Senior Market Data Specialist (f/m/d)
Core
Senior Market Data Specialist acting as an expert advisor for external market data licensing, supporting strategic sourcing, vendor management, and usage governance across multiple business units.
Role type
Senior strategic sourcing and vendor management specialist
Builds
Global market data licensing frameworks and usage control mechanisms
Domain
Financial services / Market data licensing
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Strategic sourcing, vendor negotiation, contract optimization, commercial oversight, stakeholder management, risk management, budgeting and forecasting, usage governance
Preferred skills
Financial market data licensing certification (FISD, Financial Information Associate)
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Drive global market data sourcing initiatives across real-time, delayed, historical, reference, index, ratings, alternative, and derived data; Manage strategic relationships with exchanges, data vendors, index providers, rating agencies, brokers, and platforms; Act as a key negotiator in complex vendor negotiations, renewals, and contract optimization; Establish a global licensing and usage control framework; Partner with procurement, compliance, finance, and technology stakeholders to manage licensing and contractual risk; Provide commercial oversight of market data spend including budgeting, forecasting, and cost analysis.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
