About Us
American Century Investments® is a leading global asset manager with over 65 years of experience helping a broad base of clients achieve their financial goals. Our expertise spans global equities and fixed income, multi-asset strategies, ETFs, and private investments.
Privately controlled and independent, we focus solely on investment management. But there’s an unexpected side to us, too. We direct over 40% of our profits every year—more than $2 billion since 2000—to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Our ongoing financial support drives the Institute’s breakthrough work and mission of defeating life-threatening diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. So, the better we do for our clients, the more we can do for everyone.
All 1,400 of us across the globe are inspired every day by the unique difference our hard work can make in so many lives. It shows in the curiosity we bring to every initiative, the deep relationships we build with our clients, and the way we treat each other in the hallway. If you’re excited to learn more about us, we can’t wait to learn more about you.
Role Summary
Are you interested in a Data Analyst role that includes product owner responsibility? Do you have experience working with data sets within the financial services industry? We may have the opportunity you have been waiting for!
We have a Data Analyst opportunity within our innovative Enterprise Data team. You will play a key role in helping to drive data forward along with strategic objectives. In this role, you will support efforts to use data to enhance productivity and encourage partners throughout the enterprise to adopt and embrace the concepts of data governance, master data, and analytics using an enterprise data platform. Other primary responsibilities are to act in the role of product owner and define and prioritize the product backlog for various investment data domains.
The Analyst will interact and collaborate with Business leaders, Product Managers and Product Owners in Marketing, Sales and Distribution, along with the development team(s), business users and other partners to understand the vision for the business and reduce risk. You will also own and maintain a product backlog that ultimately seeks to deliver data and business solutions.
This hybrid position will be based out of our Kansas City, MO office.
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship, now or in the future.
How You Will Make an Impact
Work with the Enterprise Data Management and their team, as well as other business leaders on the near and long-term roadmap for two key capabilities within American Century’s data and analytics workstreams: Data Mastery and Data products and Self-Service Data Analytics.
Good understanding of AWS cloud infrastructure (S3, Redshift, RDS).
ETL development skills (Glue ETL, Python, Lambda).
Ability to extract data from data stores with strong analytical skills.
Requirements gathering and translation of the product vision from feature(s) into stories with clearly defined acceptance criteria
Data mapping, Modeling and Data Flows skills to help data architects
Data testing skills to help team perform in-sprint testing activities.
What You Bring to the Team (Required)
Bachelor's degree in relevant field (e.g. finance, computer science, mathematics) some combination of business and technology education is highly preferred or have related work experience.
Minimum of 2+ years’ experience in business, engineering, technology and/or consulting.
Knowledge of Agile development methodologies and business/systems analysis.
Demonstrable experience with client data sets (company, contact, financial transactions/accounts, and retirement plans) and an ability to mine such data and produce analyses.
Experimental approach to drive innovation in a fast-paced environment amidst uncertainty.
Good analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Good written/verbal communication skills with attention to detail, and the ability to communicate to the managers on the analysis and results.
Solid proficiency in learning new tools and technologies to work optimally in a rapid growth environment.
Demonstrates the American Century Investments Winning Behaviors: Client Focused, Courageous and Accountable, Collaborative, Curious and Adaptable, Competitively Driven.
Additional Assets (Preferred)
Financial Services experience
Good understanding of data mastering, knowledge of ETL development and ability to prepare technical specifications will be very favorable.
The above statements are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.
What We Offer
Competitive compensation package with bonus plan
Generous PTO and competitive benefits
401k with 5% company match plus annual performance-based discretionary contribution
Tuition reimbursement, formal mentorship program, live and online learning
Learn more about our benefits and perks.
Employees are required to be in the office on a scheduled frequency. Adherence to this schedule is essential to fulfilling the expectations of the role.
American Century Investments is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. As such, American Century strives to provide a reasonable accommodation to any qualified individual under the ADA to perform essential job functions.
We encourage people of all backgrounds to join us on our mission. If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to HR-Talent_Acquisition@americancentury.com. All requests for accommodation will be addressed as confidentially as practicable.
American Century Investments believes all individuals are entitled to equal employment opportunity and advancement opportunities without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals forty years of age and older, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. ACI does not discriminate or adopt any policy that discriminates against an individual or any group of individuals on any of these bases.
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American Century Investments Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about American Century Investments and has not been reviewed or approved by American Century Investments.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, HSA contributions, EAP, condition‑specific programs, virtual care, and wellness amenities. Inclusive elements such as gender‑affirming care and a travel benefit for care not locally available are also highlighted.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support features a 401(k) match up to 5% plus an additional annual employer contribution tied to firm performance, alongside company‑paid life/AD&D and disability coverage. A broad menu of voluntary financial protections further bolsters long‑term security.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family benefits include 10 weeks paid parental leave for birth or adoption, backup dependent care, and caregiver leave. Adoption support is emphasized with recognition and up to $10,000 in eligible expense reimbursement.
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What We Do
American Century Investments® is a leading asset manager focused on delivering investment results and building long-term client relationships while supporting research that can improve health and save lives. It’s how we help our clients Prosper With Purpose™. Every day people are increasingly focused on investing to make the world a better place for themselves, their families, their organizations, and the world at large. It is possible to live a more meaningful and impactful life and give back something that’s more valuable than money. When you invest with us, you can also invest in the future of others and have the potential to impact the lives of millions. That’s possible because of the distinct relationship with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, which owns more than 40% of American Century Investments. Our dividend payments provide the ongoing financial support for the Institute’s work of uncovering the causes, treatments and prevention of life-threatening diseases, like cancer. Together we can become a powerful force for good…it’s like nothing you’ve seen before from an investment management firm.
