DATA INTEGRITY & PERFORMANCE OFFICER

Data Integrity & Performance Officer Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico The Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico (PERA) is a multi-employer public pension plan serving 90,000+ members with an externally managed portfolio of approximately $20.5 billion, along with PERA Smart Save, a supplemental deferred compensation 457b plan, with approximately 24,000 participants and $1 billion in assets. The mission of the Board of PERA is to preserve, protect, and administer the Trust to meet its current and future obligations and provide quality services to Association members. Help us fulfill this mission by safeguarding and growing the pension to ensure financial dignity for public workers across New Mexico. Job Description: Behind every investment decision at PERA is an operations function that must keep pace with the growth and complexity of a $20.5 billion multi-asset portfolio. We are looking for a Data Integrity & Performance Officer to join our Investment Operations Team and help build the operational infrastructure a modern public pension plan requires. This role is responsible for establishing and maintaining an independent investment data validation and performance oversight function – and will serve as a key partner to the investment team, our custodian bank (BNY), external investment managers, consultants, and auditors. The position will develop a comprehensive, controlled view of the Fund’s investments across public and private markets by reconciling, validating, and integrating data received from the custodian, investment managers, general partners, and other service providers. Investment operations at PERA supports the same portfolio growth and complexity as portfolio management, but through many complex stand-alone functions that must each be designed, documented, and monitored independently. We are seeking an experienced professional who has performed this work at another U.S. pension or trust fund and can bring established practices, process discipline, and institutional knowledge to PERA from day one. At PERA, we highly value our culture, emphasizing collaboration and teamwork. However, we also recognize the importance of individual initiative and the ability to navigate and adapt within a rapid and dynamic work environment. The team is mission-focused, understanding its fiduciary duty and the importance of prudently investing and safeguarding assets to meet its statutory obligations to its members. If you are an operations professional who wants to build something durable rather than maintain the status quo, we would like to hear from you. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Investment Data Integrity and Reconciliation · Establish and maintain independent reconciliation procedures for investment positions, transactions, cash balances, valuations, income, expenses, and other investment-related data. · Develop automated validation controls to identify missing, inaccurate, inconsistent, stale, or anomalous data. · Investigate discrepancies between custodian records, investment manager reports, general partner statements, and internal records; document root causes and corrective actions. · Maintain an exception-management framework with defined materiality thresholds, escalation procedures, resolution deadlines, and approval controls. · Monitor recurring data-quality issues and service-provider performance, escalating material and unresolved issues to management. Performance Measurement and Validation · Independently validate investment returns at the manager, mandate, asset-class, and total-Fund levels. · Reconcile reported performance to underlying holdings, transactions, valuations, and cash flows, accounting for appropriate timing conventions and fee treatment. · Review benchmark assignments, return methodologies, performance aggregation, and the treatment of external cash flows. · Investigate material return discrepancies, restatements, and unexplained performance movements; document findings and recommended corrective actions. · Support the preparation and quality assurance of investment performance reports, risk analyses, and board materials. Internal Data Management · Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of an internal investment data repository covering the Fund’s public and private market investments. · Establish standardized data definitions, security and manager identifiers, asset classifications, source hierarchies, data ownership, and validation rules. · Integrate information from custody, investment management, accounting, and private-market reporting systems. · Maintain records of commitments, capital calls, distributions, unfunded commitments, NAVs, fees, and valuation dates for private-market investments. · Preserve source lineage, historical data, correction records, review approvals, and audit trails. · Develop automated data feeds, reconciliation workflows, exception reports, and dashboards in coordination with other internal stakeholders. Governance, Reporting and Continuous Improvement · Develop and maintain written procedures, control documentation, data-quality standards, and operating metrics. · Coordinate with investment teams, accounting, risk, compliance, auditors, consultants, and service providers to resolve data and reporting issues. · Support system assessments, vendor evaluations, implementation projects, and ongoing enhancements to investment data and performance infrastructure. · Recommend improvements to processes, systems, and controls to reduce manual intervention and operational risk. · Communicate material data-quality issues, performance discrepancies, control deficiencies, and remediation progress to management. Desired Skillset · Demonstrated experience in institutional investment operations, investment performance measurement, investment accounting, portfolio data management, or a related field. · Strong understanding of public and private investment structures, transactions, valuations, cash flows, and performance measurement. · Experience reconciling investment data across multiple service providers and systems. · Experience designing or maintaining automated controls, data-quality procedures, reporting systems, or investment data repositories. · Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes and communicate findings clearly. · Strong Excel skills and experience with data analysis and reporting tools; familiarity with SQL, Python, APIs, or business intelligence platforms is desirable. · Ability to manage competing priorities, exercise independent judgment, and work effectively across investment, accounting, operations, and technology functions. Measures of Success · Improved accuracy and consistency of investment positions, valuations, cash flows, and performance reporting. · Reduced frequency, value, and aging of unresolved reconciliation exceptions. · Increased automation of data validation and reporting processes. · Timely identification, escalation, and resolution of material discrepancies. · Establishment of a documented, auditable internal investment data framework covering public and private markets. · Reduced dependence on unverified service-provider reports and manual spreadsheet-based controls. Minimum Qualifications: · A Bachelor’s Degree; applicable education includes accounting, finance, business administration, financial management, economics, or related field. A Master’s Degree or Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM), or related designation is preferred · A minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible investment operations experience in an institutional investment setting, including hands-on responsibility for investment accounting, reconciliation, cash management, and/or performance reporting · Prior investment operations experience at a U.S. public pension or large trust fund is desired, so that the candidate can bring an outside perspective and established best practices to PERA; experience at a custody bank or consultant may also suffice in lieu of experience at a U.S. public pension · Direct working experience with BNY as a custodian bank is strongly preferred · Experience supporting a multi-asset portfolio that includes private equity, private credit, private real estate, private infrastructure, and hedge funds, including the monitoring of capital calls, distributions, and partnership reporting, is preferred Miscellaneous: · The position is based in Santa Fe, NM · Remote work is allowed 2-3 days per week; candidate must live in the State of New Mexico, per Governor mandated order. No relocation assistance is available · Periodic travel · This is an exempt, at-will position · Salary range is $150,000 - 200,000 To Apply: We invite you to bring your expertise to PERA, where your work directly contributes to the financial security of thousands. Apply today to be part of our forward-thinking team. Please send a current resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Only candidates chosen to participate in interviews will be contacted. Active recruiting began October 26, 2026, and will remain open until it is filled. Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico is committed to the principles of equal employment and workforce diversity. Job Type: Full-time Pay: $150,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year Work Location: Hybrid remote in Santa Fe, NM 87507