Role at a glance
- Job function
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Supply Chain, Procurement & Trade Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- New York, New York, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- Professionally experienced with sourcing, evaluating, and procuring datasets
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Role Summary
The Data Strategist identifies and procures external datasets that could improve the firm’s trading. The role advises traders, researchers, and colleagues on data options and manages vendor relationships through evaluation and production onboarding.
What You'll Do
- Investigate the external data landscape, including sources that may hold valuable data not yet commercialized.
- Partner with traders, researchers, and other colleagues to understand their work, identify useful data, and compare options.
- Meet vendors and evaluate promising data products.
- Negotiate vendor contract terms and influence vendor roadmaps.
- Coordinate with Legal, Compliance, Finance, and Data Engineering to bring datasets into production use.
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Professionally experienced with sourcing, evaluating, and procuring datasets; analytical, curious, and quick to build expertise in new areas; able to build strong relationships with colleagues across the firm and outside vendors; able to manage multiple concurrent projects and context-switch throughout the day; strong written and verbal communicator.
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About the position
We’re looking for a Data Strategist who can understand the external data landscape, identify datasets that could improve our trading, and procure that data.
You’ll partner closely with traders, researchers, and other colleagues to understand their work, advise them on what data could help, and compare their options. You’ll learn what data exists by attending conferences, following industry developments, meeting vendors, and investigating sources that may hold valuable data even if it isn't yet commercialized.
You’ll manage our vendor relationships to vet promising products, negotiate contract terms, and influence vendor roadmaps, while coordinating with our Legal, Compliance, Finance, and Data Engineering teams to bring datasets into production use.
About you
- Professionally experienced with sourcing, evaluating, and procuring datasets
- Analytical, curious, and quick to build expertise in new areas
- Able to build strong relationships with colleagues across the firm and with outside vendors
- Able to manage multiple concurrent projects and context-switch throughout the day
- A strong written and verbal communicator
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About the company
Jane Street
Large Enterprise
Jane Street is a global trading firm that specializes in quantitative and algorithmic trading across various asset classes, including equities, options, and fixed income. Founded in 2000, the company leverages advanced technology and data analytics to drive its trading strategies while maintaining a strong commitment to risk management and collaboration. Known for its dynamic and intellectually stimulating work environment, Jane Street also places a high value on continuous learning and professional development, making it an attractive workplace for individuals interested in finance, mathematics, and computer science.