Market Data Specialist (m/f/d)

Infront Financial Technology GmbH; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellness

Holiday

Pension

Remote work

Learning & development

Culture & impact

Offices in leading financial centres

Job summary

Infront Financial Technology GmbH is seeking a Market Data Specialist to oversee onboarding, changes, and quality oversight of market data across systems. You will assess source specifications, define integration requirements, and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure data feeds remain reliable and fit for use.

You will work with content, product, operations, and development teams across multiple European locations, driving data quality and continuity while maintaining strong external provider

Qualifications

• Senior, detail-oriented market data professional with strong financial markets knowledge.
• Experience in market data and data sourcing, structuring and consumption.
• Analytical, curious, and able to drive topics from assessment to completion.
• Structured, solution-oriented, and able to navigate evolving systems and responsibilities.
• Independent, accountable, and able to align with stakeholders when needed.
• Strong communicator across product, operations, technology, and external data providers.
• Skilled in stakeholder management and keeping topics moving in a pragmatic way.
• Hands-on, able to review specifications, define requirements and deliver changes.
• Reliable and proactive with a focus on data quality and continuity.
• Fluent in English; Swedish/German are a plus; programming in SQL/Python is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Integrate real-time data and companyinfo into our system landscape and data flows.
• Create technical blueprints guiding the development team.
• Collaborate with multinational teams across Stockholm, Frankfurt, Milan and more.
• Analyze complex data packages to ensure accuracy and meaningful insights.
• Provide expertise on data intake, processing, and maintenance to product, tech and sales teams.
• Support internal and external clients with 2nd-level requests.
• Research emerging data providers and datasets to stay at the forefront of financial data.

Skills

Market data expertise

Financial markets knowledge

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Strong communication

English fluent

SQL

Python

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

At Infront, we help major banks and independent wealth and asset managers make faster, smarter, compliant investment decisions. For decades, we have been at the heart of Europe’s financial services infrastructure, providing financial data and investment tools, from intelligent data feeds to wealth management platforms and trading solutions, and empowering over ninety thousand professionals to navigate complex markets with confidence.

We build technology, but we’re powered by our people. We foster an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives drive innovation and results, guided by our shared values of engagement, communication and recognition. Together, we collaborate, commit to innovation and shape the future of our industry, building a culture of trust, transparency and enjoyment.

About the Role

As a Market Data Specialist at Infront, you will play a central role in supporting the onboarding, changing management, and quality oversight of financial market data across our systems. Your main responsibility will be to assess source specifications, define how market data should be integrated into our backend landscape, and coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure data feeds remain reliable and fit for use.
You will work closely with teams across content, product, operations, and development, acting as a key link between external data sources and internal systems while helping to evaluate changes, clarify requirements, and maintain continuity across complex data flows.

Responsibilities

• Integrate real-time data and companyinfo into oursystem landscape, orchestrating a seamless data flow that empowers our clients.
• Create technical blueprints that guide our development team.
• Work with a vibrant, multinational team across Stockholm, Frankfurt, and Milan and more.
• Dive into complex data packages, analyzing and deciphering insights, ensuring the data we provide is accurate and meaningful.
• Be the go-to person for our product management, tech, and sales teams, providing expertise on data intake, processing, and maintenance.
• Support internal and external clients with requests (2nd-level support).
• Conduct research on emerging data providers, specific datasets, and exciting new content, helping us stay at the forefront of financial data.

Who you are

• Senior, detail-oriented market data professional with a strong understanding of financial markets, including indices, exchanges, and trading data
• Experienced in market data, financial information, or similar environments, with knowledge of how data is sourced, structured, and consumed
• Analytical and curious, with the persistence to investigate specifications and drive topics from assessment through to completion
• Structured and solution-oriented, able to navigate complex, evolving systems and responsibilities
• Independent and accountable, with the judgment to take ownership while aligning with relevant stakeholders when needed
• Strong communicator and collaborator, comfortable working across product, operations, technology teams, and external data providers
• Skilled in stakeholder management, keeping topics moving in a clear and pragmatic way
• Methodical and hands-on, able to review specifications, define requirements, support testing, and deliver changes successfully
• Reliable and proactive, with a focus on data quality, operational continuity, and effective outcomes
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken. Swedish and/or German skills are a plus.
• Programming skills in SQL, Python, or similar languages are a plus.

Our Offer

Health & wellness: Benefit from wellbeing initiatives tailored to local needs, including access to an employee assistance programme that provides confidential support to employees and their families.

Holiday: Enjoy competitive holiday entitlement aligned with local markets, so you can rest and recharge.

Pension: Plan for your long-term financial wellbeing through our pension scheme, supported by employer contributions.

Remote work: Enjoy the opportunity to work two days a week from home, with flexible working hours where possible. You may also request to work up to four weeks per year from a different location.

Learning & development: Support your career progression with access to learning resources, ongoing conversations with your manager, and opportunities to share the knowledge you gain with your team.

Culture & impact: Be part of an international team with a startup mindset and play a key role in making a meaningful impact.

Our offices: Work from Europe’s leading financial centres and be at the heart of where finance happens.

All candidates selected for employment are subject to pre-employment screening. This process includes professional reference and background checks conducted by our third-party partner, ZINC. These screenings are part of our commitment to ensuring a secure, compliant, and trustworthy workplace.