Data Compliance Analyst

The Group: Our Data Licensing and Compliance team is the part of our Enterprise division that delivers market data for millions of instruments traded in markets worldwide, representing a full range of asset classes. We supply this data both internally to Morningstar products and externally to clients, supporting the need for fast, reliable market information in a variety of formats and time intervals.

The Role: The Data Compliance Analyst will work in the Data Licensing Compliance team who are responsible for data compliance, global client data entitlements and exchange & third party reporting.
The role is entry level/early career and will be internal, client and exchange facing.

The Data Compliance Analyst will be based in Chicago and report to the Head of Data Partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Provide monthly exchange & third-party reporting.
• Educate/advise potential and existing clients advise on exchange compliance policies and exchange license fees.
• Manage Application Compliance Manager (ACM) by communicating with Morningstar teams globally, maintaining annual attestations regarding market data, indexes, identifiers, rating, and news, reducing audit risk exposure, and minimizing costs. 
• Assist clients in securing the required exchange licenses/approvals, these include; datafeed licenses for sub-vendors, derived data creation and distribution, hosted solutions, internal display and non-display use etc.; and exchange sign-up agreements for professional and non-professional users etc.
• Manage exchange feed change projects that affect internal & external clients.
• Advising Morningstar’s affiliates on compliance issues and exchange protocols.
• Preparation of analysis reports for exchange audits.
• Preparation of reports to internal clients.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in any business discipline
• 0-2 years experience, preferably with a business background
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Comfortable with a wide of range of applications

Preferred

• Market data administration experience
• Knowledge of MDSL, or other market data permissioning systems
• Knowledge of exchange & third-party reporting.
• Knowledge of financial markets.
• Knowledge of Windows-based applications.
• Strong Excel and Word skills.
• Ability to manage demanding deadlines, expectations and re-prioritize.

 

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Morningstar’s hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. We’ve found that we’re at our best when we’re purposely together on a regular basis, at least three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you’ll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.