SALES ASSOCIATE needed at one of our clients that provides solutions across analytics, trading, market data, connectivity and infrastructure to investment banks, asset managers, hedge funds, broker dealers, exchanges and electronic trading firms!!! Hybrid 3x per week in NYC only. Base $90k - $100k x2 OTE uncapped. Looking for 1 - 2 years of experience selling into hedge funds, asset managers and/or investment banks.
The role requires being a content expert in all services provided by the firm as well as having strong project management & time management skills, attention to detail, outstanding oral / written communication skills, and someone that thrives within a fast-paced environment. We are seeking a self-driven sales support with outstanding sales acumen, laser focused pipeline management and a keen awareness of industry trends as they relate to clients as well as someone that can deliver top quality services and support for existing clients in region to grow the business with them.
The role offers direct interaction with various clients in the financial market space from Global Tier 1 investment banks to sophisticated latency sensitive trading clients, market makers and other technology vendors in addition to internal sales engineering and client delivery staff.
Responsibilities and duties (include but are not limited to):
- Develop strong client relationships with prospective clients and research assigned new leads and qualify opportunities via telephone and email.
- Act as the primary point of contact for all existing client requests, administrative and technical matters, and new business inquiries in a pre-defined set of accounts.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date account plans and opportunity information leveraging Salesforce.com, Confluence, and SharePoint for direct accounts under management.
- Work closely with the product and business team to provide feedback on any client, prospect or partner requirements.
- Develop overall knowledge of assigned accounts including products sold, asset classes traded, clients, and business issues; proactively and regularly communicate account status to senior management.
- Collaborate with sales engineering team to help qualify and ultimately win business.
- Promote a positive, collaborative environment throughout the organization.
- Contribute to the firm's understanding of the competitive landscape, differentiation, and industry trends.
- Gather high-level requirements from client/prospect and confidently tell the firm's ‘story’ with a high-level overview of products, services, and value proposition.
- Build proposals and deliver a curated value proposition to client/prospect.
- Share client feedback on product, service, and pricing with respective internal team members including Product and Engineering.
- Interact with various stakeholders on the client side at all levels from junior resources up to C-level; identify decision makers; build and maintain client relationships.
- Win business with the overall goal of maintaining and growing monthly recurring revenue in your account base relative to established sales targets.
- Participate in regular team forums, meetings, and training sessions.
Education, Skills, and Background (including Experience Requirements):
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) from a 4-year university.
- Minimum 1 years work-related experience in financial technology service industry, with account relationship experience supporting large Tier 1 banks or buy side firms; equally comfortable and capable interacting with clients in person as via calls and emails.
- Practical experience with sales, account management, financial markets and/or the securities industry including client interactions via telephone and face-to-face meetings.
- Experience with Salesfore.com (or other CRM), MS Office, SharePoint, JIRA is preferred.
- Self-starter with the ability to prioritize, multitask, and take direction when required.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
- Team player (as you will be working with others on larger accounts globally), energetic, enthusiastic and organized.
- Emphasizes on attention to detail & comfortable acting as a de facto project coordinator who will advocate for both the company and client.
- Driven and proactive, comfortable escalating issues in context of possible solutions.