Derivatives Content Expert
BMLL
- London, England, United Kingdom
- London, England, United Kingdom
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BMLL was acquired in 2025 by Nordic Capital, alongside minority shareholder Optiver, marking a joint commitment to accelerate the company's next phase of growth.
We offer an inclusive and collaborative culture, a hybrid working environment that includes regular days in our London office, weekly team lunches, and a variety of out-of-hours social activities.
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About the Role
Lead the derivatives data content strategy (venue selection & prioritization)
Own the normalization and documentation for derivatives markets
Partner with Engineering to build robust, scalable derivatives data processing pipelines
Be the internal and external authority on derivatives markets and their microstructure for our clients and teams
The Team – Content
Venue & Market Coverage Strategy
Maintain a global, cross-asset, view of how the markets are evolving, and what this will mean to our customer base
Maintain a view of our customers changing needs and interests
Identifying which venues and datasets to add to our platform as a result
Market Rules & Microstructure Expertise
Building, documenting and sharing a real, detailed understanding of asset class, regional and venue specific rules and behaviours
Normalization Design
Designing the transformation from raw exchange data into BMLL's normalized format
Analytics Design
Identifying & designing both market-standard and new/novel analytics which BMLL can present on its platform to reduce the workload of our quantitative analyst userbase
Implementation Support
Working closely with Engineering to guide delivery of the normalization and analytics logic in software
Acting as the authority on how each market is represented in our output
Content as a product
Owning client‑facing documentation that explains market specifics and BMLL's normalized fields
Acting as the final source of truth for complex client queries
Engaging directly with clients regarding our content strategy, and the presentation of derivatives content within the BMLL product portfolio
Supporting and educating internal teams (e.g. Client Support, Commercial) so they can resolve most queries, escalating only the most complex questions to Content
Key Responsibilities
Define and execute the roadmap to extend BMLL's deep data coverage across futures & options markets
Maintain a detailed understanding of each venue's trading/product models, structures and mechanisms
Maintain a detailed understanding of how derivatives content is used by the growing BMLL customer base
Design how raw derivatives exchange feeds (PCAP, Level 3/market‑by‑order) are transformed into BMLL's normalized derivatives schema
Work day‑to‑day with Engineers to guide implementation of the derivatives data processing pipelines
Support testing and validation of outputs against venue rules and client expectations, and help debug complex data or behaviour issues by applying a deep understanding of the underlying markets and rules
Create and maintain client‑facing documentation that explains key market‑specific nuances, and describes BMLL's representation of derivatives content
Act as the final escalation point for complex client queries around derivatives data and behaviour (typically from senior quants, PMs, and market structure specialists on the buy side)
Set and uphold a very high bar for quality, rigour, and correctness in derivatives content
Contribute to a culture that values "substance over shiny" - deep, correct knowledge and the ability to explain it clearly is what matters most
Requirements Essential
10 years of experience working with derivatives markets and data (futures and/or options) in a highly technical, content‑ or data‑focused role
Background likely from:
Market data vendors / providers (e.g. real‑time or historical data/content organisations)
Exchanges or trading venues
Derivatives trading firms & market participants
Large financial data firms, indices, or trading technology providers in derivatives‑heavy businesses
Track record of acting as a content specialist or similar (e.g. senior role in an exchange‑traded data group, derivatives content team, etc.)
Experience:
Specifying and designing normalized data models and mapping rules
Working closely with engineering teams to implement content/normalization logic
Supporting client‑facing teams with complex, technical queries
Strong ability to explain complex market behaviour clearly to:
Highly quantitative external clients (quants, PMs, traders)
Non‑specialist internal stakeholders (Support, Commercial, etc.)
Genuine subject matter expert who is comfortable being the "final word" on derivatives content
Pragmatic, collaborative, and comfortable working in a smaller, fast‑growing organisation
Values trust, autonomy, and outcomes over presenteeism and bureaucracy
Enjoys mentoring and educating others and raising the bar around them
Desirable
Direct experience at or with major derivatives exchanges (e.g. LME, CME, Cboe or similar)
Experience working with global and/or offshore teams
Exposure to both real‑time and historical/tick history derivatives data
Benefits
Competitive salary
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Discretionary Bonus
Pension Scheme
Private Medical Insurance
Work remotely abroad for up to 40 business days each year
Life Insurance
Combination of remote and London-based office working, with 2 days in the office per week
A yearly Well‑being Physical Activity budget
Continuous learning through funded training and challenging projects
Collaborative culture
Weekly team lunches
Free Fruit, snacks, and drinks provided throughout the day (When office-based)
Regular Team Socials
Cycle to Work Scheme
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We pride ourselves on our commitment to Equality and Diversity. We are committed to removing barriers throughout our hiring process. If you have any special requirements or require reasonable adjustments to help you access career opportunities at BMLL, please do let us know at careers@bmlltech.com.
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Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Other
Industries IT Services and IT Consulting
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Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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