Market Data Governance Associate

Qube Research & Technologies; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Market Data Governance Associate to enhance their Market Data Services team. This role focuses on ensuring compliance and oversight in market data operations, driving data cleanup, and optimizing processes. With a collaborative mindset, you'll work closely with legal, finance, and tech teams to interpret contracts and align operations with commercial terms. If you have a strong background in market data and a passion for data governance, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a culture of innovation and excellence.

Benefits

Healthy work-life balance initiatives

Professional development programs

Qualifications

• 3-4 years' experience in market data or data ops with audit exposure.
• Familiarity with licensing terms and vendor policies.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain internal controls around data licensing.
• Monitor entitlements and permissioning for compliance.

Skills

Market Data Compliance

Data Governance

SQL

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Bachelor's in Business

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

DACS

EMRS

TRG Screen

Job description

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped our collaborative mindset, which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT's culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.

We're looking for a Market Data Governance Associate to join our Market Data Services team, ensuring compliance, control, and oversight across QRT's market data operations.

Your future role within QRT:

• Implement and maintain internal controls around data licensing and usage.
• Ensure compliance with vendor agreements and licensing terms.
• Review and enhance processes to strengthen licensing oversight.
• Monitor entitlements and permissioning (e.g., DACS, EMRS).
• Identify and close compliance and data usage gaps.
• Produce exchange and inventory reports (e.g., Bloomberg, LSEG).
• Interpret contracts and ensure operational alignment with commercial terms.
• Support audits and control reviews from a data governance lens.
• Drive data cleanup, control remediation, and process optimization.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, and Tech teams.
• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Your present skillset:

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Business, or related field.
• 3-4 years' experience in market data or data ops, ideally with audit or compliance exposure.
• Familiarity with licensing terms, vendor policies, and market data systems (e.g., TRG Screen, FITS).
• Experience with permissioning tools (e.g., DACS, EMRS) and audits.
• Proficiency in SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or AI tools is a plus.
• Detail-oriented, analytical, and process-driven.
• Clear communicator, comfortable working across teams and with vendors.

QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.