Senior Sales Associate recruitment

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.

About Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Bloomberg New Energy Finance is the world's leading provider of analysis to investors, corporations and governments in clean energy, low carbon technologies and the carbon markets. Our dedicated global network of analysts are continuously monitoring
market changes, deal flow and financial activity allowing instantaneous transparency into the clean energy and carbon markets. Through our Carbon Markets division we provide
market-leading analysis and research for the global carbon markets. This includes analysis, price forecasting, consultancy and risk management

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 Responsibilities

- 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 at least $1 to 2m per annum of research and 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.
- Fluency in English and Mandarin is a must.
- Other foreign language skills a distinct advantage.