Senior Data Vendor Analyst bei Baillie Gifford

Job Title

Senior Data Vendor Analyst

Department

Data Services-BG-UK

Overview of Department

Purpose of Role

The Senior Data Vendor Analyst plays a pivotal role in supporting the firm's strategic data vendor requirements. Working closely with the Data Vendor Manager, the senior analyst ensures that external data is sourced, evaluated, and integrated effectively to support investment and operational systems and decision-making.

Responsibilities

Vendor Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with external data vendors.
• Negotiate contracts and service level agreements.
• Manage external data vendor costs and estimates
• Monitor vendor performance and ensure compliance with contractual terms.

Data Evaluation & Integration

• Assess data quality, reliability, and relevance.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure data aligns with investment and operational processes.

Data Strategy & Optimisation

• Identify new data sources to enhance capabilities.
• Align data acquisition with strategic objectives.
• Optimise data usage for better investment and operational outcomes and efficiency.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Ensure data usage complies with contracts, regulations, and internal policies.
• Implement controls and systems to mitigate data-related risks.

Collaboration & Communication

• Engage with investment managers, analysts, and operational teams to understand data needs.
• Provide cost awareness, performance insights and actionable intelligence to business stakeholders to support strong business decision making
• Maintain transparency and alignment across stakeholders.
• Prepare and present reporting to support senior management discussion and decision making.

Continuous Improvement

• Develop deep knowledge of Baillie Gifford products and services.
• Stay current with industry trends and data technologies.
• Apply best practices and drive initiatives to improve data quality and vendor relations.

Your knowledge and experience:

• Deep understanding of the investment management industry and Data vendors that support it such as Bloomberg, MSCI, LSEG
• Proven experience in data vendor management, including contract reviews and cost management.
• Experience with operational tasks such as, business analysis, as well as collaborating with Data Operations
• Self-Starter with a proactive mindset
• A strong background in reporting, analytics, and data visualization is desirable.

The type of candidate that we're looking for:

We're looking for an experienced Data Vendor Analyst, with a strong analytical mindset, advanced data and digital literacy, excellent communication and collaboration skills, and an innovation-driven approach that aligns well with the demands of strategic data vendor management.

Critical skills:

• Nurture relationships
• Adaptability
• Data Literacy
• Improvement mindset
• Storytelling

Closing Date

September 15, 2025

At Baillie Gifford we are committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful culture in which each of our colleagues can thrive and develop. We believe that our clients are best served by a diverse workforce with the experiences, ideas and perspectives that this brings.

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