Data Operations Associate – News & Market

European Leveraged Finance Association

Data Operations Associate at 9fin delivering high-quality news and market data across various financial markets. Collaborating with teams in New York, London, and Belfast.

Posted 5/25/2026full-timeBelfast • 🇬🇧 United KingdomJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Providing fast, reliable news and market data across a wide range of financial markets
Understand and navigate HTML, using 9fin’s in-house tools to automate publishing and streamline data workflows
Identify price-sensitive information in articles surfaced by our in-house aggregator
Ensure timely updates on earnings publications and corporate disclosures
Take ownership of your portfolio of companies within a specific industry, ensuring that all investor relations details are accurately maintained and up to date
Act fast to alert clients to key developments in the market
Keep track of company ratings updates and ensure they are accurately reflected in our systems
Cover CLO deal alerts and other structured credit market movements
Conduct checks on bond and loan redemptions, updating relevant datasets and client alerts

Requirements

What you’ll need

Graduate or recent graduate
Team player
Growth mindset
Strong attention to detail
Ability to work quickly and accurately
Ability to prioritise multiple tasks
Curiosity about financial markets and business
Willingness to challenge the status quo
Communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Salary (our salary bands are benchmarked at the top end of the market)
Equity options
Pension (your minimum contributions are 4% with 9fin matching up to 7%)
Private Medical Insurance
Paid sick leave with Income Protection for long periods of illness
Group Life Assurance
Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to Work schemes
25 holiday days per year
Local public holidays (with the ability to exchange them for alternative days)
Hybrid working model, to allow you the flexibility to decide how, where and when you do your best work
Work abroad for up to 3 months a year
1 month paid sabbatical after 5 years of service
Enhanced parental leave & flexible working arrangements available
Professional learning and development budget
AI experimentation budget of £800 per employee to trial AI tools
Bi-annual team socials
Summer and Winter company social events

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Hard Skills & Tools

HTMLdata workflowsdata automationmarket data analysisfinancial analysisinvestor relations managementbond redemption checksloan redemption checksstructured credit market analysisearnings publication tracking

Soft Skills

team playergrowth mindsetattention to detailability to work quicklyability to prioritize taskscuriositywillingness to challenge the status quocommunication skills