Account Manager – Data Acquisition recruitment
Role
We are searching for highly motivated and enterprising individuals to join our Data
Acquisition Sales group, working out of our London office. Data Acquisition at Bloomberg is
growing globally and we are looking for experienced professionals to help us expand our
coverage of secondary market pricing in both Developed and Emerging Markets.
In this role, you will be responsible for the direct acquisition of real-time OTC financial
data (e.g. Fixed Income, Forex Money Markets, Interest Rate Swaps, and Research). You
will be managing accounts, be responsible for product development, work with our core
Terminal Sales and Business groups to deliver new content to our users, and provide solutions
to new and existing clients to publish their pricing and research content. You will
specifically be responsible for identifying and qualifying target lists of contributors and
close their commitments for data contribution, building networks across departments
internally and building communities amongst clients externally.
You will use your strong interpersonal skills and a strong penchant for financial knowledge in
this client facing role.
Requirements:
- Fluency in English Plus one other EU Language is essential.
- Proven experience of dealing with financial institutions or markets.
- A proven track record in a proactive role which works to defined target objectives but
requires independent drive to achieve these goals.
- Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience.
- Excellent communication skills with the necessary skills to provide maintenance for and
develop new sales within existing client accounts.
- Understanding of operational and technical infrastructure of financial firms. Proven ability
to identify new prospects and build lasting relationships.
- The willingness to travel to both Developed and Emerging Markets.
The Company:
Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential
decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information,
people and ideas. The company's strength - delivering data, news and analytics through
innovative technology, quickly and accurately - is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional
service, which provides real time financial information to more than 300,000 subscribers
globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging
technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and
information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law,
Bloomberg Government and Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the company provides data, news
and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News,
delivered through television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg
Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and
multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York,
Bloomberg employs more than 13,000 people in 185 locations around the world.
Bloomberg is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other classification protected by law.