Databento
Financial Services
ExchangeRelationsManager
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“Exchange Relations Manager at Databento. Skills: Exchange onboarding, Licensing, Compliance, Relationship management. Own exchange onboarding. Own exchange applications”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Prior experience in exchange relations, Market data licensing and administration experience, Compliance experience, Data onboarding experience, Familiarity with exchange agreements, Familiarity with subscriber reporting, Familiarity with audits, Familiarity with licensing requirements, Ability to manage a large portfolio of external relationships, Coordinate across multiple internal teams, Operational skills, Project management skills, Willingness to operate in a fast-moving environment, Build processes where none currently exist
Nice to Have
Existing network within the exchange and market data ecosystem
What You'll Do.
Own exchange onboarding
Own exchange applications
Own exchange agreements
Own licensing requirements for new trading venues
Own licensing requirements for market data feeds
Manage exchange reporting obligations
Submit monthly usage reports
Submit subscriber reporting
Handle audit requests
Ensure exchange licensing timelines align with roadmaps
Facilitate customer onboarding
Help customers navigate exchange licensing
Help customers navigate subscriber agreements
Partner with product teams to design market data
Align offerings with exchange licensing restrictions
Align offerings with exchange licensing policies
Work with commercial teams to implement pricing structures
Work with marketing teams to implement pricing structures
Work with commercial teams to implement user agreements
Work with marketing teams to implement user agreements
Work with commercial teams to implement usage policies
Work with marketing teams to implement usage policies
Manage relationships with exchanges
Manage relationships with trading venues
Ensure internal stakeholders are aware of licensing changes
Ensure internal stakeholders are aware of policy changes
Ensure internal stakeholders are aware of pricing changes
Monitor customer usage data
Monitor reporting data
Identify opportunities for commercial upgrades
Identify opportunities for expanded licensing relationships
Drive process improvements across exchange administration
Drive process improvements across reporting
Drive process improvements across licensing
Drive process improvements across operational workflows
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Coordinate across multiple internal teams; Partner with product teams; Work with commercial teams; Work with marketing teams
Process & Methodology
Project management skills
Full Job Description
The financial industry is growing at a record pace, but our data providers are still stuck in the past — with cumbersome onboarding processes, complicated APIs, slow infrastructure, and expensive licensing costs. Databento is the next generation market data provider — with the radical idea that you should only pay for the data that you use. We power the world's largest finance and fintech institutions and lower the barrier of entry for small startups, gaining over 4,000 users during our first year of launch. Our team brings former experience at the world's leading quantitative firms, including Two Sigma, Flow Traders, Tower Research, PDT Partners, SIG, and more. We’re looking for our first Exchange Relations Manager to own exchange onboarding, licensing, compliance, reporting, and exchange relationship management across our growing portfolio of global market data offerings. This is a highly cross-functional role spanning operations, product, compliance, and strategy. You'll work with more than 100 exchanges and trading venues globally, helping ensure we can launch new datasets quickly while remaining compliant with licensing requirements. The ideal candidate has previously managed exchange relationships, market data licensing, compliance, or administration functions at a financial services firm, market data vendor, exchange, or trading venue. As the Exchange Relations Manager at Databento, you will: Own exchange onboarding, applications, agreements, and licensing requirements for new trading venues and market data feeds Manage exchange reporting obligations, including monthly usage reports, subscriber reporting, and audit requests Ensure exchange licensing timelines stay aligned with engineering and product roadmaps Facilitate customer onboarding by helping customers navigate exchange licensing requirements and subscriber agreements Partner with product teams to design market data offerings that align with exchange licensing restrictions and policies Work with comme
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