Index Platform Manager – Index Data Expert
Nasdaq
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Philadelphia • New York, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $116,200 - $193,600 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Implement the strategy for how index data is structured, processed, and leveraged within Nasdaq’s Unified Data Platform (UDP)
- Lead the strategy for onboarding vendor data across asset classes (equities, derivatives, crypto, etc.) into Nasdaq’s Unified Data Platform
- Work with the Index Business, the end data users, to define and implement rules for transforming raw vendor and internal data into standardized, production-ready formats
- Ensure data is bi-temporal, deduplicated, and normalized to support index construction and replication
- Write detailed business requirements for the creation and maintenance of master datasets, including reference data, corporate actions, and transactional data
- Collaborate with Technology, Governance, and Index Management teams to ensure data masters are structured to support downstream index APIs and tools
- Define logic for selecting Nasdaq’s “single source of truth” for each data field
- Contribute to a long-term vision for a modular, scalable, and flexible data processing architecture
- Promote standardization across the Index Platform by recommending and implementing data methodologies and policies
- Maintain awareness of index trends, industry standards, and the data drivers of new index products
- Champion initiatives that advance the Index Platform’s capabilities in data methodology and management
- Act as a subject matter expert on data methodologies and vendor capabilities, advising internal teams
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in index data management, vendor data integration, or financial data operations
- Deep understanding of index construction, data vendor ecosystems, and adjudication logic used by index providers and asset managers
- Proven ability to write business requirements and lead cross-functional data initiatives in an Agile environment
- Strong communication skills and a client-focused mindset that considers the real-world trading implications of index data policies.
Benefits
- 401(k) program with 6% employer match
- Employee Stock Purchase Program with 15% discount
- Student loan repayment program up to $10k
- Company paid life and disability plans
- Generous paid time off
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
- Health spending account with employer contribution
- Paid flex days to support mental wellbeing
- Gym membership discounts
- Hybrid home/office schedule (for most positions)
- Paid parental leave
- Fertility benefits
- Paid bereavement leave
- Company gift matching program
- Employee resource groups
- Paid volunteer days
- Education Assistance Program
- Robust job skills training and Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
data processingdata normalizationdata deduplicationdata transformationbusiness requirements writingdata methodologiesAgileindex constructionvendor data integrationdata architecture
Soft skills
communication skillsclient-focused mindsetleadershipcollaborationstrategic thinkingsubject matter expertiseproblem-solvinginitiativeadaptabilityattention to detail