Bloomberg New Energy Finance – Sales Representative recruitment

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The Role

We are looking for experienced sales professionals to help grow our presence in Europe.
We focus on subscription sales of clean energy and carbon market news, data and research
products to the financial, business and government marketplaces. We occasionally work with
our research teams to sell custom projects or research sponsorship.
Our buyers will typically be sophisticated industry researchers, investment professionals,
strategists, policy-makers or senior executives.

Your core responsibilities would be:
-Conclude and exceed target level of sales.
-Demonstrate and articulate the full range of services to new clients and to close new
business.
-Negotiate renewal subscriptions with existing clients.
-Help identify cross selling opportunities between teams.
-Assist in the broader business development and marketing activities of the firm.
-Actively contribute to positive team dynamics.
Progressively complex and expansive duties will be assigned to the successful candidate as
he/she grows industry knowledge and demonstrates the ability to deliver against revenue
goals.

Qualifications:

-Proven track record of selling research and/or consulting services.
-Ambition to sell financial information or analytical services to European organisations and
meet aggressive sales goals in a fast expanding company.
-Ability to coordinate own selling activity while simultaneously coaching a small but dynamic team of highly motivated sales associates.
-Knowledge of and interest in the renewable energy and low-carbon technology sectors and
markets.
-Ability to interact well and engage with senior management at global institutions and
coordinate activity on major accounts.
-Strong working knowledge of finance, including public markets, mergers and acquisitions,
venture capital and project finance.
-Sector knowledge a plus: key sectors include utilities, energy and power generation,
transmission, government, carbon trading, buy side and other financial markets.
-Strong quantitative skills, comfort with financial databases, corporate and market statistics,and other aspects of financial analysis and consulting.
-Very strong organizational and time management skills.
-Foreign language skills a distinct advantage.