Operational Buyer Financial Market Data

About the job

For our client, an established Swiss bank, we are looking for an experienced professional to provide operational support in the procurement and management of financial market data.

Operational Buyer Financial Market Data

Job description:

• Operational handling of contracts, orders and cancellations with market data providers and exchanges
• Verification of market data invoices and reconciliation with internal systems
• Resolution of price, quantity and billing discrepancies with providers
• Advising internal users on the selection of terminals, data feeds and APIs
• Maintenance of the market data inventory as well as management of user rights and access in InfoMatch
• Managing relationships with data providers
• Preparation and support for contract and price negotiations
• Monitoring complex licensing terms
• Preparation and accompaniment of external audits by exchanges and data providers
• Creation of data and cost analyses in Excel

Requirements:

• At least three to five years of solid experience in procurement or commercial management of financial market data
• Experience at a bank, another financial institution or a market data provider
• In-depth knowledge of the financial market data landscape, for example Bloomberg, LSEG/Refinitiv, FactSet, SIX Financial Information or Morningstar
• Good understanding of pricing models as well as exchange and data licensing rights
• Practical knowledge of InfoMatch
• Advanced Excel skills and strong numerical affinity
• Structured, reliable and independent working style
• Degree in economics or business informatics or a comparable commercial education with relevant professional experience
• Very good German and English skills

Compensation benefits:

• A specialised role at the interface of procurement, market data, cost control and compliance
• Collaboration with a small team of experienced market data experts
• Contact with leading international market data providers
• A clearly defined twelve-month mandate with operational responsibility

Interested? We look forward to receiving your current CV as well as information on availability and salary expectations. The remaining open framework conditions regarding workplace and work model will be transparently explained in the further process.