As the Market Data Lead at Binance, you will build and lead the market data function for the next phase of our Traditional Finance (TradFi) expansion. You will own the strategy, sourcing, licensing, and integration of the exchange and vendor data that underpins our new TradFi offerings — from real-time feeds to reference and historical data. Working across product, engineering, legal, and finance, and with exchanges and data vendors globally, you will build the data foundation the TradFi program needs to launch and scale.
Responsibilities
Define and own the market data strategy and roadmap for the TradFi program: identify, evaluate, and prioritize the exchange and vendor data required for the next phase of TradFi products.
Lead sourcing and commercial negotiations with exchanges, consolidators, and market data vendors; own licensing agreements (display / non-display, per-user, enterprise), renewals, and the overall data spend.
Drive end-to-end data integration with engineering: feed onboarding, normalization, symbology and reference data, corporate actions, and distribution to trading and client-facing surfaces.
Build governance across the data lifecycle: entitlements management, data-quality monitoring, lineage, and compliance with exchange usage policies and audit requirements.
Partner with product, legal, and compliance on data licensing and redistribution terms as the TradFi roadmap expands into new products, markets, and regions.
Maintain a live view of the market data landscape — new sources, vendors, partnership models, and pricing — to keep the stack best-in-class and cost-efficient.
Build and mentor a small, growing market data team; establish the operating cadence with product and engineering.
Act as the in-house expert on TradFi market data and market structure, translating exchange and vendor conventions for crypto-native teams.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum 6–10 years of market data or trading-technology experience at a global online brokerage, exchange, fintech, or market data vendor, with a track record of standing up or scaling market data for trading platforms.
Deep knowledge of the market data ecosystem: exchange feeds and vendor products, licensing and redistribution models, entitlements, and exchange audit / compliance processes.
Hands-on experience sourcing and integrating market data across one or more TradFi asset classes (equities, derivatives, commodities, fixed income, FX, indices) and regions.
Solid understanding of market data technology and reference data: feed protocols, normalization, symbology standards, corporate actions, and time-series distribution.
Strong commercial and negotiation skills; experience owning vendor relationships and a data budget.
Excellent stakeholder management across product, engineering, legal, and finance; able to move fluently between technical and commercial conversations.
Comfortable building from zero to one in a fast-paced, high-velocity environment.
Experience standing up a market data function at a brokerage launching new asset classes or entering new markets.
Broad knowledge of the APAC, US, and European market data landscapes and exchange policies.
Technical fluency (SQL / Python; familiarity with common feed protocols and data architectures).
Familiarity with market data and trading products.
Preferred Skills:
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 6–10 years of market data or trading-technology experience at a global online brokerage, exchange, fintech, or market data vendor.
- Track record of standing up or scaling market data for trading platforms.
- Deep knowledge of exchange feeds, vendor products, licensing and redistribution models, entitlements, and exchange audit and compliance processes.
- Hands-on experience sourcing and integrating market data across TradFi asset classes and regions.
- Understanding of feed protocols, normalization, symbology standards, corporate actions, reference data, and time-series distribution.
- Strong commercial and negotiation skills, including vendor relationship and data budget ownership.
- Excellent stakeholder management across product, engineering, legal, and finance.
- Ability to build a market data function from zero to one in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience standing up a market data function at a brokerage launching new asset classes or entering new markets.
- Broad knowledge of APAC, US, and European market data landscapes and exchange policies.
- Technical fluency with SQL and Python, plus familiarity with common feed protocols and data architectures.
- Familiarity with market data and trading products.
Binance Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Performance-linked bonuses can be sizable in favorable crypto cycles, lifting total compensation. Attractive packages in engineering and specialized roles indicate strong rewards for in-demand skills.
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Flexible Benefits — Remote-first flexibility and work-from-anywhere options add meaningful value to the overall rewards package. Flexible schedules and location independence are presented as core perks.
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Retirement Support — Binance.US includes a 401(k) as part of its benefits. This provides a conventional retirement pillar alongside cash and bonus components.
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What We Do
Binance is the world’s leading blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider with a financial product suite that includes the largest digital asset exchange by volume. Trusted by millions worldwide, the Binance platform is dedicated to increasing the freedom of money for users, and features an unmatched portfolio of crypto products and offerings, including: trading and finance, education, data and research, social good, investment and incubation, decentralization and infrastructure solutions, and more. For more information, visit: https://www.binance.com
