Job Title: Information Resources Manager
Job Location: New York, NY
Reports to: Director of Market Data
Summary: Join an innovative and collaborative team of information professionals managing a wide array of investment research resources. The IRM is part of the Research Services Department within a well-established hedge fund and reports to the Director of Market Data/Research Services. This is a global role and the IRM will liaise with colleagues and external vendors in the US and Europe primarily, but also in APAC. This is a hybrid role with a few days in the New York, NY office and a few days remote. The Research Services Department is central in identifying and onboarding research resources. The team manages the firm’s relationships with its external research and data suppliers.
The Position: This is a multi-disciplinary and diverse role: you will have the opportunity to interact with investment, research, legal, and compliance professionals across the firm as well as with external information experts on the vendor side. The Research Services team is central in helping to identify and onboard research resources. It manages the firm’s relationships with its external research and data suppliers: initiating engagement, demos and trials and, when warranted, handles commercial and legal negotiations, trainings, renewals/cancelations.
Responsibilities:
- Identify and onboard information providers in response to the research needs of investment professionals across the firm. This entails, among other things, analyzing information sources, comparing competing products, reviewing pricing structures, negotiating fees and contract terms, and developing a solid understanding of the information product and its corresponding terms of use.
- Connect information providers with end users to assure their product matches the end user’s need.
- Work closely with legal counsel and compliance throughout the diligence and onboarding process.
- Review and discuss legal counsel’s contract mark-ups. Understand basic elements of a licensing agreement.
- Post-onboarding responsibilities include ensuring that end users have the necessary access and training, documenting the final contract according to internal procedures, and processing invoices.
- Manage vendor relationships throughout the term and serve as the point person internally for any questions about, or problems with, the vendor.
- Manage renewals and/or cancelations including analyzing usage, reaching out to the vendor to learn of any product or pricing changes, conveying those changes to the end users and working with them to reach a consensus on the renewal and/or cancelation.
- Facilitate access to sell side research.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will be tenacious, conscientious, curious and comfortable asking questions, able to remain focused and composed under pressure, and have excellent relationship management skills. Creativity and a healthy amount of scepticism is also welcome.
Please have experience with:
- Contract and/or vendor management preferably in a financial, corporate, or legal setting.
- Evaluating and using proprietary research services.
- Research resources such as BamSec/Intelligize/Edgar, Bloomberg, Factiva, Factset, LexisNexis, S&P Capital IQ, Westlaw.
- Market Data Management Systems such as FITS (The Roberts Group) or MDSL’s MDM (helpful, not required)
- Sharepoint (helpful, not required)
- And also:
- Be comfortable managing competing priorities and working in a fast-paced, global environment.
- Have the ability to communicate confidently, effectively, and professionally with external vendors, internal clients, and colleagues.
- Have savvy internet research skills and creative approach to identifying information resources.
- Hold an undergraduate degree (required) and Master's degree in Library Science or other related graduate level degree (preferred)
The benefits: Being part of a supportive and united team, meeting an ever changing and intellectually stimulating environment, and being part of the investment process at a global multi-strategy investment fund. This truly is an exciting opportunity. Competitive salary including discretionary incentive compensation and standard employee benefits.
To Apply: Send resume and cover letter to LClark@elliottmgmt.com
