What are the responsibilities and job description for the Firmwide Market Data Lead position at D. E. Shaw & Co. - Investment Firm and Careers?
Financial Research
New York
The D. E. Shaw group seeks a highly capable and driven leader to join the team responsible for firmwide data management. This high-impact team manages the full life cycle of market data at the firm, including operational workflow execution, vendor relationship management, and stakeholder communication, with visibility across senior leaders in technology, investment, and infrastructure. The position is part of an effort to enhance the firm’s data infrastructure, workflows, and engagement model, and offers the chance to drive improvements across internal process management and external partnerships in a collegial and engaging environment.
What you’ll do day-to-day
Lead and empower a high-performing data team by fostering a results-driven mindset, ensuring adherence to best practices, and maintaining operational rigor to achieve meaningful firmwide impact.
Drive the firm’s market data operations, focusing on tooling, and process clarity.
Manage operational workflows related to market data, including contract negotiation and overseeing the full data life cycle.
Optimize processes and system design to improve cost efficiency and streamline delivery of market data.
Identify data sources that match business goals and research objectives, proactively sharing leads and supporting sourcing efforts.
Collaborate across internal groups such as investment research, alternative data, legal and compliance, tech, and purchasing to solve problems, assess needs, and define priorities.
Serve as the point of contact for vendor relationships, oversee onboarding and offboarding processes, and act as the escalation point for audits, usage reviews, and vendor-critical processes, while ensuring cross-functional alignment under pressure.
Maintain detailed records of subscriptions and vendor interactions, partner with Legal & Compliance to ensure timely and compliant data set renewals and advise research and investment analysts on datasets that support their agendas.
Collaborate with international teams, coordinate cross-region delivery, and contribute to the centralization and improvement of data tracking, quality control, and reporting workflows.
Who we’re looking for
A bachelor’s degree and at least seven years of experience in market data management, data strategy, infrastructure, or adjacent leadership roles.
Experience leading and developing high-performing teams, cultivating a culture of ownership, operational excellence, and measurable results.
Demonstrated success in assessing, designing, and executing independently in high-stakes environments.
Keen relationship-building skills with the ability to drive outcomes independently and serve as a brand ambassador for the firm.
Proven process design, project and people management, and cross-functional leadership skills, emphasizing clarity, accountability, and execution under pressure.
Excellent judgment, analytical thinking, negotiation skills, and the ability to partner with senior stakeholders.
High attention to detail, excellent written communication and organizational skills, follow-through, and a willingness to own processes end-to-end.
Familiarity with legal, data, or audit-related workflows is strongly preferred.
The expected annual base salary for this position is $150,000 to $250,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.
The D. E. Shaw group is an equal opportunity employer.
The applicable annual base salary or hourly rate paid to a successful applicant will be determined based on multiple factors, including without limitation the nature and extent of prior experience and educational background.
European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), California, Hong Kong, Singapore, or Shanghai candidates should refer to the corresponding linked privacy notice.
The D. E. Shaw group may collect, use, hold, transfer, and process candidates’ resumes and associated information (including personal information contained therein) for purposes reasonably related to their application, including without limitation: review and management of employment applications and supporting materials; administration and management of offers to and communication with candidates; and administration, management, and improvement of the recruiting operations of the D. E. Shaw group; and/or where reasonably required in connection with a proposed sale, spin-out, reorganization, or outsourcing of all or some of the business of the D. E. Shaw group. The D. E. Shaw group will not use such information for purposes unrelated to the foregoing, such as direct marketing of third-party products to candidates, without candidate consent. As used herein, the term “personal information” is meant to broadly describe information identifying or relating to a specific individual; it is intended to encompass “personal data,” “sensitive personal data,” and “personally identifiable information” and similar terms, as those terms are defined by law in the jurisdictions in which the D. E. Shaw group operates.
The D. E. Shaw group may transfer such personal information within and outside the country and jurisdiction of the locations where the D. E. Shaw group maintains offices, to other D. E. Shaw group affiliates, to government and regulatory authorities, and to third parties which provide or may provide support and/or services to the D. E. Shaw group and for the purposes set forth above. The persons who may have access to this personal information are other employees of the D. E. Shaw group, in connection with the performance of their duties of employment, and the other parties listed above, in connection with the business of the D. E. Shaw group. (Of course, candidates will be considered for employment opportunities only in those countries in which they express interest.)
The D. E. Shaw group will use reasonable care to maintain the confidentiality of personal information (including appropriate technical measures against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, such information) and will retain such data as required by applicable law or regulation. Candidates have the right to request access to, and correction of, their personal information in accordance with applicable law; any such request should be submitted to recruiting-inquiries@deshaw.com. Candidates who have submitted a resume to the D. E. Shaw group and do not wish to proceed with their applications should email cvwithdraw@deshaw.com. Personal information of candidates who have been the subject of background checks may have been transferred in accordance with applicable regulations, and any concerns with such transfers should be submitted to backgroundcheck-inquiries@deshaw.com.
The D. E. Shaw group may retain candidates’ information for prospective recruiting activities, including sourcing candidates for employment opportunities and for organizing events with prospective candidates, in accordance with our internal data retention procedures. Candidates who do not agree to such future use should email recruiting-inquiries@deshaw.com.
New York
The D. E. Shaw group seeks a highly capable and driven leader to join the team responsible for firmwide data management. This high-impact team manages the full life cycle of market data at the firm, including operational workflow execution, vendor relationship management, and stakeholder communication, with visibility across senior leaders in technology, investment, and infrastructure. The position is part of an effort to enhance the firm’s data infrastructure, workflows, and engagement model, and offers the chance to drive improvements across internal process management and external partnerships in a collegial and engaging environment.
What you’ll do day-to-day
Lead and empower a high-performing data team by fostering a results-driven mindset, ensuring adherence to best practices, and maintaining operational rigor to achieve meaningful firmwide impact.
Drive the firm’s market data operations, focusing on tooling, and process clarity.
Manage operational workflows related to market data, including contract negotiation and overseeing the full data life cycle.
Optimize processes and system design to improve cost efficiency and streamline delivery of market data.
Identify data sources that match business goals and research objectives, proactively sharing leads and supporting sourcing efforts.
Collaborate across internal groups such as investment research, alternative data, legal and compliance, tech, and purchasing to solve problems, assess needs, and define priorities.
Serve as the point of contact for vendor relationships, oversee onboarding and offboarding processes, and act as the escalation point for audits, usage reviews, and vendor-critical processes, while ensuring cross-functional alignment under pressure.
Maintain detailed records of subscriptions and vendor interactions, partner with Legal & Compliance to ensure timely and compliant data set renewals and advise research and investment analysts on datasets that support their agendas.
Collaborate with international teams, coordinate cross-region delivery, and contribute to the centralization and improvement of data tracking, quality control, and reporting workflows.
Who we’re looking for
A bachelor’s degree and at least seven years of experience in market data management, data strategy, infrastructure, or adjacent leadership roles.
Experience leading and developing high-performing teams, cultivating a culture of ownership, operational excellence, and measurable results.
Demonstrated success in assessing, designing, and executing independently in high-stakes environments.
Keen relationship-building skills with the ability to drive outcomes independently and serve as a brand ambassador for the firm.
Proven process design, project and people management, and cross-functional leadership skills, emphasizing clarity, accountability, and execution under pressure.
Excellent judgment, analytical thinking, negotiation skills, and the ability to partner with senior stakeholders.
High attention to detail, excellent written communication and organizational skills, follow-through, and a willingness to own processes end-to-end.
Familiarity with legal, data, or audit-related workflows is strongly preferred.
The expected annual base salary for this position is $150,000 to $250,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.
The D. E. Shaw group is an equal opportunity employer.
The applicable annual base salary or hourly rate paid to a successful applicant will be determined based on multiple factors, including without limitation the nature and extent of prior experience and educational background.
European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), California, Hong Kong, Singapore, or Shanghai candidates should refer to the corresponding linked privacy notice.
The D. E. Shaw group may collect, use, hold, transfer, and process candidates’ resumes and associated information (including personal information contained therein) for purposes reasonably related to their application, including without limitation: review and management of employment applications and supporting materials; administration and management of offers to and communication with candidates; and administration, management, and improvement of the recruiting operations of the D. E. Shaw group; and/or where reasonably required in connection with a proposed sale, spin-out, reorganization, or outsourcing of all or some of the business of the D. E. Shaw group. The D. E. Shaw group will not use such information for purposes unrelated to the foregoing, such as direct marketing of third-party products to candidates, without candidate consent. As used herein, the term “personal information” is meant to broadly describe information identifying or relating to a specific individual; it is intended to encompass “personal data,” “sensitive personal data,” and “personally identifiable information” and similar terms, as those terms are defined by law in the jurisdictions in which the D. E. Shaw group operates.
The D. E. Shaw group may transfer such personal information within and outside the country and jurisdiction of the locations where the D. E. Shaw group maintains offices, to other D. E. Shaw group affiliates, to government and regulatory authorities, and to third parties which provide or may provide support and/or services to the D. E. Shaw group and for the purposes set forth above. The persons who may have access to this personal information are other employees of the D. E. Shaw group, in connection with the performance of their duties of employment, and the other parties listed above, in connection with the business of the D. E. Shaw group. (Of course, candidates will be considered for employment opportunities only in those countries in which they express interest.)
The D. E. Shaw group will use reasonable care to maintain the confidentiality of personal information (including appropriate technical measures against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, such information) and will retain such data as required by applicable law or regulation. Candidates have the right to request access to, and correction of, their personal information in accordance with applicable law; any such request should be submitted to recruiting-inquiries@deshaw.com. Candidates who have submitted a resume to the D. E. Shaw group and do not wish to proceed with their applications should email cvwithdraw@deshaw.com. Personal information of candidates who have been the subject of background checks may have been transferred in accordance with applicable regulations, and any concerns with such transfers should be submitted to backgroundcheck-inquiries@deshaw.com.
The D. E. Shaw group may retain candidates’ information for prospective recruiting activities, including sourcing candidates for employment opportunities and for organizing events with prospective candidates, in accordance with our internal data retention procedures. Candidates who do not agree to such future use should email recruiting-inquiries@deshaw.com.
Salary : $150,000 - $250,000