Market Data Analyst

S4 Market Data provides managed market data services, and it is seeking a Market Data Analyst to oversee client projects and overall service delivery. The role manages market data inquiries, vendor relationships, contracts, procurement, inventory, reporting, compliance, cost management, and coordination with client stakeholders and administrators.

Responsibilities:

• Handle day-to-day demand management or vendor management and administrative inquiries from internal business units, including but not limited to; data/sourcing requests, contract negotiation, entitlement administration, exchange reporting, moves/adds/changes requests, inventory management, procurement/legal approval, expense allocation, invoices reconciliation, and spend reporting
• Interact with the client’s various internal stakeholders and business units; technology, legal, accounting/finance, human resources, and investment managers
• Oversee the inventory management process of leavers/joiners, ensure current inventory is accurate and up-to-date. Oversee the reconciliation invoices and validation of monthly allocations/expenses
• Conduct monthly/quarterly exchange reporting and ensure exchange policies and data compliance across the client’s end-users and applications. Administer their datafeeds (EMRS, DACS, Etc.)
• Review spend and enact cost savings and avoidance initiatives. Provide respective business units with an overview for their costs; understand their products/services and respond to any inquires as needed. Maintain reports on costs and identify ways to consolidate spend
• Conducts regular internal team meetings to report on client SLA’s and to ensure all client service deliverables are being met and completed

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in MIS, Business, or related degree and 3-5 years of relevant experience in financial services or market data
• Experience working with Market Data vendors such as Bloomberg, FactSet, Exchanges (NYSE, ICE, etc.)
• Excellent communication and project management skills and experience in working closely with internal client business units and senior stakeholders
• An entrepreneurial and self-regulating mind-set
• Display a high level of time management skills to manage multiple and elaborate requests simultaneously
• Have high energy and be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Candidates MUST have experience in the Market Data realm and be able to administer Market Data contracts
• Relevant work experience in consulting is preferred
• Knowledge of FITS and MDSL inventory systems is preferred