Description
Senior Market Data Consultant with Bloomberg Market Data (B-PIPE), Analysis, Project Management & Implementation skills is needed by a top London Hedge Fund.
FIRM
This role is for one of Europes most successful Fund Managers and investing in the Fixed Income markets. The fund has already seen substantial growth and is delivering substantial double digit returns for its clients. The fund employs some of the brightest trading, research and technology minds to deliver superb performance results for its customers, and is ever more data hungry.
CULTURE
The firm has a distinctive culture that is meritocratic, challenging, innovative and intense, defining success by the quality of return they deliver to investors. the atmosphere at the firm is collaborative and dynamic, while offering considerable potential for rapid individual advancement and skill development. The firm is built on innovation and we maintain and build cutting edge hardware and software. This opportunity forms part of a new and exciting team, as part of the Core technology group. The team is small and the opportunity offers a great deal of autonomy, responsibility and both career and financial earning growth.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Negotiate with market exchanges on commitments, entitlements and costs
- Collaborate with Bloomberg to define and understand implementation requirements
- Define and manage the full Bloomberg B-PIPE implementation
- Facilitate quantitative research sign-off, including testing and quality
- Analyse and document internal development and customisation requirements
- Bloomberg market data onboarding and management
- Manage Market Exchange and vendor relationships
- Project and ongoing Cost tracking
- Future operating model definition and documentation.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Excellent academic achievement. 2.1 Hons from a reputable institution.
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of financial markets. Fixed Income products most desirabl
- Excellent Market Data knowledge, particularly Bloomberg's product - B-PIPE.
- Demonstrable Business Analysis and Project Management experience, particularly working on/implementing B-PIPE
- Superb negotiation, consulting and client skills. Experience working directly with PMs, Traders & Researchers is needed.
- Vendor relationship management and negotiation skills
- Successful track record of implementing Market data systems, ideally Bloomberg's B-PIPE
- Eye for detail and quality, ensuring work conducted meets the very highest standards
CHARACTER
- Professionalism, maturity and adaptability
- Communicative and pro-active personality with a strong get it done mentality
- Strong desire to understand and fix the underlying problems
- Ability to prioritise and delivery focused. Ability to stay calm in pressurised situations.
- Passionate about Financial Markets and how Data impacts trading decisions