Job description
The Investment Technology team is seeking a Nashville, TN based Technical Writer to own and evolve documentation for our investment data and analytics platforms. You will play a critical role in making complex data systems understandable, discoverable, and usable for investment professionals and technologists alike. This role is ideal for someone who excels at technical communication, enjoys working at the intersection of data and investments, and is passionate about enabling clarity, governance, and AI-ready knowledge at scale.
You will work closely with:
- data engineers
- architects
- product owners
- investment stakeholders
to ensure that technical concepts are clearly documented, consistently described, and optimized for both human and AI-assisted consumption.
What You'll Do
You will serve as the technical writer and documentation lead for investment data platforms and analytics solutions. The role focuses on authoring, structuring, and maintaining technical documentation that explains how investment data is sourced, modeled, governed, accessed, and used across research, portfolio management, risk, and analytics workflows.
Technical Documentation & Knowledge Authoring
- Author and maintain clear, accurate documentation for data pipelines, datasets, semantic models, APIs, and analytics products.
- Produce architecture overviews, data flow diagrams, data dictionaries, and usage guides for investment data assets.
- Translate complex engineering and investment concepts into consumable documentation for technical and non-technical audiences.
Data Modeling & Metadata Documentation
- Document data models, schemas, business definitions, and relationships across fixed income, equities, and multi-asset domains.
- Maintain standardized templates for data definitions, metrics, and calculated fields to ensure consistency across platforms.
- Partner with engineering teams to keep documentation aligned with evolving data structures and releases.
Investment Data Domain Context
- Build working knowledge of key investment data domains (reference data, pricing, terms & conditions, indices, risk inputs).
- Clearly document how data inputs flow into analytics, models, and reporting outputs used by investment teams.
- Ensure documentation reflects both technical design and business usage context.
AI-Ready & Searchable Documentation
- Structure documentation so it can be effectively consumed by AI assistants (e.g., Copilot, internal LLMs).
- Apply consistent metadata, tagging, and taxonomy standards to improve discoverability and retrieval.
- Design documentation hierarchies and knowledge bases that support natural-language search and AI-driven Q&A.
Data Governance & Standards Support
- Contribute to data governance documentation, including standards, best practices, and usage guidelines.
- Partner with data governance, architecture, and security teams to document controls, access patterns, and compliance considerations.
- Support adoption of enterprise catalogs (e.g., Purview) through high-quality descriptive content.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Work closely with data engineers, architects, product managers, and investment teams to gather content and validate accuracy.
- Facilitate documentation reviews and ensure alignment across technology and business stakeholders.
- Act as a steward of documentation quality, clarity, and consistency across the investment data ecosystem.
What We're Looking For
Technical Writing & Documentation
- Proven experience authoring technical documentation for data platforms, analytics systems, or enterprise technology.
- Strong ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, structured written content.
- Experience creating architecture diagrams, data flow documentation, and structured knowledge bases.
Data & Analytics Literacy
- Working understanding of data concepts such as data pipelines, ETL/ELT, data modeling, semantic layers, and BI tools.
- Familiarity with data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, Synapse, or similar (documentation focus, not hands-on build).
- Exposure to analytics tools like Power BI or Excel from a documentation and enablement perspective.
- Understanding of how documentation supports AI tools, search, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
Tools & Platforms
- Documentation tools such as Confluence, SharePoint, Markdown-based systems, or similar knowledge platforms.
- Experience working with metadata catalogs (e.g., Microsoft Purview or equivalents) is a plus.
Soft Skills
- Exceptional written communication and attention to detail.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with engineers, architects, and investment professionals.
- Strong organizational skills and comfort managing documentation across multiple initiatives.
About AB
We are a leading global investment management firm offering high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, retail investors, and private-wealth clients in major markets around the globe. With over 4,000 employees across 57 locations operating in 26 countries and jurisdictions, our ambition is simple: to be the most trusted investment firm in the world. We realize that it's our people who give us a competitive advantage and drive success in the market, and our goal is to create an inclusive culture that rewards hard work.
Our culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration creates an environment where you can thrive and do your best work. Whether you're producing thought-provoking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business or providing thoughtful advice to our clients, we are fully invested in you. If you're ready to challenge your limits and empower your career, join us!
Nashville, Tennessee
