Senior Procurement Specialist - Market Data

We are supporting a leading Abu Dhabi-based investment organisation in the search for a Senior Procurement Specialist - Market Data Services. The role will own the end-to-end procurement and lifecycle management of financial information services, including Bloomberg, LSEG, FactSet and Nasdaq, with a strong focus on contracts, renewals, licensing, vendor management and cost optimisation. Robert Walters is supporting a leading Abu Dhabi-based investment organisation in the appointment of a Senior Procurement Specialist - Market Data Services (MDS). This is a specialist procurement role responsible for the end-to-end management of market data and financial information subscriptions used across the organisation. The successful candidate will be highly hands-on and capable of independently managing the full lifecycle of market data services from initial requests and contracting through to renewals, transfers, cancellations and vendor negotiations. Key Responsibilities: • Manage the full lifecycle of market data and financial information subscriptions, including new requests, user additions, transfers, renewals, downgrades and cancellations. • Manage relationships with key market data providers including Bloomberg, LSEG / Refinitiv, FactSet, Nasdaq, MSCI, S&P Global and similar providers. • Review and manage subscription agreements, licensing terms, notice periods, renewals and termination requirements. • Maintain accurate records of users, licences, contract dates, costs and service usage. • Proactively manage renewal timelines and ensure notice periods and contractual deadlines are not missed. • Lead commercial negotiations with vendors across pricing, renewal terms, enterprise arrangements and service agreements. • Identify opportunities to optimise spend through licence consolidation, usage reviews, renegotiation and cancellation of under-utilised services. • Act as a key user of TRG Screen Optimize / Optimize Spend for contracts, inventory, spend and renewal management. • Support the wider procurement team across sourcing and procurement activities where required. • Work closely with Finance, Legal, investment teams and internal stakeholders. • Ensure invoices, licence costs and vendor charges are accurately reconciled against contractual terms. • Maintain a high level of governance, accuracy and attention to detail across all MDS activities. Candidate Requirements: • Approximately 8-10 years of experience across procurement, contracts, vendor management or sourcing. • Strong hands-on experience within Market Data Services / financial information procurement. • Experience working with market data platforms such as Bloomberg, LSEG / Refinitiv, FactSet, Nasdaq or similar. • Strong understanding of subscriptions, licensing, renewals, notice periods and vendor contracts. • Experience with TRG Screen Optimize, Optimize Spend or a similar MDS inventory / spend management system is highly desirable. • Experience within financial services, investment management, asset management or another sophisticated corporate environment is preferred. • Strong commercial negotiation and cost optimisation capability. • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related discipline. • CIPS, CPSM, CPP or an equivalent procurement qualification is preferred. • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. • Highly diligent, organised and detail-oriented with the ability to take ownership from day one. Desired Skills and Experience Market Data Services Procurement Strategic Sourcing Vendor Management Contract Management Market Data Procurement Bloomberg LSEG / Refinitiv FactSet Nasdaq Financial Data Subscription Management License Management Contract Negotiation Cost Optimization Supplier Management Spend Management TRG Screen Optimize Optimize Spend Oracle Fusion Procurement Operations Stakeholder Management Financial Services Investment Management CIPS Show more Show less

Approximately 8-10 years of experience across procurement, contracts, vendor management or sourcing. Strong hands-on experience within Market Data Services / financial information procurement. Experience working with market data platforms such as Bloomberg, LSEG / Refinitiv, FactSet, Nasdaq or similar. Strong understanding of subscriptions, licensing, renewals, notice periods and vendor contracts. Experience with TRG Screen Optimize, Optimize Spend or a similar MDS inventory / spend management system is highly desirable. Experience within financial services, investment management, asset management or another sophisticated corporate environment is preferred. Strong commercial negotiation and cost optimisation capability. Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related discipline. CIPS, CPSM, CPP or an equivalent procurement qualification is preferred. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Highly diligent, organised and detail-oriented with the ability to take ownership from day one.

Manage the full lifecycle of market data and financial information subscriptions, including new requests, user additions, transfers, renewals, downgrades and cancellations. Manage relationships with key market data providers including Bloomberg, LSEG / Refinitiv, FactSet, Nasdaq, MSCI, S&P Global and similar providers. Review and manage subscription agreements, licensing terms, notice periods, renewals and termination requirements. Maintain accurate records of users, licences, contract dates, costs and service usage. Proactively manage renewal timelines and ensure notice periods and contractual deadlines are not missed. Lead commercial negotiations with vendors across pricing, renewal terms, enterprise arrangements and service agreements. Identify opportunities to optimise spend through licence consolidation, usage reviews, renegotiation and cancellation of under-utilised services. Act as a key user of TRG Screen Optimize / Optimize Spend for contracts, inventory, spend and renewal management. Support the wider procurement team across sourcing and procurement activities where required. Work closely with Finance, Legal, investment teams and internal stakeholders. Ensure invoices, licence costs and vendor charges are accurately reconciled against contractual terms. Maintain a high level of governance, accuracy and attention to detail across all MDS activities.