Shape the future of Market Data Services at the Bank
Are you a strategic, commercially minded leader with deep expertise in market data platforms and dealing room technologies? We're looking for an experienced Market Data Manager to lead the end-to-end management of market data services that powers the Reserve Bank of Australia. This permanent role offers the opportunity to guide a high performing team, influence strategic decisions, and strengthen the Bank’s market data capabilities as our operating environment evolves.
The role
As Market Data Manager, you will lead the team responsible for the full lifecycle of market data services, including platform administration, contract management, vendor engagement, commercial optimisation and continuous service improvement. You will work closely with both business and technology stakeholders to ensure the Bank’s market data capabilities are reliable, cost effective, and aligned to strategic priorities. This role requires a strong blend of technical expertise, commercial judgement and people leadership. You will also contribute to the broader leadership of Business Support Services, helping to foster a values aligned, collaborative, and high-performance culture.
Why join us?
This is an opportunity to step into a leadership role that sits at the intersection of technology, financial markets, and strategic delivery. You’ll help shape the future direction of critical market data services at the Bank, working with industry leading vendors and stakeholders. The Financial Markets Group is responsible for implementing the Bank’s domestic and foreign exchange operations, as well as analysing market developments and managing key institutional relationships. The Market Data team enables these activities by ensuring the reliable delivery and optimisation of market data services. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, technologists and vendors to deliver solutions that support the Bank’s strategic objectives and solve complex market data challenges.
Key responsibilities
Lead the Market Data team, ensuring operational excellence across platforms, contracts and support services
Oversee the delivery, enhancement and reliability of market data systems, market connectivity and dealing room technologies
Build strong relationships and influence across both technical and business domains
Manage vendor relationships and commercial negotiations, ensuring cost effective and risk aware outcomes
Ensure robust governance, controls and risk management practices
Drive continuous improvement, innovation and operational efficiency
Provide coaching, mentoring and day to day direction to a high performing team
What we’re looking for
We’re seeking a capable, forward-looking leader who brings:
Strong experience with market data platforms, financial market systems or trading technology
Advanced knowledge of market data products, datasets, exchange connectivity or dealing room environments
Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence across technical and non-technical teams
A strong commercial mindset with experience balancing cost, service quality and risk
Proven experience leading teams or mentoring in a collaborative, high performance environment
The ability to manage competing priorities and respond proactively to risks and opportunities
A continuous improvement mindset with an eye for process optimisation and service uplift
Be More
Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
Why RBA?
The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.
Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry, and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward.
Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.
Application Close :
March 19, 2026.