Data Platform Analyst – Datasets & Governance

Polymer Capital Hong Kong; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 360,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid annual leave

Medical group insurance

Monthly gym subsidy / gym facility

Job summary

Polymer Capital Management is seeking a Data Specialist to join the Hedge Fund Data Platform team in Hong Kong. The role focuses on evaluating, acquiring, and onboarding datasets that support quantitative research and investment strategies.

You will collaborate with portfolio managers, researchers, and data engineers to assess dataset quality, coverage, and integration feasibility, supporting data governance and lifecycle management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field.
• 1–3 years of data operations, data analysis, or related experience.
• Understanding of financial market data and datasets in quantitative research.

Responsibilities

• Act as a primary liaison between investment teams, technology teams, and external data vendors.
• Partner with portfolio managers and researchers to define data requirements for alpha generation.
• Identify and evaluate new datasets to support investment strategies.
• Conduct dataset due diligence on coverage, depth, timeliness, and quality.
• Analyze data structure and integration needs for scalability.
• Coordinate PoC exercises and vendor evaluations.
• Support onboarding and integration of datasets into the data platform.
• Maintain records of data inventories and vendor performance.
• Support governance, documentation, and data quality monitoring.

Skills

Data governance

Vendor management

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Quantitative research support

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Financial Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related discipline

Tools

Python

SQL

Databases

Cloud platforms

APIs

Job description

Polymer Capital Management is seeking a Data Specialist to join the Hedge Fund Data Platform team in Hong Kong. The role focuses on evaluating, acquiring, and onboarding datasets that support quantitative research and investment strategies.

You will collaborate with portfolio managers, researchers, and data engineers to assess dataset quality, coverage, and integration feasibility, supporting data governance and lifecycle management.