Market Data Senior Associate

KennedyPearce Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Investment Manager based in the West End is seeking a Market Data Senior Associate for their data operations team. This analytical role emphasizes on managing complex datasets and metadata governance. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in market data operations, along with a strong understanding of data licensing and proficiency in SQL. This position offers a hybrid working model allowing for flexibility in the workplace and interactions across teams for enhanced data quality and compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in market data operations, reference data management, or data governance roles.
• Deep understanding of market data licensing, entitlements, and usage rights.
• Hands-on experience with market data inventory tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee governance and management of reference and metadata.
• Lead initiatives to streamline market data sourcing and improve data quality.
• Collaborate with teams for contractual analyses related to data usage.

Skills

Market data operations

Data governance

SQL proficiency

Data feed integration

Automation experience

Data feed integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, Computer Science

Tools

Market data inventory tools

Job description

We are currently partnering with a leading West end based Investment Manager, who offer Hybrid working in recruiting a Market Data Senior Associate.

This role is a more of a Data Operations role and will be highly analytical requiring accuracy in managing complex datasets and metadata.

Role Purpose

• Oversee the governance, validation, and management of reference and metadata within the firm’s data operations environment.
• The role will lead initiatives that strengthen data quality, streamline market data sourcing, and drive automation in vendor contract analysis and data feed consolidation.
• Play a pivotal part in enhancing the integrity, efficiency, and compliance of all market data used across trading, research, and operational workflows.
• The successful candidate will combine deep market data domain expertise with a strong technical and analytical mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

Reference & Metadata Governance

• Establish and maintain frameworks for reference data and metadata validation, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and consistency across systems.
• Define and enforce data quality standards, ownership, and lineage documentation.
• Implement controls for metadata versioning, classification, and enrichment to improve discoverability and transparency.

Market Data Operations & Consolidation

• Lead the rationalization and consolidation of data feeds from multiple vendors (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv, ICE, SIX, Markit).
• Partner with Data Engineering to integrate market data into a centralized cloud or Snowflake-based platform.

Contract & Vendor Relationship Management

• Collaborate with Procurement, Legal, and Finance teams to conduct contractual analyses — ensuring that all market data usage aligns with licensing, entitlements, and regulatory terms.

To be considered for this role, you Must have:

• Approximately 5+ years of experience in market data operations, reference data management, or data governance roles within financial services or asset management.
• Deep understanding of market data licensing, entitlements, and usage rights.
• Hands‑on experience with market data inventory tools.
• Demonstrable expertise in data feed integration and vendor management.
• Proficiency in SQL or similar query languages for data validation and analysis.
• Proven track record of automation or process reengineering within a data operations or data management function.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.