Market Data Analyst

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in Market Data, Trading Technology, Data Engineering, or a related field
• Direct experience working with exchange data and market data vendors
• Strong understanding of how market data is used in automated trading and research systems
• Comfortable working with engineers and discussing system behavior and data flows
• Working knowledge of SQL and Python for analysis, validation, or automation

What You'll Be Doing

• Ownership & coordination of the full lifecycle of market data: sourcing, delivery, normalization, storage, and consumption
• Maintain a clear understanding of how market data feeds into trading systems, research platforms, and downstream processes
• Investigate data issues across vendors, feeds, internal pipelines, and consuming systems
• Act as the point of escalation for market data problems that impact trading or research
• Work directly with traders and developers to understand how data is used, not just what data is requested
• Translate trading requirements into concrete market data solutions
• Push back on data requests when latency, quality, licensing, or cost does not align with the actual use case
• Help teams understand data limitations, edge cases, and failure scenarios
• Manage exchange and vendor relationships with a strong grasp of commercial terms and permitted use
• Interpret licensing rules in the context of real trading system usage
• Ensure data is compliant without slowing down the business unnecessarily
• Manage entitlements, audits, and internal controls for market data usage
• Ensure critical data dependencies are understood and documented
• Reduce operational and trading risk related to market data failures

Perks and Benefits

• A performance-based bonus structure
• 27 paid vacation days plus all UK public holidays
• Daily breakfast and lunch, along with support on commuting expenses
• Private medical insurance, pension scheme, and ClassPass fitness membership
• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events
• International transfer opportunities for global career growth