The Wall Street Journal · 1 month ago
Content Licensing Specialist
Princeton, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$70K/yr - $90K/yr
2+ years expDow Jones & Company, Inc. is a global leader in news and business intelligence, and they are seeking a Content Licensing Specialist to manage and acquire market data and content for their Consumer and Professional Information products. The role involves maintaining relationships with content suppliers, reviewing market data needs, and collaborating with various teams to ensure effective vendor management and operational coordination.
FinanceTelecom & CommunicationsFinancial ServicesInternet
Responsibilities
Cultivate and maintain relationships with market data providers on a global basis; Develop an understanding of Dow Jones' presence and influence in the online and media markets where Dow Jones' brands are valued and respected
Develop an understanding of Dow Jones business plans, including market research, product evaluation and due diligence
Support vendor governance activities, issue resolution, and operational coordination
Manage relationships across a portfolio of approximately 60 market data and exchange vendors
Ensure the billing from third party providers is timely, complete and accurate including the preparation of purchase requisitions related to license agreements
Develop an understanding of market data consumption patterns and spend to align with market data vendors and product selections. Evaluate market data and technology trends to drive new initiatives
Ensure Dow Jones's market data inventory is accurate and up to date
Assists the Director, Content Licensing in finance related functions including budgeting, forecasting, long range planning and strategy for market data in Dow Jones products and services
Collaborate with team members on audits, installations and removals of market data services
Develop an understanding of the vendor management capability that improves alignment between vendor activities and Dow Jones cross-departmental business needs to meet business unit goals
Work with the market data operations and engineering teams and procurement to establish workflow processes to ensure appropriate reconciliation for vendor payments and contract negotiations, including effective approaches to investigate and resolve vendor discrepancies and lead vendor discussions to improve vendor performance
Attend market data conferences; develop relationships within market data industry; broadcast developments to stakeholders and obtain industry certification as available (i.e FISD Financial Information Associate certification)
Assist in identifying opportunities to expand or enhance existing partnerships and data capabilities
Qualification
Required
General interest and understanding of how global financial markets function
Genuine interest in new technologies and topics such as big data, analytics and info graphics that drive insight from traditional media sources
Over 2-4 years of experience in building internal/external business relationships (could have been developed in customer service, sales, purchasing, M&A or consulting)
Strong relationship, interpersonal, and communication skills. Superior organizational skills, with a solution-orientated approach to problems and attention to detail
Understanding of internet and intranet applications, emerging and web technologies, and industry standards
Commercial awareness of the implications of potential contractual obligations
Contribute to both team and product initiated projects. Experience in managing projects according to deadlines
Understanding of Dow Jones' mission to provide world-class global news and business information and emerging market trends
High degree of professionalism, adaptability & tenacity
Fluency in English is essential
Preferred
Bachelors Degree preferred
We desire candidates with multiple language skills
Benefits
Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plans
Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
Education Benefits
Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
Family Care Benefits
Commuter Transit Program
Subscription Discounts
Employee Referral Program
For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.
For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.
Company
The Wall Street Journal
Winner of 40 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism, The Wall Street Journal includes coverage of U.S.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.49M2015-03-31Angel· $0.49M
Leadership Team
Nitin Rakesh
Member, CEO Council
Oren Zaslansky
Member, CEO Council
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