Pricing Operations Specialist (FTC 12 months)

The Role

At Fastmarkets the Pricing Operations Specialists ensure Fastmarkets price-discovery teams can produce trusted industry-defining benchmarks by upholding the highest standards of integrity and compliance in our pricing workflows. They champion smarter simpler and more innovative ways of working using automation better tools and improved processes to empower colleagues and elevate our collective performance. By enabling teams with reliable systems clear guidance and operational excellence they help Fastmarkets deliver world-class market data and insights that power our users businesses.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Pricing Governance & Compliance:

• Ensure pricing workflows and operational practices adhere to Fastmarkets compliance framework and regulatory obligations including IOSCO principles.
• Master the use of pricing tools such as our internal pricing database to enable Fastmarkets reporting teams to conduct accurate and reliable price discovery.
• Identify and escalate compliance risks related to pricing operations and proactively implement preventative controls.

Process Improvement & Efficiency:

• Work with the wider pricing operations team to review and streamline processes reduce manual interventions and embed automation into recurring workflows.
• Partner with technology and data teams to help design test and implement system enhancements
• Continuously evaluate pricing processes to identify areas for innovation and improvement ensuring they remain aligned with regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Support post-implementation reviews to ensure improvements are delivering measurable impact and efficiency gains.

Data Integrity & Reporting:

• Safeguard the accuracy consistency and reliability of all pricing data across systems maintaining rigorous quality control standards.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies in pricing data and workflows in partnership with other teams ensuring that root causes are identified and addressed.
• Regularly carry out integrity assessments of pricing data and reporting processes identifying areas for improvement and implementing necessary adjustments.

Training & Development:

• Contribute to the creation and upkeep of operational documentation including SOPs training materials and system guides.
• Deliver training to editorial and operations colleagues on pricing tools compliance standards and process improvements.
• Share knowledge and best practice across teams to promote operational excellence efficiency and compliance awareness.

KEY INTERFACES

• You will work with a global team of around six to seven people.
• You will ensure prices are published to the right channels through the right procedures.
• You will enable the editorial team helping prices meet industry regulatory standards.
• You will work closely with editorial analytics marketing compliance and product teams to drive the alignment of and adherence to best practices and to continually improve those best practices.

*** Please note this is a full time fixed term position starting at 12pm (BRT) each day ***

Qualifications :

We recruit talented dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences all united by a belief in our mission to provide the worlds leading and most trusted price reporting events and intelligence service for the markets we serve. Were proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully.

If you are open-minded curious resilient solutions-oriented and committed to promoting equality then read on.

KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated driven and have a passion to be part of a fast-paced successful team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly.

• You are a determined problem-solver willing to think outside the box to maximize outcomes.
• You have a keen eye for detail ensuring accuracy and precision in all tasks to maintain high-quality outcomes.
• You are adept at handling multiple projects simultaneously.
• You are goal-oriented rather than task-oriented understanding that each short-term project that you lead or delegate must support our long-term strategy; and shape workflow for maximum efficiency accordingly.
• You are responsive particularly to change adapting positively and helping and inspiring others to adjust to our evolving business priorities.
• You forge and foster solid working relationships with an array of departments building consensus through intelligence empathy and good judgment.
• You have a firm understanding of commodities exchanges and markets around the world.

If youre excited about the role but your experience skills or qualifications dont perfectly align we encourage you to apply anyway.

Additional Information :

Our Values

Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. Its this mix of brilliant personalities experiences and insights that gives us that warm open and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are there are six things we all have in common and they form our Fastmarkets values.

Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and theyre embedded in everything we do. Our values are:

• METRICS DRIVEN. We use insights to improve our customers experience and our business performance
   
• ACCOUNTABLE. We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done
   
• GROWTH MINDSET. This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency
   
• INCLUSIVE. We are inclusive and respectful celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day.
   
• CUSTOMER CENTRIC. We are customer-centric in all that we do
   
• COLLABORATIVE. We are collaborative able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect perspectives and experiences.

We are committed to ensuring all candidates feel welcomed and supported. Should your application advance and you require accommodations for the interview process please inform us so we can make the necessary arrangements.

Youve read a little about us now its over to you!

If you like what youve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person its time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: its used to determine whether or not youll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions well ask you on the day.

Its vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why youre great.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time