Lead Data Analyst
Core
Lead a team of analysts to build, clean, and validate proprietary and alternative financial datasets for researchers and traders.
Role type
Senior Lead Data Analyst (Financial Data Platform)
Builds
Centralized data platform with research-ready datasets for global financial markets
Domain
Financial Services / Alternative Data & Market Data
Required skills
Python, SQL, Excel, alternative data, fundamental data, market data, reference data, asset class expertise (equities/options/futures/ETFs/FX), data cleaning, data tagging, data validation, team leadership, project coordination, AI tools (LLMs/agents)
Preferred skills
Experience on a trading firm's alternative/proprietary data team, experience at a vendor serving trading institutions
Technologies
Python, SQL, Excel, LLMs, agents, coding assistants
Responsibilities
Coordinate team work and translate requests from researchers/traders/engineers into projects; Own data quality standards and review team output; Guide individual analysts and coach on data techniques and AI tools; Solve ambiguous high-stakes data problems; Serve as primary point of contact for the team; Partner with data engineers on workflow automation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on leadership