ETF Data Specialist

TMX Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excitement

Connection

Impact

Wellness

Growth

Job summary

TMX Group is seeking an ETF Data Specialist to own the ETF data for its B2C platforms, reporting into the Head of Digital Product. You will audit and refine LLM outputs, architect the ETF ontology, and partner with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to ensure timely, high-quality market data reaches investors.

The role emphasizes data accuracy, cross-functional collaboration, and ongoing KPI-driven improvements across TMX web properties and vendor ecosystems.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in the asset management or financial technology industry with focus on product management, data product ownership, or data operations.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and hands-on LLM prompting/evaluation techniques.
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field as listed.

Responsibilities

• Audit, fine-tune, and optimize LLM-generated classifications, descriptions, and data extractions.
• Architect and maintain the ETF ontology for unified asset class taxonomy.
• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of market data across TMX web properties.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to deliver market data to investors at the right moment.
• Manage vendor relationships with key market data providers for seamless integration.
• Define and monitor data KPIs to improve system performance and platform precision.

Skills

SQL

LLM prompting

Data operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Data Analytics

Job description

Venture outside the ordinary - TMX Careers The TMX group of companies includes leading global exchanges such as the Toronto Stock Exchange, Montreal Exchange, and numerous innovative organizations enhancing capital markets. United as a global team, we're connecting cross-functionally, traversing industries and geographies, moving opportunity into action, advancing global economic growth, and propelling progress. Through a rich exchange of ideas, meaningful collaboration, and a nimble operating model, we're powering some of the nation's most critical systems, fueling capital formation and innovation, bringing increased opportunity to business visionaries, product ingenuity to consumers, and career exploration to our team.

Ready to be part of the action? Please note that our company is not currently sponsoring work permit applications and the applicant must be authorized to work in the country where this position is located.

We are a small, nimble, and collaborative team. We are looking for a thinker / doer to fill our ETF Data Specialist role. Reporting into the Head of Digital Product, this role will be directly responsible for the ETF related data that appears on VettaFi's B2C platform, which includes ETFdb.com, AdvisorPerspectives.com, and ETFStream.com.

What You'll Do

• Drive Data Intelligence & AI Accuracy: Serve as the crucial 'human in the loop,' auditing, fine-tuning, and optimizing LLM-generated classifications, descriptions, and data extractions.
• Architect the ETF Ontology: Build, refine, and maintain a single source of truth - our unified ETF taxonomy and ontology - to set the standard for asset class categorization.
• Ensure Uncompromising Quality: Own the end-to-end accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of market data across all VettaFi web properties.
• Build Strategic Partnerships: Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to ensure the right market data reaches the right investor at the exact right moment.
• Manage Vendor Relationships: Serve as the primary liaison to key market data vendors, ensuring seamless integration, high data quality, and strong technical alignment.
• Define Success: Establish and monitor clear data KPIs, continuously raising the bar for system performance, efficiency, and platform precision.

What We're Looking For

• The 'Utility Player' Mindset: A proactive, highly organized problem solver who seamlessly pivots between high-level strategy and granular technical execution.
• Market Data Savvy: Deep familiarity with the asset management landscape, ETF structures, and financial market data vendors.
• Technical & Analytical Chops: Comfortable analyzing complex datasets using SQL and leveraging modern AI workflows (e.g., prompt engineering for LLMs).
• Collaborative Communicator: Proven ability to translate technical data nuances into actionable insights for product managers, engineers, and executive stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience: 3+ years in the asset management or financial technology industry, with a focus on product management, data product ownership, or data operations.
• Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in SQL and hands-on competence with LLM prompting and evaluation techniques.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related quantitative field.

Bonus Points

• Existing relationships with major financial market data vendors and direct experience building taxonomy/ontology frameworks.

Salary Range

$80,000K/year - $90,000K/year USD Please note that the Salary Range included is a guideline only. The salary offered may vary based on factors, including, but not limited to, the successful candidate's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

• Excitement - Explore emerging technology and innovation, as well as ventures and digital finance that shape the future of global markets!
• Connection - With site hubs in some of the world’s most multicultural cities, we leverage our size and structure to create rich connections and belonging while experiencing powerful global impact through our work.
• Impact - More than a platform, we use our talents to power mission-critical systems that drive global economic advancement, innovation, and growth. As well, our employee-led Team Impact spreads social good via our giving strategy.
• Wellness - From empathetic leadership to a culture of flexibility and balance, we believe wellness at work creates the maximum yield and a stronger "we". Plus, with a cloud-first and hybrid workstyle, as well as generous time-off and leaves, we support a life well lived!
• Growth - From a growth mindset in our work, to expansion in our business, TMX is home to action-takers energized by the achievement of ambitious growth.

TMX is committed to creating and sustaining a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect and one which reflects the diversity of the community in which we operate. We provide accommodations for applicants and employees who require it.

Our Culture

The TMX group of companies includes leading global exchanges such as the Toronto Stock Exchange, Montreal Exchange, and numerous innovative organizations enhancing capital markets. United as a global team, we're connecting cross-functionally, traversing industries and geographies, moving opportunity into action, advancing global economic growth, and propelling progress. Through a rich exchange of ideas, meaningful collaboration, and a nimble operating model, we're powering some of the nation's most critical systems, fueling capital formation and innovation, bringing increased opportunity to business visionaries, product ingenuity to consumers, and career exploration to our team. Ready to be part of the action?

Our Business

TMX Group operates global markets, and builds digital communities and analytic solutions that facilitate the funding, growth and success of businesses, traders and investors. TMX Group's key operations include Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange, The Canadian Depository for Securities, Montréal Exchange, Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation Trayport and VettaFi, which provide listing markets, trading markets, clearing facilities, depository services, technology solutions, data products and other services to the global financial community. TMX Group is headquartered in Toronto and operates offices across North America (Montréal, Calgary, Vancouver and New York), as well as in key international markets including London, Singapore and Vienna. For more information about TMX Group, visit www.tmx.com. Follow TMX Group on Twitter: @TMXGroup.