Own IMCO’s market data partnerships and vendor strategy, acting as the primary relationship owner for key data providers and index/exchange relationships.
Lead commercial governance, including negotiations, renewals, RFPs, and contract management, ensuring optimal pricing and licensing terms.
Establish and lead ongoing vendor engagement forums.
Partner with Finance on market data budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and cost optimization, providing transparent spend and value insights.
Ensure compliance and risk management related to data licensing, contractual obligations, audits, and appropriate use in analytics and AI.
Enable the business through clear processes for sourcing, onboarding, and managing externally sourced data across IMCO.
Establish and lead ongoing business engagement forums related to market data usage, expenses, and issue management.