Pricing & Policy Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview

The Pricing & Policy Manager is the subject-matter specialist responsible for modeling, drafting, and supporting the administration of CT Plan pricing and licensing policy. The role translates industry requirements surfaced by the CT Plan Operating Committee into well-structured, auditable, and technically implementable pricing schedules and policy documents.

This is a hands-on modeling and drafting role. The Pricing & Policy Manager works closely with the Head of L&RM, the Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance, the Head of Finance, and CT Plan counsel, and supports pricing filings and policy initiatives across their lifecycle — from objective-gathering through publication and ongoing interpretation support.

DataCT operates under the independence, governance, and transparency framework established in the CT Plan and the Administrator RFP. All staff are expected to uphold the independence of the Administrator function, avoid actual or perceived conflicts of interest, and support the governance reporting obligations of the Operating Committee of CT Plan LLC.

Core Responsibilities

Pricing Design and Modeling

• Model proposed pricing changes and quantify impact on subscribers and participants (revenue, migration, elasticity, adoption).

• Develop scenario analyses and sensitivity tables that support Operating Committee decision-making.

• Maintain the pricing schedule, exhibits, and associated calculation documentation.

Policy Drafting and Publication

• Draft licensing policies, interpretive guidance, and exhibit language in coordination with Legal.

• Maintain the policy library, change logs, and effective-date discipline.

• Support RFC cycles, stakeholder reviews, and approval workflows.

Operating Committee Support

• Support the CT Plan Operating Committee through research, modeling, and written analysis during pricing and policy initiatives.

• Support formal filings with CT Plan counsel and assist with regulator-facing materials as requested.

Policy Implementation and Interpretation

• Partner with L&RM Account Managers on policy interpretation for edge cases (e.g., derivative works, redistribution, AI/ML training usage, embedded usage, downstream sublicensing).

• Coordinate with Operations, Finance, and Technology to ensure policies are operationally and technically implementable.

Governance, Audit, and Independence

• Maintain auditable documentation of all pricing and policy decisions.

• Support Licensing Audit remediation and policy clarification where audits surface policy ambiguity.

• Uphold independence, transparency, and consistency in all policy work.

Key Performance Indicators

• Cycle time from objective intake to published policy or pricing schedule.

• Quality of modeling (reduction in post-publication revisions).

• Breadth of documented policy coverage; fewer policy ambiguities surfaced in audit.

• Operating Committee satisfaction with analytical support.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years in market-data pricing, product management, or commercial policy; comparable SIP, exchange, or index-licensing experience acceptable.

• Deep familiarity with SIP/CTA/UTP pricing constructs, exchange-data licensing, and market-data industry norms.

• Strong financial modeling and written policy-drafting skills.

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA, JD, MS Economics, or equivalent) preferred.

Skills and Competencies

• Financial modeling, scenario analysis, and sensitivity testing.

• Policy drafting: precise, auditable, audience-appropriate.

• Stakeholder engagement across Operating Committee, counsel, and DataCT functional leads.

• Analytical fluency across Excel, BI, and data-analysis platforms.

• Clear executive communication (written and verbal).

Tools and Systems

• Excel (advanced), BI (Power BI, Tableau), CLM (Ironclad, DocuSign CLM), knowledge bases (Confluence, Notion), version control and publication workflow tools.

Location Requirement

This position requires regular, in-person physical presence at DataCT's principal offices in New York City. DataCT's core staff, CT Plan stakeholders, SIP Processors, auditors, and principal service providers are concentrated in the New York metropolitan area, and on-site collaboration is essential to the Administrator function.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base Salary Range - $160,000-202,000 (commensurate with experience, qualifications, skills, education, internal equity, and market data).

• Eligible for performance-based incentives consistent with the role level.

• Compensation is set in accordance with the DataCT Resourcing Experience and Expertise Classification Framework.

• Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with employer match, life insurance, disability coverage, and paid time off.

Reporting Structure

Reports to: Head of Licensing and Relationship Management

About DataCT

DataCT LLC is a Delaware limited liability company headquartered in New York, New York, formed as a single-purpose, independent, member-owned entity to serve as the Administrator of the U.S. Consolidated Tape Plan (the CT Plan). DataCT LLC is responsible for the unified administration of Tapes A, B, and C under the CT Plan, acting on behalf of CT Plan LLC under the Administrator mandate. DataCT is currently engaged under an Interim Services Agreement and is transitioning to the definitive Administrator Services Agreement with CT Plan LLC. The organization is building toward a full operating state of approximately 25 employees and is expected to be fully operational by April 2027.

Equal Opportunity

DataCT LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. DataCT is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital or familial status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

DataCT LLC is committed to building a diverse, accountable, and independent organization in service of the CT Plan, its Operating Committee, and the broader U.S. market-data community. The Pricing and Policy Manager is a key contributor to that mission.

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