Institutional Analytics Manager

The Role:

This role will play a critical role in advancing Lord Abbett’s institutional business through high-impact analytics, data stewardship, and domain expertise. This role is primarily responsible for generating insightful analytics for institutional clients and prospects and for owning institutional client master data domain knowledge. The position partners closely with institutional relationship managers, consultant relations, client services, marketing, finance, and technology teams to enable data-driven strategy and execution.

We’ll trust you to::

• Own authoritative domain knowledge of the Institutional Client Master, including client hierarchies, attributes, identifiers, and data quality standards.
• Serve as the primary analytics partner for Institutional teams, delivering recurring and ad hoc insights on flows, assets, pipeline activity, client engagement, and business performance.
• Design, develop, and maintain institutional dashboards and analytical products using tools such as Power BI, SQL, and Excel.
• Translate complex institutional business questions into structured analytical approaches and actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
• Partner with Relationship Management, Consultant Relations, Operations and Sales leadership to support client strategy, client reviews, business execution and opportunity identification.
• Collaborate with Finance and FP&A to assess institutional business profitability, product mix, fee dynamics, and strategic initiatives.
• Identify data gaps, quality issues, and process inefficiencies within institutional data and lead or support remediation efforts.
• Work with Data Engineering and Technology teams to enhance institutional data pipelines, models, and semantic layers.
• Conduct market, peer, and client segmentation analysis to support institutional growth initiatives and marketing campaign planning.
• Present insights, findings, and recommendations clearly to senior leaders, including sales leadership and Executive Management.
• Support enterprise data governance initiatives with a specific focus on institutional data standards and definitions.

You'll need to have::

• 5+ years of experience in analytics, data strategy, or business intelligence within asset management or financial services, with institutional exposure strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn complex data and reporting flows.
• Service‑oriented mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment while collaborating across teams.
• Strong proficiency in SQL
• 2-3 years of experience using data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Advanced Excel skills required.
• Understanding of institutional asset management concepts including mandates, consultants, platforms, and client structures.
• Demonstrated ability to manage data domains or act as a subject matter expert for core business datasets.
• Bachelor’s degree in business analytics, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field; advanced degree a plus.

Why Lord Abbett?:

Principles based, performance oriented.

 

We invest in our people the same way we invest in our strategies: deeply, deliberately, and for the long term. As a private partnership, we answer to our clients and to each other. That creates an environment where responsibility is clear, good ideas are taken seriously, and people have the opportunity to shape what gets built and how.

 

You’ll work alongside colleagues who expect a lot of themselves and each other, with access to leaders who are invested in your development. You’ll have the opportunity to deepen your expertise, broaden your experience, and build a career shaped by your strengths and ambitions.

 

Our principles-based, performance-oriented culture is grounded in four values: Excellence, Responsibility, Transparency, and Collaboration. They guide how we make decisions, work together, and serve our clients.

 

Lord Abbett has been recognized by Pensions & Investments as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management for six consecutive years.

 

Compensation Information: Annual base salary for this role is $145,000 - $160,000. Salary is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different.

 

Discretionary Bonus: Role may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are determined by several factors including, but not limited to, firm, team, and individual performance. 

 

Benefits: Lord Abbett is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package to all eligible employees. Offerings include competitive total compensation, retirement plans, competitive health and well-being plans. To learn more about what we offer, please visit Careers | Lord Abbett

 

Lord Abbett is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. All employment decisions at Lord Abbett are based solely on the applicant’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

 

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