Market and Reference Data Specialist (6 month FTC)
Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is a leading global provider of energy and metals information. With nearly a century of business experience, Platts serves customers across more than 150 countries. From 14 offices worldwide, we serve the oil, natural gas, electricity, nuclear power, coal, petrochemical and metals markets. Our real time news, pricing, analytical services, and conferences help markets operate with transparency and efficiency. Traders, risk managers, analysts, and industry leaders depend upon Platts to help them make better trading and investment decisions.
The Market Data Specialist is required to work on projects that encompass all aspects of Market Data Service delivery including business analysis, the planning and execution of projects and data processes, communication with a variety of internal stakeholders in order to assure the timely delivery of high quality data to our internal clients and end users.
Main Responsibilities:
- Develop and run ad hoc data queries from multiple database types to identify and correct data and naming inconsistencies.
- Research and develop standardized data naming conventions and attributes across all commodities in Platts Market Data. This will include researching methodology documents, external body standards, personal interaction with Editorial and the Data Operations team, and including customer feedback.
- Participate in the delivery of data analysis to support project work, includes responsibility for timely delivery of tasks and deliverables within projects.
- Participate in the definition of requirements for data quality and develop and implement key performance indicators (KPI) to monitor compliance against those requirements.
- Contribute to the development of plans and the implementation of data priorities. This includes steps to gather, and validate requirements to implement and incorporate data management activities.
- Mathematical or financial academic back ground
- Previous experience in a reference or market data management or software development role
- Appreciation of Market Data Vendor technology and delivery
- Setting up processes with close collaboration with IT
- Strong IT affinity, ability to understand IT and programming concepts
- Good working knowledge of current networking technology and protocols
- Understanding of relational database concepts
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
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