Data Research Analyst

Morningstar DBRS is seeking a Data Research Analyst to join its Data Management team. The role supports Structured Finance security mappings, data quality controls, regulatory reporting, and enterprise data governance and AI-ready data initiatives while collaborating with Data, Credit Operations, and Technology stakeholders.

What you'll do:

• Perform Structured Finance security mappings, ensuring accuracy and completeness of identifiers
• Execute daily data quality controls across production datasets, including pre-publication validations and reconciliations against external sources
• Contribute to data governance and AI ready initiatives, including population and maintenance of metadata, data dictionary, and mapping out data lineage
• Investigate, resolve, and document data issues in collaboration with internal stakeholders
• Support regulatory and reporting processes, including execution of data quality checks aligned to regulatory standards
• Reconcile regulatory datasets and reporting outputs to ensure consistency and compliance

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in0Business, Economics, Finance, Data Science or Management Studies
• 113 years of experience in data0governance, data operations, analytics, or financial services
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with0timesensitive,0highquality0data
• Proven ability to analyze, reconcile, and0validate0datasets from multiple sources
• Proficiency0in Microsoft Excel; experience with databases or SQL is an asset
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams
• Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week
• Experience related0to Structured Finance, credit ratings, or capital markets data
• Experience with data governance, metadata, or data quality frameworks
• Experience working with AI initiatives and projects

Benefits:

• 100% 401k match up to 6% of salary
• Stock Ownership Potential
• Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission
• Comprehensive health benefits (medical/dental/vision) including potential premium discounts and company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2,000 annually) for specific plans and coverages
• Additional medical Wellness Incentives - up to $300-$600 annual
• Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance
• Trust-Based Time Off
• 6-week Paid Sabbatical Program
• 6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave
• Competitive 8-24 Week Paid Parental Leave