KKR

3 weeks ago

Data Operations - Enterprise Market Data Strategy Lead

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Job Summary

Own and drive an enterprise market data strategy within Global Data Operations, shaping KKR’s market data vision across hundreds of vendors and thousands of subscriptions. Build and maintain an enterprise inventory of vendors, products, contracts, entitlements, usage, and spend; lead governance, demand management, and spend optimization. Serve as business owner of the Calero platform, partnering with business COOs, FP&A, Legal, Sourcing, Technology, and Data to deliver transparency, cost efficiency, and measurable value.

Location: New York

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Strategy & Corporate Development

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Own KKR’s enterprise market data strategy, including spend optimization, demand management, vendor rationalization, and alignment to business priorities.
•Develop and maintain a comprehensive view of KKR’s market data landscape (vendors, products, contracts, entitlements, usage, spend).
•Lead evaluation and governance of market data demand to ensure measurable value and ROI from requests and subscriptions.
•Serve as business owner of the Calero platform, defining its vision, requirements, and operating model for enterprise visibility into inventory and licensing.
•Drive transparency and accountability through reporting, budgeting, forecasting, renewal planning, and executive-level communications, including committee updates.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 185,000 - 230,000 annually

Key Requirements

•8–12 years of experience in market data strategy, market data operations, data product management, vendor management, or related roles in financial services or information services.
•Deep knowledge of the market data ecosystem, including major providers (e.g., Bloomberg, LSEG, FactSet, S&P Global, MSCI, ICE, Moody’s) and their licensing and commercial models.
•Strong understanding of how market data is consumed across investment research, portfolio management, trading, risk, compliance, operations, and finance workflows.
•Experience managing enterprise market data platforms/inventories/entitlements and tools such as Calero, TRG Screen, Alveo, or similar technologies.
•Bachelor’s degree required.

Experience:8-12 yearsFinancial servicesMarket dataInformation servicesAlternative asset managementPrivate equityCreditReal assetsInsurance

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:Cross-functional influenceExecutive communicationJudgmentOwnershipStrategic and analytical thinking

Languages:English

Tech Stack:CaleroTRG ScreenAlveoMDSLBloombergLSEGFactSetS&P GlobalMSCIICEMoody’s

Company Brief

KKR

Global investment firm providing alternative asset management and capital markets services across private equity, credit, real assets, and hedge funds, serving institutional and private clients worldwide.

Industry: Asset Management

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: New York, United States

Founded: 1976

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