Job Description
Location: Remote / WFH on East Coast of United States
Contract and Full-Time Roles Available
We are seeking a talented and experienced Market Data Analyst to become an integral part of our team! DataCatalyst is a mid-sized global consulting firm that specializes in Data Management, Monetization, and Governance. We are looking for full-time employees or contractors who are business and technology savvy and interested in joining an exceptional team of innovators who successfully deliver value for our clients.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Perform basic profiling of incoming data to confirm that the data is as expected based on the definition of the data
- Act as a subject matter expert to support data analysts in data mapping activities
- Suggest data quality rules based on knowledge of industry standards. (e.g., understanding the information embedded in a CUSIP 6 and using it to craft data quality checks)
- Supporting data definition and metadata capture of inbound data feeds
- Collaborate with client IT stakeholders to execute complex data and mapping analyses
- Use mapping and statistical software (e.g. GIS, Python, Tableau) to clean, manage, and analyze data
- Participates in analysis, design, and potentially ETL development as part of Agile / Scrum Development Team
Qualifications
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Comprehensive knowledge of Capital Markets Market Data services; including on non-traditional unique data providers
- Awareness of compliance and governance issues pertaining to the usage of Market Data
- Strong MS Excel skills, and experience using SQL
- Solid business knowledge as it relates to the hedge fund industry and capital markets (equities, fixed income, derivatives, etc.) would be an asset
- Experience in working closely with Senior stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree
- 2-3 years of data management experience
- Market Data industry experience with proven track record in Market Data and Business Management is preferred
- Relevant work experience in consultancy, market research or financial services is preferred
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent data analysis skills, including the ability to work with and profile large data sets
- Experience working within waterfall and agile project management frameworks
- Understanding of master data management and data governance practices
- Excellent attention to detail
- Collaborative team player with the ability to work independently
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