Market Data Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Drive the collection, assessment, and management of market data across various asset classes, including futures, futures options, equities, equity/index options, foreign exchange (FX), market statistics, spreads, and strategy spreads.

• Lead data exploration, statistical analysis, modeling, and trend analysis initiatives to uncover insights, anomalies, and business opportunities.

• Supervise the analysis of both structured and unstructured market data, ensuring methodologies are precise and effective.

• Create and uphold procedures that guarantee data accuracy, integrity, completeness, and consistency.

• Design and oversee quality assurance processes that verify data inputs, mappings, and outputs.

• Manage proprietary cross-referencing and classification of market assets.

• Spearhead efforts to investigate and resolve market data issues, discrepancies, and reported errors.

• Direct the creation of dashboards, reports, documentation, and communications with stakeholders that support analytical findings.

• Set standards and best practices for market data collection, structuring, governance, and utilization.

• Collaborate with Development, Operations, Risk, and business stakeholders to enhance data quality, workflows, and operational processes.

• Identify and prioritize improvements to data models, analytics tools, reporting frameworks, and data management capabilities.

• Mentor and develop team members while assessing performance, addressing skill gaps, and fostering career growth.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Analytics, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Strong comprehension of financial markets and instruments, including Futures and futures options, Equities and equity/index options, Foreign exchange (FX) markets, Market statistics and pricing data, Spreads and strategy spreads.

• Familiarity with market data vendors, exchanges, and market data distribution models.

• Knowledge of industry standards and conventions related to market data.

• Experience in applying statistical analysis, modeling, and trend analysis techniques to large and complex datasets.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities with a keen eye for detail.

• Capability to establish processes, controls, and governance standards while exercising sound judgment.

• Proficient in SQL, Excel, data visualization tools, and analytics platforms.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to convey complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Proven experience leading teams through effective coaching, mentoring, guidance, and accountability.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive Salary

• Unlimited PTO

• Flexible working hours

• Remote work model (position dependent)

• Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans

• 6% 401K matching

• Unlimited access to 13k+ courses via a learning platform to support employee career advancement

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)