Category Lead and Sr Sourcing Manager, MDS (Market Data)

Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States; hybrid with at least four full days per week in an hirify.global office

Salary: $170,000–$195,000 annually in New York City; total compensation includes salary and incentive pay and varies by skills, experience, and location.

Company

Global investment management firm providing investment strategies and vehicles to clients worldwide.

What you will do

• Own the global Index, Exchange, and Ratings Data portfolio, including strategy, roadmaps, delivery, and commercial oversight.
• Lead relationships with index providers, exchanges, ratings agencies, and other market data vendors.
• Source and negotiate enterprise contracts, pricing, licensing terms, usage rights, and renewals.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, financial reporting, cost optimization, vendor rationalization, and value realization.
• Partner with technology, investment, trading, passive, risk, procurement, legal, and finance teams to integrate and govern market data services.
• Manage, coach, and develop a team while contributing to the broader Market Data Services strategy and serving as a senior escalation point.

Requirements

• Significant Market Data Services experience in asset management, investment management, banking, or financial services.
• Deep knowledge of index, benchmark, exchange, and ratings data, including commercial licensing models.
• Experience managing large-scale market data budgets, global vendor relationships, inventories, entitlements, and contract management systems.
• Strong understanding of market data governance, compliance, contractual obligations, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing high-performing teams, with strong negotiation, stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and financial skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.

Nice to have

• Experience with investment-services category areas, including outsourced third-party administrative services.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid workplace model with regular in-office collaboration.
• Flexible paid time off.
• 401(k) matching of 100% up to the first 6%, with a discretionary supplemental contribution.
• Health and wellbeing benefits, parental leave, and an employee stock purchase plan.
• Inclusive workplace practices and equal employment opportunity.