Market Data Legal Analyst

We are seeking a highly motivated and analytical Market Data Legal Analyst to join our growing team. This role is ideal for a professional with experience in market data licensing, vendor management, and compliance who thrives in a fast-paced financial services environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing relationships with exchanges, index providers, and market data vendors while helping optimize market data governance, and licensing compliance. Key Responsibilities Review, negotiate, and manage agreements with market data vendors, exchanges, and index providers. Analyze and interpret key contractual provisions, including licensing restrictions, derived data rights, redistribution rights, and reporting obligations. Ensure compliance with licensing terms, exchange policies, and market data reporting requirements. Serve as a liaison with vendors, exchanges, and data providers to manage subscriptions, pricing, renewals, and contract negotiations. Monitor changes in exchange policies, licensing structures, and vendor pricing models that may impact the organization. Identify opportunities to optimize licensing models, and improve governance processes,. Partner with internal business, compliance, legal, procurement, and technology teams to support accurate data usage reporting and policy adherence. Support market data audits, internal reviews, and governance initiatives by providing subject matter expertise and documentation. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree required; JD required. 3–6 years of experience in market data licensing. Strong understanding of market data providers and exchange licensing models, including platforms such as Bloomberg, LSEG/Refinitiv, ICE, FactSet, and all major exchanges. Experience negotiating vendor agreements and managing strategic vendor relationships. Familiarity with market data compliance concepts, including entitlements, derived data, reporting obligations, and non-display usage. Proficiency in Excel and experience with SQL or other data analysis/reporting tools is a plus. Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills with strong attention to detail. Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders.