Business Execution Consultant – Market Data

Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, including a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients. We focus on our clients' overall financial needs, with consideration and respect for their total relationship with them.

The Chief Operating Office (COO) supports the business by delivering platforms, processes and systems across a wide range of disciplines. This includes LOB business management, business solutions & enablement, client lifecycle management, data management, strategy & transformation, and innovation.

In this role, you will:

Stakeholder Engagement: Act as primary liaison for CIB’s Market Data / Market Research engagements with enterprise and Third-Party activities; summarize portfolio performance, influence senior stakeholders and present insights

Enterprise Interface: Provide a consistent engagement model between CIB and Enterprise Supply Chain Management (SCM), supporting intake/triage, demand review, sourcing execution, invoicing coordination, third-party risk activities, and reporting. Ensure Markets’ leaders have clear visibility, ownership, and escalation paths

Market Data Portfolio Governance (End-to-End Lifecycle): Drive disciplined governance across the market data lifecycle (intake; due diligence; contracting; onboarding / access provisioning; payment; utilization and ongoing monitoring), improving metadata consistency, inventory integrity, and decision-grade visibility for renewals, rationalization, and controls.

Comparison / Benchmarking: Lead comparison benchmarking to identify optimal providers (peers/competitors), determine equivalent competencies, and support budgeting/forecasting cycles

Access Provisioning & Entitlements Oversight: Partner with entitlement teams and relevant workflow owners to ensure requests are fulfilled through the appropriate controlled processes, with clear handoffs and closure discipline

Spend Analysis: Identify cost-saving opportunities, perform variance analysis, and support budgeting and forecasting cycles

SCM Task Ownership: Oversee completion of Inherent Risk Questionnaires, compliance assessments, and remediation activities

Vendor Portfolio Governance: Lead recurring vendor portfolio reviews; ensure SLA adherence and performance optimization

Risk & Compliance Oversight: Ensure adherence to regulatory standards and contractual compliance; proactively surface emerging risks, track remediation, and coordinate stakeholder decisions and escalations

Process Optimization: Drive automation initiatives and leverage procurement tools for efficiency (e.g., Ariba, ProcessUnity), improving cycle times, transparency, and data quality across the Market Data portfolio

Required Qualifications:

4+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

Prior experience in an organization related to Market Data or within a Markets organization (sell-side or buy-side) with strong understanding of the front-to-back trading lifecycle and how vendor services impact trading, risk, operations, and controls

Comprehensive understanding of market data products and industry vendor dynamics to drive well-informed, strategic decisions

Ability to engage and influence senior CIB and Technology stakeholders, translate business needs into execution steps, and communicate clearly under time pressure

Strong communication, executive interaction and presentation skills

Analytical mindset with experience in SLA governance and vendor management

Ability to synthesize portfolio data into actionable insights

Basic financial acumen for cost analysis and business case development

Advanced stakeholder management and negotiation skills

Experience / Familiarity with supply chain management / third party risk frameworks, compliance standards, and procurement tools (Ariba, ProcessUnity)