Senior Market Data & Licensing Analyst

Royal London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal London is seeking a Senior Market Data Analyst to join the Market Data Services team. You will manage market data across its lifecycle, engaging with vendors, ensuring licensing alignment, and supporting regulatory and governance requirements.

Work closely with the Head of Market Data to shape priorities, manage risk, and drive efficiency across data usage, delivery, and archiving for stakeholders across the business.

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of Market Data with experience across Bloomberg, FTSE, MSCI, etc.
• Experience with ESG market data providers.
• Familiarity with all data formats and market data inventory software such as MDSL and FITS.
• Experience reading and understanding market data vendor contracts.
• Strong knowledge of asset management applications and data.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day relationships with market data vendors, overseeing service reviews, SLAs and costs.
• Act as primary point of contact for market data matters across vendors and licensing.
• Onboard new market data licences with Legal, Procurement, Tech and business teams.
• Provide market data input into change initiatives and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Identify improvements to data processes, controls and ways of working.

Skills

Market data expertise

Vendor management

Licensing & contracts

Regulatory awareness

Tools

MDSL

FITS

Job description

Royal London is seeking a Senior Market Data Analyst to join the Market Data Services team. You will manage market data across its lifecycle, engaging with vendors, ensuring licensing alignment, and supporting regulatory and governance requirements.

Work closely with the Head of Market Data to shape priorities, manage risk, and drive efficiency across data usage, delivery, and archiving for stakeholders across the business.