Investment Market Data Manager

Aware Super; Sydney; Presencial; AUD 150.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Aware Super is seeking an experienced Investment Market Data Manager to ensure the Investments team has reliable access to market data, analytics and external datasets to support decision-making and operations. This role combines market data strategy, vendor management and licensing governance, managing the full lifecycle from requirements to contracting, onboarding and renewal.

You will interact with senior leaders across Investments, Operations, Technology and Legal, and lead cost optimisation

Formación

• 5+ years in market data or related financial information services.
• Knowledge of market data licensing, contracts and negotiations.
• Experience managing vendor relationships, budgets and service delivery.
• Understanding institutional investment processes and financial markets.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and develop the market data vendor management function with stakeholders.
• Conduct commercial negotiations, renewals and contract reviews with Procurement and Legal.
• Manage market data budgets, forecasts, expenditure reporting and cost allocations.
• Evaluate and onboard new market data, research, index, analytics and alternative-data services.
• Identify opportunities to reduce duplication, optimise costs and increase value from vendor arrangements.
• Partner with portfolio managers, analysts, traders and Investment Operations to deliver data requirements.
• Maintain relationships with vendors, exchanges, index and research providers.
• Oversee service reviews, access management, incidents and vendor performance.
• Maintain inventories, contracts, entitlements and governance records for licensing and compliance.

Conocimientos

Market data management

Vendor management

Budgeting & cost control

Stakeholder communication

Descripción del empleo

As one of Australia's largest profit-for-members superannuation funds, we always remember whose money it is and whose future we're looking after. We work to reimagine a new way forward for our 1.1 million members and their communities. Each other. And our world.

Sound good? Learn more about us and what we do at aware.com.au

Your New Role

We're looking for an experienced Investment Market Data Manager to ensure our Investments team has reliable access to the market data, research, analytics and external datasets needed to support investment decision-making, trading, portfolio management, risk, performance and operational processes.

This is an influential role combining market data strategy, commercial management, vendor relationships and licensing governance. You'll manage the full lifecycle of market data services, from understanding business requirements and selecting vendors through to contracting, onboarding, budgeting, compliance, renewal and termination.

You'll work across public and private asset classes and build trusted relationships with senior leaders and teams across Investments, Investment Operations, Technology and Data, Procurement, Legal, Finance, Risk and Compliance. Externally, you'll engage with market data vendors, exchanges, index and analytics providers, and technology platform partners.

As Aware Super's market data subject-matter expert, you will:

• Lead and develop the market data vendor management function in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide expert guidance on market data products, vendor capabilities, licensing arrangements and usage rights.
• Lead commercial negotiations, renewals and contract reviews alongside Procurement and Legal.
• Manage market data budgets, forecasts, expenditure reporting and cost allocations.
• Evaluate and onboard new market data, research, index, analytics and alternative-data services.
• Identify opportunities to reduce duplication, optimise costs and increase value from vendor arrangements.
• Partner with portfolio managers, analysts, traders and Investment Operations teams to understand and deliver their data requirements.
• Manage relationships with market data vendors, exchanges, index providers and research providers.
• Oversee service reviews, access management, incident escalation and vendor performance.
• Maintain inventories, contracts, entitlements and governance records to support licensing and regulatory compliance

How do you exceed our expectations?

You'll be an experienced market data or financial information professional who can balance complex investment requirements with sound governance and strong commercial outcomes.

Ideally, you will bring:

• Around 5+ years' experience in market data, investment data, vendor management or financial information services.
• Strong knowledge of market data licensing, contracts and commercial negotiations.
• Experience managing vendor relationships, budgets and service delivery.
• An understanding of institutional investment processes and financial markets.
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• The judgement to balance investment needs, governance obligations and commercial priorities.

Employee Experience

We understand that not everyone works in the same ways. We value flexibility and know that it helps you manage work and life.

Why you'll love working at Aware Super:

• Have a super impact: You'll think big and care deeply to help more Australians live their best lives in retirement.
• Be part of something super unique: You'll work to reshape super and retirement. We'll invest in your growth and give you the opportunity to work on career-defining projects.
• Work with super humans: You'll work hard and innovate, but also have some fun along the way.
• Feel super cared for: We'll support your wellbeing today, as well as in the future. Enjoy a health & fitness reimbursement, work from home technology reimbursement, salary continuance insurance and organisation-wide meeting free zones.

The Aware Super difference

At Aware Super, we believe that diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our members and communities and a stronger sense of belonging for our people. We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with cultural and linguistic diversity, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and mature-age individuals to apply. We are proud to be consistently recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and our CEO, Deanne Stewart, is a Pay Equity Ambassador.