We’re looking for a Market Data Analyst who can be an integral link between our traders, developers, and financial teams, ensuring we have the right market data products & services for our trading strategies while managing costs effectively.
You’ll oversee market data services sourced from vendors and exchanges. Your responsibilities span procurement and inventory management to budgeting and vendor relations. You’ll collaborate with exchanges and internal teams to optimize our data infrastructure and ensure compliance with exchange reporting requirements.
The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with a solid understanding of financial markets and technology systems, plus the communication skills to work effectively across diverse teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage market data inventory, entitlements, and connectivity within market data management system
- Maintain vendor contracts, services, and recurring expense records, including contract entry and inventory management
- Partner with Accounting to reconcile market data expenses and accruals with the general ledger, investigate discrepancies, and coordinate resolutions with exchanges and vendors
- Prepare and submit monthly usage reporting to exchanges and third party vendors to ensure licensing compliance
- Provision market data access for employees, including ordering terminals, IDs, and licenses and coordinating delivery with vendors
- Support market data vendor management and procurement activities such as contract renewals, pricing reviews, budgeting, and forecasting
- Research vendor products and exchange changes and help improve internal Vendor Operations processes and workflows
Skills & Qualifications
- Strong analytical skills and advanced proficiency in Excel (e.g., formulas, v-lookups, pivot tables)
- Detail oriented with a proactive approach to identifying inconsistencies and improving data accuracy
- Good communication skills; organizational and detail oriented, along with problem solving skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams
Experience
- 1 – 7 years of experience with market data, market data operations, vendor operations, exchange connectivity, or a related role within a financial services or a trading environment
- Experience with market data inventory/entitlement systems or similar platforms preferred
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or a related field
Work Arrangement
Hybrid | in office 3-4 days a week