Firmwide Market Data Specialist

Wall Street Oasis; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Year-end bonus

Medical coverage

401(k) matching

Wellness reimbursement

Family building benefits

Charitable gift match

Job summary

The D. E. Shaw group is seeking a driven data specialist to join its Firmwide Data team in New York.

You will manage the full data life cycle across sourcing, vendor relationships, and compliance coordination, contributing to impactful projects across technology, investment, and infrastructure. You will identify relevant data sources, advise investment professionals, negotiate terms with vendors, and maintain accurate records while ensuring audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 1–4 years’ experience in data management, finance, or operations.
• Curiosity about how data informs investment and research processes; willingness to learn technical concepts.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills for recurring tasks.
• Proven work ethic, follow-through, and ownership.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse internal stakeholders and communicate clearly.
• Professionalism and sound judgment when working with external vendors.
• Interest in technical infrastructure supporting data management.
• Familiarity with financial markets, research environments, or publicly traded data companies is a plus.
• Experience with legal, compliance, audit, procurement, or vendor-management workflows is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage workflows across the data life cycle including sourcing, legal coordination, and vendor management.
• Identify data sources that support business goals and advise investment professionals.
• Negotiate commercial terms while maintaining vendor relationships.
• Coordinate with legal and compliance on timely, compliant data access.
• Maintain records of subscriptions, entitlements, contracts, and vendor interactions.
• Analyze data usage and costs to optimize subscriptions and renewals.
• Maintain audit readiness and coordinate audits.
• Collaborate with regions and functions to resolve data issues and set priorities.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The D. E. Shaw group seeks a driven specialist to join its Firmwide Data team. This high-impact team

manages the full life cycle of data at the firm, including sourcing, vendor management, operational

execution, and stakeholder collaboration across regions and functions. The position offers broad

exposure across the firm and the opportunity to make meaningful improvements in a collaborative,

collegial environment across technology, investment, and infrastructure.

WHAT YOU'LL DO DAY-TO-DAY:

• Manage workflows across the data life cycle, including sourcing, legal and compliance coordination, vendor relationship management, and collection of stakeholder feedback.
• Identify data sources that support business goals and research needs, proactively sharing opportunities and advising investment professionals on potential solutions.
• Negotiate commercial terms while maintaining strong vendor relationships.
• Partner with legal and compliance colleagues to facilitate timely, compliant access to data and serve as a point of contact for related questions.
• Maintain accurate records of subscriptions, entitlements, contracts, and vendor interactions in accordance with internal standards and to preserve institutional knowledge.
• Analyze data usage, costs, and business utility to identify opportunities to consolidate subscriptions, improve adoption, and inform renewal decisions.
• Maintain audit readiness and responsibility for audit coordination.
• Collaborate with colleagues across regions and functions to resolve data-related issues, assess needs, and establish priorities.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• A bachelor's degree and one to four years of experience in data management, financial services, research, operations, data suppliers, or a related field.
• Interest in how data is used within investment, research, or business processes, with the aptitude to learn technical concepts.
• Keen attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to manage recurring operational tasks with consistency and accuracy.
• Demonstrated work ethic, follow-through, and willingness to take ownership of assigned responsibilities.
• Ability to collaborate effective with a wide range of internal stakeholders and communicate clearly across teams.
• Professionalism and sound judgment in working with external vendors, with a practical and commercially aware approach to identifying opportunities.
• Interest in the technical infrastructure supporting data management, even if coming from a less technical background.
• Familiarity with financial markets, banking, research environments, or publicly traded data companies is a plus.
• Exposure to legal, compliance, audit, procurement, or vendor-management workflows is helpful but not required.
• The expected annual base salary for this position is $140,000 to $180,000.

Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.

The D. E. Shaw group is an equal opportunity employer.