Head of Market Data
Core
Lead the acquisition, management, governance, and optimization of market data for both digital and traditional assets to power trading, research, and risk systems.
Role type
Head of Market Data
Builds
Unified market data strategy, scalable low-latency data architecture, and high-performance data pipelines for crypto and traditional markets
Domain
Digital assets, cryptocurrency, traditional finance, market data infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Market data strategy, vendor management, low-latency data systems, data normalization, budget optimization, regulatory compliance, stakeholder collaboration, team leadership
Preferred skills
On-chain data, blockchain nodes, crypto data providers, AI tools adoption
Technologies
APIs, streaming technologies, data feeds, cloud/on-prem hybrid environments
Responsibilities
Define and execute unified market data strategy across CEX, DEX, and traditional markets; Build relationships with crypto exchanges and data aggregators; Ensure high-quality, normalized datasets and real-time data ingestion; Manage and optimize global market data budget; Partner with engineering to build data pipelines; Ensure regulatory compliance and governance; Lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers and analysts
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities