Head of Market Data

Lead the acquisition, governance, and optimization of market data across crypto and traditional venues. Design low-latency data architectures, oversee real-time ingestion and normalization, manage vendor relationships and contracts, and partner with engineering to build resilient data pipelines. Implement monitoring, entitlement controls, and cost controls while supporting trading, research, and risk needs.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a unified market data strategy.
• Design scalable, low-latency data architecture supporting tick-level, order book, and on-chain data.
• Evaluate build-versus-buy decisions for data platforms.
• Manage vendor relationships with exchanges, aggregators, and node providers.
• Negotiate vendor contracts, licensing, and exchange agreements.
• Ensure data quality, normalization, and symbol mapping.
• Oversee ingestion of real-time order book data, trades, reference data, funding rates, and on-chain metrics.
• Establish monitoring and alerting frameworks for data integrity and completeness.
• Manage the global market data budget and implement usage tracking and chargeback models.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through vendor consolidation and direct exchange connectivity.
• Partner with engineering to build and maintain data pipelines, feed handlers, and distribution systems.
• Support hybrid infrastructure resilience, redundancy, and scalability.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and implement entitlement controls, audit trails, and governance policies.
• Collaborate with trading, quant research, risk, and portfolio teams.
• Build and lead a multidisciplinary team and establish data onboarding, validation, and lifecycle best practices.
• Leverage AI tools and automation to improve productivity and decision-making.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in market data management within a trading firm, hedge fund, or financial institution.
• Deep knowledge of market data vendors, exchanges, and licensing models.
• Strong understanding of trading workflows, asset classes, and real-time, reference, and historical data.
• Experience negotiating vendor contracts and managing large budgets.
• Experience with low-latency data systems, market data feeds, APIs, and streaming technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills for engaging technical and business stakeholders.
• Familiarity with on-chain data, blockchain nodes, and crypto data providers is preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
• Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees and eligible dependents
• Free virtual coaching and counseling sessions
• Opportunities to learn about the crypto industry
• Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues
• Employee Resource Groups
• Free coaching and counseling sessions through Headspace