Data Scientist

Data Scientist

Posted 2 weeks ago by Haystack

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Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
London, England, United Kingdom
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Artificial Intelligence Automation Consolidation Contract Negotiation Data Engineering Data Ingestion Data Lakes Data Quality Data Transformation External Auditing Financial Services Investment Management Investments Management Mapping Software Market Data Snowflake (Data Warehouse) SQL (Programming Language) Stakeholder Management Unstructured Data Wealth Management

Summary: The Strategic Market Data Lead role is a high-impact position within a prestigious UK-based Wealth Management firm, focusing on optimizing their market data ecosystem through strategic oversight and technical expertise. The role requires a blend of market data vendor management and technical capabilities in Snowflake and SQL, acting as a bridge between business stakeholders and data engineering. The successful candidate will lead initiatives for cost-saving through vendor consolidation and implement AI-driven tools for data automation. This position offers remote-friendly flexibility and autonomy in shaping the market data strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the strategic oversight of all market data feeds, identifying synergies and driving cost-saving initiatives through vendor consolidation.
  • Act as the technical bridge within the Data Department, mapping external feeds into Snowflake and managing the end-to-end data lifecycle.
  • Partner closely with Procurement to master contract obligations and navigate complex market data vendor operating models.
  • Conduct hands-on technical investigations, running SQL queries to audit data quality and comparing feeds.
  • Implement AI-driven tools to automate data comparisons and streamline the ingestion of unstructured data into the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP).

Key Skills:

  • Proven experience within Financial Services, specifically in Wealth Management or Investment Management environments.
  • Deep technical proficiency in Snowflake architecture and advanced SQL for data interrogation and comparison.
  • Strong background in Market Data Vendor Management and contract negotiation.
  • Familiarity with modern data concepts including Data Lakes, Data Ingestion pipelines, and Enterprise Data Platforms (EDP).
  • A "self-starter" mindset with the ability to work autonomously and engage with C-suite stakeholders.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Strategic Market Data Lead | London | Remote-Friendly | We're working with a prestigious UK-based Wealth Management disruptor on this exciting opportunity. They are undergoing a significant data transformation and need a strategic architect of change to optimize their market data ecosystem. This is a high-impact, standalone role that blends sophisticated Market Data Vendor Management with deep technical capabilities in Snowflake and SQL. You will bridge the gap between business stakeholders and data engineering to drive efficiency across their modern data stack.

The Role

  • Lead the strategic oversight of all market data feeds, identifying synergies and driving massive cost-saving initiatives through vendor consolidation.
  • Act as the technical bridge within the Data Department, mapping how external feeds land in Snowflake and managing the end-to-end data lifecycle.
  • Partner closely with Procurement to master contract obligations and navigate complex market data vendor operating models.
  • Hands-on technical investigation: running SQL queries to audit data quality and comparing feeds without relying on external engineering support.
  • Implement AI-driven tools to automate data comparisons and streamline the ingestion of unstructured data like PDFs into the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP).

What You'll Need

  • Proven experience within Financial Services, specifically supporting Wealth Management or Investment Management environments.
  • Deep technical proficiency in Snowflake architecture and advanced SQL for data interrogation and comparison.
  • Strong background in Market Data Vendor Management (Bloomberg, Refinitiv, Morningstar, etc.) and contract negotiation.
  • Familiarity with modern data concepts including Data Lakes, Data Ingestion pipelines, and Enterprise Data Platforms (EDP).
  • A "self-starter" mindset—the ability to work autonomously in a standalone role and engage directly with C-suite stakeholders.

What's On Offer

  • High-day-rate contract opportunity in a prestigious financial environment.
  • Remote-friendly flexibility with a central London hub for collaboration.
  • Absolute autonomy to shape the market data strategy for a leading firm.
  • Exposure to a modern tech stack featuring Snowflake and AI automation tools.

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