Firmwide Market Data Specialist | Hedge Fund (5F854AB)

Referment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment collaborates with a global investment firm to strengthen its Firmwide Data team. This role focuses on managing the data lifecycle—from sourcing to vendor coordination and stakeholder feedback—empowering investment professionals with reliable, well-governed data.

Ideal candidates bring 1–4 years in data management within financial services, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to operate across regions while negotiating favorable vendor terms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 1–4 years in data management or related field.
• Interest in how data is used in investment, research, or business processes with the ability to learn technical concepts.
• Keen attention to detail and the reliability to run recurring operational tasks.
• Familiarity with financial markets, data vendors, or related workflows is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage workflows across the data life cycle, including sourcing, legal and compliance coordination, vendor relationships, and collection of stakeholder feedback.
• Identify data sources that support business goals and research needs, and advise investment professionals on potential solutions.
• Negotiate commercial terms while maintaining strong vendor relationships.
• Keep accurate records of subscriptions, entitlements, contracts, and vendor interactions to preserve institutional knowledge.
• Analyze data usage, costs, and business utility to consolidate subscriptions, improve adoption, and inform renewal decisions.
• Maintain audit readiness, own audit coordination, and resolve data issues across regions and functions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Vendor relationship management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in data management or related field

Job description

Referment is working with a global investment firm hiring a specialist for its Firmwide Data team. This team manages the full life cycle of data at the firm — sourcing, vendor management, operational execution, and stakeholder collaboration across regions and functions. You'll get broad exposure across technology, investment, and infrastructure groups, and room to make meaningful improvements to how the firm buys and manages data.

The Role

• 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, and advise investment professionals on potential solutions.
• Negotiate commercial terms while maintaining strong vendor relationships.
• Keep accurate records of subscriptions, entitlements, contracts, and vendor interactions to preserve institutional knowledge.
• Analyze data usage, costs, and business utility to consolidate subscriptions, improve adoption, and inform renewal decisions.
• Maintain audit readiness, own audit coordination, and resolve data issues collaboratively across regions and functions.

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 in investment, research, or business processes, with the aptitude to learn technical concepts.
• Keen attention to detail and the consistency to run recurring operational tasks reliably.
• Professionalism and sound judgment with external vendors, with a practical, commercially aware approach.
• 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.

This could suit someone from a market data vendor, research operations, or financial services background who enjoys the commercial and operational side of data and wants firmwide exposure at a major investor.

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