Economics Business Manager recruitment
The Role
The Bloomberg Economics Business team is looking for a qualified Business Manager.
This position carries a high level of visibility and responsibility, which includes:
* Working with the economics business team, global data, news and RD to develop Bloomberg's compelling/winning business strategy by bringing visionary ideas and deep market insight to the table
* Clearly articulating that strategy in our business plan, in senior management presentations, and in formal and informal communications across the firm, as well as with appropriate customers, to ensure that all stakeholders are bought into the plan
* Working closely with customers, prospects, and Bloomberg's sales force, market specialists and news to understand customer needs and to identify and prioritize emerging marketplace trends
* Managing the flow of in-bound product development requests, using excellent judgment to set clear and effective priorities for work to be done, and aggressively managing expectations with clients and Sales on timelines
* Expressing Bloomberg's Economics product strategy, and its integration across multiple asset classes in well-thought-out, innovative, and intuitive product designs while working on a daily basis with Bloomberg's RD department to drive and oversee the development of our FX product set
* Working closely with Marketing and Sales on rollout of new products and enhancements, and the implementation of our overall economics sales strategy
* Working with our award-winning news and media group to support news and research efforts
* Must be available for international and domestic travel
Qualifications:
* Proven experience in overseeing product development from a business level and working effectively with programmers to build and deliver a world-class product to customers
* Deep understanding of the global macro economics, data, and how such information is consumed and analyzed by the financial community
* Ability to rapidly assimilate detailed knowledge of, and develop strategy around, how economic information can be applied and leveraged by all major asset classes (e.g. fixed income, equities, commodities, credit and FX), on a global scale
* 7+ years of experience on sell-side, buy-side, or at a vendor ideally as an economist, analyst, strategist, or portfolio manager
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Solid set of contacts in the economics community
* Ability to deliver a confident and compelling message in a sales or public speaking situation
* High level of passion for and commitment to our product
* Team player with high ethical standards
Bloomberg is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other classification protected by law.
