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The Market Data Optimisation Index Lead is responsible for managing all aspects of index licensing and commercial relationships with index providers across the firm in a BAU capacity. This role ensures that the organisation’s use of benchmark and index data is compliant, cost-effective, and aligned with business strategy. The manager will partner with investment, product, legal, and procurement teams to negotiate contracts, rationalise index spend, and support new product launches and regulatory obligations (e.g., EU & UK BMR)
Job Responsibility:
Leading end-to-end negotiation and renewal of index licenses including benchmark constituent, and derived-data agreements
Assessing commercial models, usage rights, and redistribution implications for internal and external use cases
Maintaining a detailed understanding of index provider fee structures (e.g., AUM-based, per-fund, or enterprise licenses)
Supporting new product development and new business initiatives by gathering all index data requirements and securing appropriate index rights
Ensuring compliance with benchmark regulations (BMR, IOSCO principles) and internal data governance frameworks
Maintaining centralised records of all index licenses, usage rights, and renewal schedules within the Market Data Inventory (MDM/DRM systems)
Analysing index license spend, identify duplication, and propose rationalisation or enterprise models to optimise total cost of ownership
Acting as primary liaison between the firm and major index Vendors
Requirements:
Previous experience in market data or vendor management within asset management or investment banking or index providers
Proven ability to negotiate complex data contracts and manage high-value vendor relationships
Familiarity with EU/UK market data regulations and data-usage compliance frameworks
Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills with the ability to influence at senior levels
Strong analytical and financial-modelling capability (Excel, Power BI, or equivalent)
Experience with market-data inventory and rights-management tools (e.g., FITS, MDM, TRG, or EDM Council models)
Understanding of product development and index-tracking investment processes (ETF, passive, and active)
What we offer:
The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
Generous pension contribution
Life assurance
Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
Competitive family leave
Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online