Product Manager - Market Data

• Job Title: Product Manager - Market Data
• Location: NYC (Mid-Town)
• Employment Type: Full-Time, on-site Hybrid
• Compensation: Base + Competitive Bonus

*Must Have - Investment Management/Financial Markets Experience (Hedge Funds, Asset Management, Sell-Side, Brokerage Houses, Financial Exchanges)

We are working exclusively with a prop trading firm to identify a Market Data Product Manager for a newly created seat within their data and technology function. This is a rare opportunity for a technically grounded product manager to take full ownership of a critical data domain at a firm where data quality, coverage, and delivery directly influence investment decisions.

• The Role
• You will serve as the primary product owner for the firm's market data ecosystem — spanning data sourcing, vendor management, entitlements, and delivery infrastructure. This is not a conventional PM role. The firm needs someone who can engage at a technical level with engineers and quant researchers while simultaneously managing commercial relationships with major data vendors and driving strategic decisions around data coverage and cost.

• What You'll Be Doing
• Owning the market data product roadmap — coverage, quality, cost, and delivery infrastructure
• Managing relationships with major data vendors — Bloomberg, Refinitiv, FactSet, and alternative data providers
• Using Python and SQL to interrogate data pipelines, validate data quality, and generate analytical insights
• Partnering with quant researchers, portfolio managers, and engineering teams to translate data needs into actionable requirements
• Evaluating new data sources and vendors against investment and operational criteria
• Driving data governance, entitlements management, and cost optimisation across the data estate
• Producing clear, data-driven reporting for senior technology and investment leadership

• What We Are Looking For
• 7-12 years product management experience with a market data or data platform focus
• Hands-on Python and SQL proficiency — used actively for data analysis, pipeline validation, and insight generation, not just familiarity
• Deep understanding of financial market data — reference data, pricing, analytics, and alternative data
• Experience managing vendor relationships with major market data providers
• Strong stakeholder communication — credible with quant researchers and engineers as well as senior leadership
• Financial services or hedge fund experience essential
• Ability to operate with autonomy in a lean, high-standards environment

• Beneficial
• Experience with cloud data platforms — Snowflake, Databricks, or equivalent
• Familiarity with data entitlements and permissioning frameworks
• Exposure to alternative data sourcing and evaluation
• Understanding of quantitative research workflows and investment processes
• Experience with data contracts or API gateway patterns