Job Description

At Franklin Templeton, we’re advancing our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic firm spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our talented teams working around the globe bring expertise that’s both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible culture to our global and diverse business, we provide opportunities to help you reach your potential while helping our clients reach theirs.

Come join us in delivering better outcomes for our clients around the world!

The Market Data Services function enables investment teams by providing compliant, cost‑effective access to financial, index, pricing, and reference data across public and private markets, while protecting the firm from licensing, audit, and regulatory risk. The team partners closely with front office, technology, procurement, legal, and finance to govern vendor relationships, data usage, and platform strategy in a complex buy‑side environment. Working here means operating at the center of investment decision‑making, gaining visibility across asset classes, influencing senior stakeholders, and delivering measurable business impact through cost control, compliance, and operational improvement.

How You Will Add Value

Market Data Strategy

• You will set and execute firmwide strategy for market data platforms, exchange data, and analytics tools.
• You will rationalize the vendor landscape across public and private markets.
• You will drive standardization while supporting front‑office requirements.

Governance & Compliance

• You will enforce market data policies across investment teams and functions.
• You will ensure compliance with index and exchange licensing.
• You will own audit readiness and manage vendor and exchange audits.

Usage & Cost Optimization

• You will analyze usage and eliminate inactive users and redundant datasets.
• You will implement chargeback/showback models.
• You will partner with finance and procurement on budgeting and forecasting creating transparency into usage, costs and entitlements.

Operations & Delivery

• You will oversee entitlements, onboarding, offboarding, and service lifecycle management.
• You will partner with engineering on data feeds, platform integration and vendor connectivity.

• You will streamline processes cutting out manual or fragmented environments, delivering measurable reduction in market data spend

Stakeholder Influence

• You will act as the go‑to market data expert for investment, risk, and technology teams.
• You will demonstrate strong judgment to driving decision-making while supporting internal clients.
• You will lead cross‑functional initiatives, platform migrations, special projects and integrations.
  

What Will Help You Be Successful in This Role

Experience

• 10+ years in market data services at a buy‑side firm.

Commercial & Strategic Strength

• Strong understanding of vendor pricing models and licensing risk.

Technical & Domain Knowledge

• Knowledge of real‑time and non‑display data.
• Knowledge of index, pricing, and reference data.
• Knowledge of APIs, data feeds, and distribution models.
• Familiarity with Bloomberg, FactSet, Refinitiv, and exchange data products.

Soft Skills

• Data‑driven and hands‑on execution style.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and developing strong processes.
• Ability to build credible relationships and influence senior stakeholders.
• Clear communication across business, legal, and technology.

Compensation Range: Franklin Templeton offers employees a competitive and valuable range of total rewards—monetary and non-monetary — designed to support their well-being and recognize their time, talents, and results. Along with base compensation, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus (delete as appropriate), a 401(k) plan with a generous match, and recognition rewards. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes a range of competitive healthcare options, insurance, and disability benefits, employee stock investment program, learning resources, career development programs, reimbursement for certain education expenses, paid time off (vacation / holidays / sick / leave / parental & caregiving leave / bereavement / volunteering / floating holidays) and a motivational wellbeing program. We expect the annual salary for this position to range between $165,000.00 - $192,000.00, depending on location and level of relevant experience, plus discretionary bonus.”

Experience our welcoming culture and reach your professional and personal potential!

Our culture is shaped by the variety of perspectives and experiences brought by talent from around the world. Regardless of your interests, lifestyle, or background, there’s a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We provide employees with the tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help them excel in their career and personal life.

By joining us, you will become part of a culture that focuses on employee well-being and provides multidimensional support for a positive and healthy lifestyle. We understand that benefits are at the core of employee well-being and may vary depending on individual needs. Whether you need support for maintaining your physical and mental health, saving for life’s adventures, taking care of your family members, or making a positive impact in your community, we aim to have your needs covered. Learn more about the wide range of benefits we offer at Franklin Templeton.

Highlights of our benefits include:

• Three weeks paid time off the first year

• Medical, dental and vision insurance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with 85% company match on your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions, up to the IRS limits

• Employee Stock Investment Program

• Tuition Assistance Program

• Purchase of company funds with no sales charge

• Onsite fitness center and recreation center*

• Onsite cafeteria*

*Only applicable at certain locations

Learn more about the wide range of benefits we offer at Franklin Templeton

Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

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