Market Data Analyst
Company: S4 Market Data
Location: Chicago
Posted on: February 16, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Summary: PLEASE NOTE - This is
NOT a technical role for a Data Analyst, Data Scientist or someone
with an IT background. Candidates MUST have experience in the
Market Data realm and be able to administer Market Data contracts.
Please read the description before you apply The Market Data
Analyst at S4 Market Data will oversee client projects and be
responsible for the overall service delivery of our managed
services with respective clients. This position will manage market
data service inquiries and projects from clients as well as manage
a market data administrator within the projects to ensure
administrative tasks are being completed in an accurate and timely
manner. The ideal candidate will have market data vendor management
and administrative experience; sourcing and negotiating contracts,
managing procurement/sourcing requests throughout the spend life
cycle, speaking with internal business units and stakeholders
(legal, finance, IT, etc.) to procure goods/services for our
clients. The candidate needs to be located in the US, this is a
fully remote position. Responsibilities: Handle day-to-day demand
management or vendor management and administrative inquiries from
internal business units, including but not limited to;
data/sourcing requests, contract negotiation, entitlement
administration, exchange reporting, moves/adds/changes requests,
inventory management, procurement/legal approval, expense
allocation, invoices reconciliation, and spend reporting. Interact
with the client’s various internal stakeholders and business units;
technology, legal, accounting/finance, human resources, and
investment managers. Oversee the inventory management process of
leavers/joiners, ensure current inventory is accurate and
up-to-date. Oversee the reconciliation invoices and validation of
monthly allocations/expenses. Conduct monthly/quarterly exchange
reporting and ensure exchange policies and data compliance across
the client’s end-users and applications. Administer their datafeeds
(EMRS, DACS, Etc.) Review spend and enact cost savings and
avoidance initiatives. Provide respective business units with an
overview for their costs; understand their products/services and
respond to any inquires as needed. Maintain reports on costs and
identify ways to consolidate spend. Conducts regular internal team
meetings to report on client SLA’s and to ensure all client service
deliverables are being met and completed. Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in MIS, Business, or related degree and 3-5 years
of relevant experience in financial services or market data.
Relevant work experience in consulting is preferred. Experience
working with Market Data vendors such as Bloomberg, FactSet,
Exchanges (NYSE, ICE, etc.). Knowledge of FITS and MDSL inventory
systems is preferred. Excellent communication and project
management skills and experience in working closely with internal
client business units and senior stakeholders. An entrepreneurial
and self-regulating mind-set. Display a high level of time
management skills to manage multiple and elaborate requests
simultaneously. Have high energy and be a self-starter with the
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Keywords: S4 Market Data, Schaumburg , Market Data Analyst, IT / Software / Systems , Chicago, Illinois
