Every day, you will shape the future for the EIB Group with our data-fuel aspirations. From procurement and contract management to product management and seamless technical connectivity with our vendor partners. Would you like to join the team and become the bridge to success between Business and IT teams?
Operating Network:
You will report to the Head of Collateral and Market Data Management Unit and forge strong bonds with other divisions and the user community. You will be responsible for market data demand management, budget, licensing, portfolio optimisation for EIBG. Market data is used by a series of critical financial applications in which errors or delays (e.g. in payments or missed reconciliations), could lead to financial losses and/or reputational damage for the EIBG (EIB Group).
Accountabilities:
Preparation of current and future market analysis: explore diverse options, dissect market landscape, market date sources comparison
Provide business input and support the related Unit with call for tender specifications, contract negotiation and renewals
Management of new and existing compliance clearance requests
Vendor management: relationship management with key suppliers, vendor performance management, market surveys, etc.
License and user access management, in co-operation with the business, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations
Demand management and optimisation: relationship management with business users, requirements and information need collection, business analysis, etc.
Seek for simplifying the contracts landscape and rationalizing the license costs
Management of storage of documentation related to contracts (order forms, invoices, business cases, market analysis, OCCO clearances, email exchanges, excel files etc.)
Ownership of market data budget including cost management: consumption monitoring, budget execution, budget input, forecasts, accruals etc
Portfolio optimisation: establish a functional mapping between EIB product needs and future availabilities, on a cost efficient basis
Stay abreast of evolving business needs, new market opportunities, trends and developments regarding information resources
Qualifications:
University degree (minimum an equivalent to a Bachelor) preferably in Finance, Business Management or IT
At least 5 years’ professional experience dealing with market data contract management and/or procurement and/or budgeting
Experience managing invoicing of market data vendors and related back-office activities
Very good understanding of the delivery mechanisms of market data to banks by market data vendors
Good knowledge of all market data financial instruments, trends and developments
Familiarity with market data products and related applications (Refinitiv DACS, Bloomberg Terminal, Tullet) would be an advantage
Understanding of financial IT application architecture (e.g. product support for upstream connectivity) and IT infrastructure would be an advantage
Excellent knowledge of English and/or French , with a good command of the other. Knowledge of other EU languages would be an advantage.
