Manager - Front Office Support

About M&G India

We are M&G India, the strategic innovation and digital hub for M&G. Established in 2003, we have offices in Mumbai and Pune.

Our teams work closely with colleagues across the Group worldwide to drive transformation, build digital capability, and support sustainable growth. By leveraging technology, AI, automation, and process excellence, we bring new ways of thinking to improve outcomes for both customers and colleagues.

Grounded in a vibrant culture with strong foundations, we are central to how M&G is transforming as a business.   About M&G

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

                                                                                                    Job Description

Job Title Manager – Front Office Support Job Function Asset Management Tech and Change Job Sub Function Front Office Application Support Reports to VP – Asset Management Tech and Change Location Mumbai Business Area M&G Global Services Overall Job Purpose The role holder’s primary objective is to play the role of the Investment application service owner on behalf of M&G Technology. This role will work closely with our Strategic Partner organisations to ensure that the Investment application run function delivers fantastic customer service whilst complying with all audit, compliance and regulatory requirements.

As part of the role, this person is expected to consult with stakeholders to identity/review Service improvement opportunities including outcomes, time frames, and funding. Accountabilities/Responsibilities Accountable for working with the Front Office Application support team. Responsible for Incident Management within the Front Office area. Responsible for working with  Front Office Application support to drive Service Improvement. Responsible to drive prioritization for the Front Office book of work. Accountable to work with business users to identify concerns or areas for improvement in their workflows and work with Aladdin ASM, BlackRock and Aladdin Change managers on the resolution. Accountable for understanding the entire Trade Life Cycle and prioritize the issue based on criticality. Responsible for championing the use of Aladdin throughout the business. Responsible for participating in any Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Failover activities. Ability to resolve queries related to Business critical applications e.g. Aladdin, Bloomberg, WSO etc. Ability to work in 3 different time zones on rotation basis and over weekend for business critical activities.

Key Stakeholder Management Internal External M&G Asset Management leadership M&G Plc Support Groups

Third Party teams

Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Educational Qualification Knowledge & Skills (Key):

Sound understanding of Investment Life Cycle. Sound understanding of Aladdin Platform Knowledge along with the various components of Aladdin e.g. PfC, PmC, Explore. Sound knowledge of Trading Venues & OMS/EMS e.g. Bloomberg, MarketAxess, TradeWeb. Ability to query trade data, logs and troubleshoot the issue. Understanding of FIX messages for trade execution. Knowledge of Market Data e.g. Bloomberg Terminal, Reuters, EIKON and other data sources. Sound knowledge entire Trade life cycle and various steps involved in trading life cycle. Sound understanding of various Financial Asset Classes. Fair knowledge of Market Regulations.

Knowledge and Skills (Desirable): Hands-on experience in Front Office Application i.e. Aladdin, Bloomberg, WSO Experience in ITIL guiding principles. Good knowledge of Excel. Logical and analytical approach coupled with intelligence, passion and a drive to learn. Good knowledge of support tools used (Service Now, JIRA, Confluence, CMDB).

Experience: 8 - 10 years of corporate experience and large part of that with asset management firms 3 years of experience Service Management. Experience working in fast paced agile environments and cross functional teams

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G Global Services, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.