Data Analyst

Company: G-Research
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Location: Greater London
Job Description:

We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance, by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.

From our London HQ, we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution – because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together we’re building a world-class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas.

As part of our engineering team, you’ll shape the platforms and tools that drive high-impact research – designing systems that scale, accelerate discovery and support innovation across the firm.

Take the next step in your career.

The role

Reference Data underpins G-Research’s trading and research workflows by curating core market datasets.

As a Data Analyst, you will own day-to-day data integrity and investigate anomalies end to end. You will partner with engineers and stakeholders to improve pipelines, controls and downstream usability.

This is a highly stakeholder-facing role requiring proactive communication, accountability and strong teamwork.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

  • Owning daily data quality across reference data products including instruments, corporate actions, calendars, pricing and identifiers
  • Designing and maintaining data quality checks, dashboards and alerting
  • Leading root cause analysis on incidents including trace lineage, identifying failure modes and driving remediation with engineering
  • Communicating proactively with stakeholders, setting expectations and explaining impact, severity and timelines
  • Driving issues to closure through clear ownership, tracking actions, validating fixes and preventing regressions
  • Contributing as a strong team player by documenting learnings, sharing context and improving team standards

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

  • Strong SQL skills
  • Strong Python skills for dataframe analytics using pandas or polars
  • Confident use of AI coding assistants with sound judgment and validation
  • Financial markets domain knowledge
  • A collaborative approach to working with stakeholders
  • An automation-first mindset to reduce RTB and eliminate recurring manual work

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with Git, notebooks and reproducible analytics practices
  • Experience working with engineers in modern deployment environments such as containers or Kubernetes

Why join us?

  • Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
  • Lunch provided (Just Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar
  • 35 days’ annual leave
  • 9% company pension contributions
  • Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance
  • Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance
  • Cycle-to-work schemeMonthly company events

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Posted: March 26th, 2026