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Franklin Templeton · 4 months ago

Market Data Services Specialist

Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$90K/yr - $110K/yr

2+ years exp

Franklin Templeton is a dynamic firm that advances the industry by developing innovative ways to help clients achieve their investment goals. The Market Data Services Specialist will focus on index licensing and support, serving as a subject matter expert and managing vendor relationships to ensure accurate and timely delivery of market data.

Financial ServicesHedge FundsProfessional ServicesWealth Management

Responsibilities

Liaise with major index providers (e.g., MSCI, FTSE Russell, S&P Dow Jones, Bloomberg, ICE) regarding data licensing, platform enablement, data quality issues and methodology changes

Negotiate terms for new services including indexes, research agreements and other market data providing intellectual property and market-based services

Help create, track and maintain an index inventory of licensed data sets across the organization

Ensure adherence to vendor licensing agreements and data usage policies

Partner with investment teams, operations, risk, and compliance to ensure index data supports firm-wide workflows

Responsible for monitoring the contract renewal process and notifying appropriate partners

Work with the Market Data Operations Finance team to support invoice processing, reconciliation and order processing to ensure billing accuracy

Responsible for contract life cycle from negotiation of commercial terms and fees through legal review, supplier risk and finalization

Qualification

Market data vendorsContract negotiationVendor managementAnalytical skillsMicrosoft ExcelMulti-taskingCommunication skillsAttention to detailRelationship building