Senior Market Data Analyst
Man Group · London, United Kingdom · 2mo ago
About Man Group
Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives. Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals and those of the millions of retirees and savers they represent.
Headquartered in London, we manage $253.6 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at www.man.com
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* As at 30 June 2026
The Team
As a Senior Market Data Analyst within Data Management, you will support, govern and improve the investment data used by Man’s portfolio managers, researchers, traders, engineers and data scientists. The role combines technical data analysis, market data expertise, operational ownership and stakeholder support to ensure that core market, reference and alternative datasets are accurate, well governed, correctly permissioned and easily consumable across the firm.
The Role
The role has a particular focus on Market Data Operations, including Bloomberg and LSEG entitlements, real-time data feeds, licensed vendor products, security master content, instrument reference data, identifier mapping, enterprise data usage tracking, cost attribution, and exchange declaration/audit support. You will help define and improve scalable operating processes, SLAs, runbooks, controls, escalation paths and global coverage models, while proactively identifying data quality issues and automating manual workflows.
You will be part of the Data Management team within Man Technology’s Data & AI department, working across London and Sofia. The team is responsible for data ingestion, data governance, security master maintenance, data quality assurance, metadata curation, usage analysis and market data permissions. The function aims to improve Man’s investment data estate by building scalable data operations, accelerating data onboarding, improving data discoverability and enabling faster, smarter decisions for investment teams.
Role Responsibilities
- Lead the build-out of Market Data Operations as a dedicated function within Data Management, defining SLAs, runbooks, escalation paths, and a global coverage model.
- Act as a primary support and escalation point for investment data queries from portfolio managers, researchers, traders, engineers and data scientists across the firm.
- Manage market data entitlements across real-time feeds and enterprise data products.
- Own and maintain security master content, instrument reference data, and identifier mapping tools, ensuring accuracy and consistency across systems.
- Own enterprise data usage tracking, cost attribution, and support exchange declaration/audit compliance.
- Proactively identify and resolve data quality issues before they impact downstream users; drive automation of daily operational tasks.
- Support broader Data Management responsibilities including data onboarding, metadata curation, and governance as required.
Key Competencies
Required
- 5+ years’ experience in a market data, data operations or data management role at a proprietary trading firm, hedge fund, bank, exchange, or data/technology vendor.
- Hands-on administration of Bloomberg and LSEG entitlements.
- Familiarity with security master data structures (e.g. BBG, LSEG) and specialist tick data providers is advantageous.
- Experience with exchange non-display/derived data declarations and vendor audit processes.
- Working proficiency in Python and SQL; knowledge of Linux, Git, Jira preferred.
- Experience using AI and LLM tooling to automate or augment manual workflows.
- Strong analytical and communication skills, written and oral.
Inclusion, Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man Group
You'll thrive in our working environment that champions equality of opportunity. Your unique perspective will contribute to our success, joining a workplace where inclusion is fundamental and deeply embedded in our culture and values. Through our external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes, you'll find opportunities to grow, develop your talents, and help foster an inclusive environment for all across our firm and industry. Learn more at www.man.com/diversity.
You'll have opportunities to make a difference through our charitable and global initiatives, while advancing your career through professional development, and with flexible working arrangements available too. Like all our people, you'll receive two annual 'Mankind' days of paid leave for community volunteering.
Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Depending on your location, you may also enjoy additional benefits such as private medical coverage, discounted gym membership options and pet insurance.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Man Group provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and all employees without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, age or any other legally protected category or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact TalentAcquisition@man.com.