Securities Reference Data Associate

Location: Lisbon

Time Type: Full-time

PURPOSE OF JOB

As a Securities Reference Data Associate in Lisbon, you will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the Securities Master File, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial instrument data that supports investment, settlement, and regulatory processes across the bank.

Key Responsibilities

• Acts as the central owner of the Securities Master File, the bank’s single, reliable source for all financial instruments (shares, bonds, funds, ETFs, derivatives, etc.)
• Enables key banking processes by providing reference data for settlement of securities and corporate actions
• Manages the end-to-end lifecycle of financial instruments:
• Creation upon request from internal stakeholders
• Ongoing updates (prices, events, attributes)
• Deactivation of inactive instruments
• Integrates and validates data from multiple external providers to ensure up-to-date and consistent market information.
• Monitors, reconciles, and validates securities data to identify inconsistencies and ensure high data quality standards across:
• Static data (instrument characteristics and reference data)
• Dynamic data (prices, rates, corporate actions, and market events)
• Acts as a critical enabler for investment operations, ensuring data reliability for downstream processes and client services

Soft Skills

• Positive mindset & team spirit (collaborative, supportive)
• Customer focus (understands customer needs and promotes continuous improvement)
• Clear communication (spoken and written; able to explain complex topics clearly)
• Analytical thinking & problem solving (investigates issues, identifies root causes)
• Attention to detail / accuracy (quality-focused, careful execution)
• Prioritization & multitasking (manages deadlines, maintains overview under pressure)
• Autonomy / ownership (works independently, takes responsibility for outcomes)
• Learning agility (willingness to learn and build expertise over time)
• Stakeholder management (works effectively with internal/external parties; coordinates resolution)

Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field; or Highschool Diploma (12th Grade) and comparable relevant experience.

Language

• Proficient in English (B2 level or higher); French and/or Dutch is a plus.

Experience

• We are seeking dynamic candidates with a strong interest in the investment domain and willingness to engage in continuous learning.
• Previous experience in banking operations, or a comparable environment (such as a bank, corporate treasury, or shared service center) would be considered an advantage, though it is not a mandatory requirement.

Other Relevant information

• May be required to work on Client-observed holidays and local holidays
• Weekend availability may be required
• Overtime may be required to meet deadlines or project needs
• The CV must be submitted in English
• Must own a valid work permit or EU/Schengen Space Nationality to legally work in Portugal.

What We Offer

• Health insurance
• Life Insurance and Pension Plan Programs
• Free medical services at the office (Physician, Nutritionist, Psychologist)
• Wellness programs
• Flexben Program (Support for Education, Kindergarden, Training, Technology, Health)
• Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Personalized training paths and access to Udemy and Plurisight Platforms
• Flex-ability program (financial and flexible support for people with disabilities)
• Special banking conditions