architecting solutions on cloud platforms, with direct experience in AWS highly advantageous.
- Proven track record implementing controls and ensuring ongoing adherence to financial industry regulations relating to system operations.
Desired Skills
- Outstanding interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, including experience leading client presentations, executive escalations, and cross-functional project teams.
- Demonstrated ability to coach and develop junior members; experience leading team-wide professional development initiatives.
- Advanced familiarity with client support platforms (e.g., Zendesk, Jira); experience designing or customizing helpdesk workflows a plus.
- Deep understanding of financial markets, instruments, and portfolio management strategies; ability to translate technical support issues into business-impact terms for senior stakeholders.
The budgeted salary range for this position in the state of New York is $160,000 - $180,000.
Company Overview:
FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award winner. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.
At FactSet, we celebrate difference of thought, experience, and perspective. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. FactSet participates in E-Verify
VEVRAA Federal ContractorRequest Priority Protected Veteran & Disabled Referrals for all of our locations within the stateThe EEO is the Law poster is available here.FactSet Research Systems Inc. endeavors to make our website accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact recruiting@factset.com.Equal Opportunity Employment PolicyIt is the policy of FactSet Research Systems Inc. ("FactSet") to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, pregnancy, military or military reserve obligations, or any other class or status protected by law. This policy applies to all policies and procedures related to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfer, discharge, and other terms and conditions of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you have questions concerning this policy, please contact the Human Resources department at +1 (203) 810-1000.FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access
to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.
At FactSet, our values are the foundation of everything we do. They express how we act and operate, serve as a compass in our decision-making, and play a big role in how we treat each other, our clients, and our communities. We believe that the best ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time, and that curiosity is the key to anticipating our clients’ needs and exceeding their expectations.
Location: Hybrid - NYC
Your Team's Impact
Join our innovative Portfolio Management Systems (PMS) Support pillar, where you’ll drive strategic improvements and lead the end-to-end onboarding of top-tier hedge funds and asset managers. You will architect and optimize workflows for mission-critical onboarding and trade execution, establish best practices for external broker engagement, and serve as a senior advisor to both internal teams and high-value clients. This hybrid leadership position empowers you to set direction for collaborative processes while driving operational excellence and mentoring junior team members. Help shape the next era of portfolio management at the forefront of the industry.
What You'll Do
- Strategic Technical Oversight: Lead the design, optimization, and delivery of robust technical support solutions for PMS users. Oversee the resolution of advanced technical challenges across trading, trade lifecycle, P&L, and reporting, acting as the highest point of escalation before engagement with development/implementation stakeholders.
- Process Improvement: Design and implement scalable frameworks for technical issue triage, root cause analysis, and resolution, leveraging data-driven insights to drive continuous improvement and operational efficiency for the global team.
- Client & Stakeholder Management: Forge and maintain strategic relationships with senior clients, external brokers, and internal partners. Act as a trusted advisor, ensuring seamless onboarding and premium client support experiences; directly manage executive-level communication in critical situations.
- System Lifecycle Management: Own and ensure the rigor of system documentation, regulatory compliance, and periodic audits. Proactively anticipate future requirements, contribute to roadmap design, and champion best practices.
- Leadership & Collaboration: Serve as liaison between support, QA, development, and product teams, providing proactive feedback on feature enhancements and major releases. Mentor and train junior analysts; lead knowledge-sharing and process improvement initiatives.
- Innovation & Strategic Projects: Spearhead the evaluation and deployment of new technologies and support tools (e.g., automation, monitoring solutions), and actively influence the PMS product direction with client-driven insights.
What We're Looking For
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s or other advanced qualifications strongly preferred, ideally in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
- 9+ years of progressive experience in technical support, solutions delivery, or systems analyst roles within financial services, with direct exposure to portfolio management systems, trading platforms, or related fintech infrastructure.
- Advanced proficiency in Python, scripting, and data analysis; demonstrable experience architecting solutions on cloud platforms, with direct experience in AWS highly advantageous.
- Proven track record implementing controls and ensuring ongoing adherence to financial industry regulations relating to system operations.
Desired Skills
- Outstanding interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, including experience leading client presentations, executive escalations, and cross-functional project teams.
- Demonstrated ability to coach and develop junior members; experience leading team-wide professional development initiatives.
- Advanced familiarity with client support platforms (e.g., Zendesk, Jira); experience designing or customizing helpdesk workflows a plus.
- Deep understanding of financial markets, instruments, and portfolio management strategies; ability to translate technical support issues into business-impact terms for senior stakeholders.
The budgeted salary range for this position in the state of New York is $160,000 - $180,000.
Company Overview:
FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award winner. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.
At FactSet, we celebrate difference of thought, experience, and perspective. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. FactSet participates in E-Verify
VEVRAA Federal ContractorRequest Priority Protected Veteran & Disabled Referrals for all of our locations within the stateThe EEO is the Law poster is available here.FactSet Research Systems Inc. endeavors to make our website accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact recruiting@factset.com.Equal Opportunity Employment PolicyIt is the policy of FactSet Research Systems Inc. ("FactSet") to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, pregnancy, military or military reserve obligations, or any other class or status protected by law. This policy applies to all policies and procedures related to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfer, discharge, and other terms and conditions of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you have questions concerning this policy, please contact the Human Resources department at +1 (203) 810-1000.About FactSet Research Systems Inc.
FactSet Research Systems Inc., trading as FactSet, is a financial data and software company headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. The company provides integrated data and software. For fiscal year 2019, FactSet's total ASV and professional services revenues were $1.48 billion.
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