Market Data Senior Officer

<h3>Company Description</h3><p>Natixis in Portugal is a Centre of Expertise with the mission to transform traditional banking by developing solutions for Groupe BPCE’s businesses, operations and work culture worldwide, driven by an innovation mindset, in a financial tech ecosystem.</p><p>Natixis in Portugal is part of the Global Financial Services division, where it applies technology for the development of financial expertise in its two global business lines – Corporate &amp; Investment Banking and Asset &amp; Wealth Management – and, transversally, for Groupe BPCE entities.</p><p>The Centre of Expertise, based in Porto, currently has more than 2700 employees from 40 nationalities, organised in three main departments: Information Technology, Banking Support Activities and Compliance. These teams work in an integrated, inclusive and transversal way, supporting and creating value for all the business lines and platforms of the group. Natixis in Portugal is the International Competence Centre (with an export orientation) which employs the largest number of people in the Porto district. The project in Porto is one of the biggest investments in Human Resources ever made by Groupe BPCE worldwide.</p><p>A disruptive mindset and a culture of proximity and agility identify Natixis Team and reflect the company's mission to transform traditional banking at a global scale: a perfect match in the Portuguese dynamics and entrepreneurial ecosystem.</p><p>In 2025, Top Employers Institute has awarded Natixis in Portugal the Top Employer Portugal accreditation for the third time. This certification recognizes excellence in people practices, following the example of its head office, in France, who was certified Top Employer France for the nineth year in a row.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><p>Market Data is the field of managing all kind of market data including financial information in the broadest sense of the term (real time valuation, financial instrument characteristics, fundamental data, consensus, analysis &amp; research, forecast, notations, news….). These data  are used by all activities of Wholesale banking &amp; its support functions, they are essential for decision taking, control &amp; reporting. Their quality and availability must be perfect. The appropriate management of market data represents important issues both financially and functionally. </p><p>This position will participate in the day-to-day management of Market Data and Trading environment at Natixis CIB Americas.  </p><p><strong>Main tasks and goals: </strong></p><p>The job responsibilities include, but are not limited, to the following: </p><p><u>Management of Vendor relationship: </u></p><ul><li>Conduct contract negotiations for new and renewal of Market Data contracts. </li><li>Ensure contracts compliance. </li><li>Prospect on new Services and Products from Services providers. </li><li>Negotiating supplier contracts and ensuring that the group receives appropriate levels of service and maximum value.</li></ul><p><u>Management of Market Data Inventory and Invoice Tracking System: </u></p><ul><li>Manage Market Data Contracts Maintenance and Support </li><li>Administration of Contracts in Calero MDM </li><li>Contract Business Analysis </li><li>Interact with other Market Data team member of IT Implementation </li><li>Coordinate Legal of Contracts </li><li>Manage Market Data Inventory Maintenance and Support </li><li>Delivery Systems, Services, Users:   Add/Update/Transfer Change </li><li>Manage HR and Logical Structure Exceptions </li><li>Oversee and Validate Input and Tracking of Market Data Invoices. </li><li>Participate to the creation of Company Market Data Cost Budget and other financial reports. </li><li>Generate Ad-hoc users/services report from Calero MDM </li></ul><p><u>Management of Market Data Entitlement Systems: </u></p><ul><li>Manage Market Data Entitlement Systems for local requests. </li><li>Refinitiv DACS </li><li>Bloomberg EMRS </li></ul><p><u>Proactive Market Data Services analysis, and documentation:  </u></p><ul><li>Create Market data services administration documentation and maintain its accuracy. </li><li>Work with internal and external IT auditors to provide necessary audit evidence and documentation. </li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><p>Bachelor’s/ master’s degree, preference for Computer Science, MIS, IT, Accounting, finance, management audit; </p><p>5 to 10 years work experience in the Market Data field of expertise </p><p>Good ability to interact with all levels of the organization, including Senior Management </p><p>Good knowledge of banking activities </p><p>Extensive knowledge of market data providers and solutions </p><p>Good negotiation skills and ability to implement optimization ideas </p><p>The candidate should be a self-starter, be able to work with minimal supervision, properly and effectively communicate project/work status to management and peers, take full ownership and responsibility of the tasks assigned to her/h