About Morningstar Morningstar is a leading global provider of independent investment insights, serving both individual and institutional investors across public and private markets.

We offer a wide range of data, research, and investment management services with over $300billion in assets under management and operate in 32 countries.

About the Role We are looking for a Senior Data Research Analyst to process data across global markets. Fluency in French is required and strong skills in data coverage, quality, and timeliness are essential. The role is based in our Data and Development Center EMEA in Madrid.

Responsibilities - Collaborate closely with the global data teams.

- Act as a data expert on investment data points, processes, methodologies, calculations, and various fund structures.
- Manage business relationships with fund companies and providers, setting up acquisition channels and serving as a point of escalation.
- Meet predetermined production deadlines for internal and external clients.
- Continuously evaluate procedures, create and enhance analytical tools, and implement process improvement projects.
- Utilize project‑management methodologies such as LEAN Six Sigma to track, evaluate, and determine resolution approaches for complex data issues.
- Collect and maintain Morningstar data, ensuring high levels of accuracy, completeness, and coverage.
- Take ownership of issues in the data ticket queue, provide timely updates, follow‑up, expedition, and resolution.
- Understand roles and responsibilities of internal partners to expedite issue resolution.
- Translate requests from internal clients into detailed written specifications and user stories.




- Improve and document client use cases to ensure new functionality meets and exceeds client expectations.

Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

- Fluent in English and French; another European language is an advantage (German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese).
- Proficient oral and written communication skills.
- Strong teamwork and inclusive communication across diverse backgrounds.
- Solid understanding of the financial industry and passion for investment data.
- Excellent organizational and time‑management skills, capable of handling high volumes of data and meeting strict deadlines.
- Experience in data methodology/quality and processes is a big bonus.
- Previous experience in project management is preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Compensation Base Salary: EUR 38,000 – 50,666.66.

Bonus Target: 7.5% Annual.

Work Environment Morningstar’s hybrid work environment offers in‑office collaboration four days per week, with flexibility and resources to engage with integral colleagues.

Equal Employment Opportunity We are strongly committed to creating and preserving equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. We make all employment decisions—recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, termination, and other personnel matters—without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship, gender identity and expression, parental status, or other legally protected characteristics or conduct.

📌 Senior Data Research Analyst (Madrid)
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