Data Specialist

Data Strategy & Commercialisation Lead£500 per day | 6-month contract (extensions likely)Remote across UK or Europe | Inside IR35At the heart of this role is data discovery — understanding what information trading firms truly value, structuring it into insight, and turning it into a scalable commercial offering.You’ll start by diving deep into commodity trading data — pricing, logistics, flows, and contracts — working with internal teams and market experts to validate what’s valuable, what’s missing, and what can be built.Then you’ll move from insight to execution: defining pricing models, developing go-to-market strategies, and ultimately leading commercial deals with some of the world’s most influential trading participants.In the early phase, your focus will be:Validating the opportunity — identifying what data products the market needs.Collaborating with technical and product teams to refine and package datasets.Benchmarking competitors and defining market positioning.Engaging with data contributors to strengthen content and coverage.As the data strategy evolves, you’ll shift toward:Designing monetisation and pricing models for data products.Building commercial relationships across the global trading ecosystem.Negotiating licensing and partnership deals.Presenting and promoting data propositions to clients and industry bodies.What you’ll bring:Deep experience in data monetisation, product validation, and business development in commodities.Knowledge of agri, energy, or freight data and how trading firms use it for pricing and logistics.Strategic mindset with hands-on delivery skills — able to bridge data, technology, and sales.Strong communication and negotiation experience with senior external stakeholders.You’ll be the connector — translating raw data into a valuable commercial product that reshapes how the industry trades, analyses, and collaborates.If you want to combine your data strategy experience with commercial execution in a high-impact, global environment — this role will let you own that journey.

Created: 2025-11-04