Senior Analyst, Market Data Vendors Actions (Temporary - 18 months)

Public Sector Pension Investment Board • Montreal, QC

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Market Data Vendors, the Senior Analyst, Market Data Vendors will work as part of a small team in managing end-to-end market data vendor relationships, including onboarding, implementation, budgeting, payment processing, and extensive internal client support. The PSP Market Data Vendors team currently manages a wide array of vendors across an extensive range of services and datasets. The Senior Analyst will be primarily responsible for maintaining market data subscription inventory, responding to licensing requests and handling contract renewals. He or she will also work to improve the efficiency of the many operational tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent certificate in finance, accounting, computer science or other relevant field
• Between three (3) to five (5) years of relevant experience
• Strong computer skills, particularly in MS Office programs such Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Bilingualism: English and French (frequent interactions in English with PSP employees based in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa)

Nice To Haves

• Other MS products such as Visio, PowerBI, Copilot, an asset
• Previous experience with ServiceNow and/or TRG Optimize, an asset
• Subject Matter expertise of market data, an asset
• Previous experience with process optimization or automation, an asset

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance of the inventory of market data (moves, additions & cancellations) by proactively reaching out and collaborating with both internal clients, such as budget owners, and external vendors to ensure approvals for access data and contract terms validation
• Act as primary contact person to validate and analyze internal clients’ needs within the context of contract renewals
• Rigorously track each contract to plan its renewal and/or exit strategy in a timely manner and ensure that each step is correctly documented in the appropriate system (communications, decisions, etc.)
• Prepare, negotiate and settle contractual agreements with suppliers, while working closely with internal stakeholders
• Lead invoice validation, processing and reconciliations
• Guide and contribute to the coordination and alignment of business tools and processes to optimize deliverables (quality, time, etc.)

Benefits

• Investment in career development
• Comprehensive group insurance plans
• Competitive pension plans
• Unlimited access to virtual healthcare services and wellness programs
• Gender-inclusive paid family leave policy: up to 26 weeks for primary caregivers, 5 weeks for secondary caregivers
• A personalized family-building support, from pre-pregnancy to menopause, with available financial assistance
• Vacation days available on day one with additional days on milestone service anniversaries, and summer Friday afternoons off
• A hybrid work model with a mix of in-office and remote days

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior