About Citco:
The market leader. The premier provider. The best in the business. At Citco, we’ve been the front-runner in our field since our incorporation in 1948 led to the evolution of the asset servicing sector itself. This pioneering spirit continues to guide us today as we innovate and expand, push beyond the boundaries of our industry, and shape its future. From working exclusively with hedge funds to serving all alternatives, corporations and private clients, our organization has grown immensely across asset classes and geographies. For us, this progress is a pattern that we’ll only maintain as we move forward, always prioritizing our performance. So for those who want to play at the top of their game and be at the vanguard of their space, we say: Welcome to Citco.
About the Team & Business Line:
Fund Administration is Citco’s core business, and our alternative asset and accounting service is one of the industry’s most respected. Our continuous investment in learning and technology solutions means our people are equipped to deliver a seamless client experience.
The Data Analytics team within Citco Institutional Services Line of Business delivers advanced investment reporting, performance measurement, portfolio analytics, exposure monitoring, liquidity forecasting, and custom data solutions to some of the world's most sophisticated institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension plans, family offices, endowments, and asset managers.
Your Role:
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Vice President, Data Analytics to lead the development and delivery of investment analytics and reporting solutions for a diverse institutional client base. This role will partner closely with pension funds, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, and large family offices to deliver actionable insights across complex multi-asset portfolios, enhancing investment oversight and decision-making.
This leadership position combines investment analytics expertise, client relationship management, business development, and team leadership. The successful candidate will oversee the design, production, and presentation of performance, exposure, liquidity, and risk analytics while collaborating with clients, internal stakeholders, and technology teams to advance and expand Citco's analytics capabilities.
The role offers a unique opportunity to work across both public and private markets, supporting some of the world's largest and most sophisticated institutional investment programs
Key Responsibilities
Investment Analytics & Reporting
- Oversee the production of performance reporting, attribution analysis, exposure reporting, liquidity modelling, commitment pacing, and cash flow forecasting for multi-asset investment portfolios.
- Lead the design, development, and delivery of customized investment analytics frameworks across public and private market portfolios.
- Deliver advanced analytics including:
- Time-weighted and money-weighted returns
- Performance attribution analysis
- IRR and private markets performance metrics
- Value-at-Risk (VaR)
- Scenario analysis and stress testing
- Multi-factor risk analytics and benchmarking
- Utilize institutional analytics platforms and reporting tools such as Solovis to aggregate, visualize, and monitor portfolio performance, manager effectiveness, commitment pacing, liquidity profiles, and investment exposures.
- Lead data analysis, mapping, sourcing, integration, and reconciliation initiatives to support advanced client reporting requirements.
- Oversee daily and periodic validation of investment accounting data, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and alignment between accounting records and reporting platforms for hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, mutual funds, and other alternative investments.
- Work closely with operations teams to help coordinate collection and maintenance of investment metadata, manager information, fund terms, and portfolio company information required for reporting and analytics.
Own and continuously enhance the investment data pipeline from Citco's fund accounting systems, ensuring robust data governance, data quality controls, reconciliation processes, and dashboard maintenance.
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Client Service & Stakeholder Management
- Serve as a senior relationship manager and trusted advisor for institutional clients such as pensions, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices.
- Act as the subject matter expert for performance measurement, exposure analytics, liquidity forecasting, and portfolio reporting.
- Support portfolio analytics discussions, board materials, investment committee presentation related data requests, and other executive reporting.
- Partner closely with Client Service, Fund Accounting, Reporting, Technology, and Product teams to deliver a seamless client experience.
- Resolve reporting, accounting, and data reconciliation exceptions in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
Liaise with internal business lines to identify and integrate additional data sources supporting enhanced reporting and analytics capabilities.
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Business Development & Innovation
- Support RFPs, client proposals, onboarding initiatives, and business development efforts as the analytics subject matter expert.
- Conduct client demos, solution presentations, and educational sessions for prospective and current institutional clients across North America and broader global markets.
- Drive the expansion of Citco's analytics service offering through innovative reporting solutions, automation opportunities, and enhanced client insights.
Partner with technology teams to identify and implement improvements in reporting processes, data integration, and visualization capabilities.
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Leadership & Team Management
- Lead, mentor, and develop a distributed global analytics team across multiple locations and time zones.
- Establish delivery standards, governance frameworks, performance metrics, and operational procedures to ensure high-quality client outcomes.
- Manage team capacity, scheduling, resource allocation, training, and development initiatives.
- Provide regular updates to senior management on team performance, operational risks, business opportunities, and growth initiatives.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, collaboration, and client service excellence.
About You:
Experience
- Minimum 8-10 years of experience in investment analytics, performance measurement, portfolio reporting, investment operations, data management, or institutional client service.
- Demonstrated experience supporting sophisticated institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, endowments, OCIOs, or large family offices.
- Proven experience presenting complex analytical concepts and investment outcomes to senior stakeholders, investment committees, boards, and executive leadership teams.
- Previous experience leading teams and managing distributed operations across multiple regions and time zones.
Experience participating in client onboarding, business development, RFPs, and new solution implementations is highly desirable.
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Technical & Investment Knowledge
- Strong expertise in:
- Time-weighted and money-weighted performance methodologies
- Modified Dietz calculations
- Performance attribution (Brinson and factor-based)
- Private markets analytics including IRR, TVPI, DPI, RVPI, and PME
- Risk analytics, scenario analysis, and stress testing
- Benchmark construction and performance measurement frameworks
- Experience with institutional analytics and reporting platforms such as Solovis, Addepar, FactSet, Bloomberg, BarraOne, MSCI Barra, or equivalent solutions.
- Experience with business intelligence and data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with multiple data formats including XML, CSV, and API-based integrations.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, Power Query, VBA, and data analysis techniques.
Knowledge of GIPS standards and institutional benchmarking methodologies is an advantage.
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Education & Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or another quantitative discipline.
- Advanced degree (Master's or MBA) is considered an asset.
CFA, CAIA, CIPM, FRM, or similar professional designation completed or in progress is strongly preferred.
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Personal Attributes
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with proven client-facing experience.
- Ability to simplify and communicate complex investment concepts to diverse audiences.
- Collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence stakeholders across functions and regions.
- Highly organized, self-motivated, and capable of managing competing priorities in a fast-paced client environment.
Strong commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and client service excellence
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Salary Range: CAD $119,000 - 161,000
This posting is for an exisiting vacancy
Our Benefits
Your well-being is of paramount importance to us, and central to our success. We provide a range of benefits, training and education support, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve success in your career while balancing personal needs. Ask us about specific benefits in your location.
We embrace diversity, prioritizing the hiring of people from diverse backgrounds. Our inclusive culture is a source of pride and strength, fostering innovation and mutual respect.
Citco welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection.
