Market Data Analyst

About the Role

Schonfeld's Enterprise Data team is looking for a Market Data Analyst to manage the sourcing, licensing, and entitlements of market data across global vendors, exchanges, and brokers. You'll support Schonfeld’s quantitative, fundamental, tactical, and macro portfolio managers in managing access to datasets across multiple asset classes and regions.                                                                                                

What You’ll Do

• Oversee day to day user entitlements, usage tracking, and compliance with vendor agreements and exchange rules
• Manage vendor relationships (Bloomberg, LSEG, etc.), including licensing, onboarding, and cost optimization
• Help manage exchange audits and compliance queries, ensuring accurate usage reporting and timely resolution with vendors and internal stakeholders
• Maintain inventory accuracy within the Optimize Spend platform while driving cost transparency and consolidation opportunities
• Monitor data usage, troubleshoot discrepancies, and enforce data integrity controls
• Maintain documentation of data sources, workflows, and governance processes

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or Business
• 2–5 years in market data, data operations, or a related role at a hedge fund, asset manager, or financial services firm
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Deep understanding of financial data, data vendors, and their licensing structures.
• Hands-on experience with Bloomberg EMRS, Refinitiv DACS, and Optimize Spend
• SQL and/or scripting experience is a plus
• Enthusiasm for leveraging AI tools to improve productivity and decision-making

Who we are Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that strives to deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns for our investors. We leverage both internal and external portfolio manager teams around the world, seeking to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We draw from decades of experience and a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics to invest across four main strategies: Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income.

Our CultureAt Schonfeld, we’ll invest in you. Attracting and retaining top talent is at the heart of what we do, because we believe that exceptional outcomes begin with exceptional people. We foster a culture where talent is empowered to continually learn, innovate and pursue ambitious goals. We are teamwork-oriented, collaborative and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning and educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact. We encourage community through internal networks, external partnerships and service initiatives that promote inclusion and purpose beyond the firm’s walls.