Buy-Side Implementation Lead (AIM)

Bloomberg; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bloomberg L.P. in London seeks an Buy-Side Implementation Manager to lead onboarding and governance of Bloomberg Buy‑Side Solutions.

You will coordinate across Sales, Account Management and Product Development while defining milestones and ensuring a smooth client onboarding experience. The role requires deep knowledge of buy‑side workflows, portfolio management, and regulatory compliance, plus strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• Excellent Project Scoping and Project Management skills.
• Deep knowledge of buy-side industry trends and best practices for workflows and technology stacks.
• Deep knowledge of workflows across portfolio management, order management, trading, compliance, and operations for institutional investment managers.
• Proven ability to work across multiple teams and departments, both with internal and external stakeholders.
• A highly articulate and consultative approach.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Great organisational skills, a proactive attitude, and an ability to work well as a team.
• Strong Microsoft Application knowledge (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).

Responsibilities

• Successfully onboard clients onto Bloomberg Buy‑Side Solutions.
• Construct and own detailed project plans and provide project management and governance across the entire life of the project by coordinating with relevant Bloomberg departments, the client and third‑party/vendor applications.
• Support implementation activities working alongside colleagues in Sales, Account Management and Product Development.
• Navigate and organize complex client requirements to clearly define project milestones and timelines with a high degree of confidence and credibility.
• Effectively manage client expectations for a better on‑boarding experience.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships and communication channels across multiple implementation projects concurrently with varying degrees of asset class and workflow complexities.
• Understand and design a client’s Bloomberg target operating model.
• Partner with Sales to drive and own project scoping, requirements gathering and solution design prior to completing the sale.
• Influence and implement industry best practices for investment management workflows.
• Develop and execute strategies to better penetrate our solutions and increase usage by time of go‑live.
• Provide expertise across the investment lifecycle.
• Acquire deep knowledge, and adopt exposure of AIM’s offering across front, middle, and back‑office solutions – with a baseline understanding of associated solutions (e.g. PORT).
• Work as the product advocate to increase usage during and after implementation.

Skills

Project management

Buy-side workflows

Portfolio management

Order management

Trading workflows

Compliance operations

Cross-team collaboration

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Visio

AIM knowledge

Solution architecture

Tools

Microsoft Office

Visio

Job description

Bloomberg L.P. in London seeks an Buy-Side Implementation Manager to lead onboarding and governance of Bloomberg Buy‑Side Solutions.

You will coordinate across Sales, Account Management and Product Development while defining milestones and ensuring a smooth client onboarding experience. The role requires deep knowledge of buy‑side workflows, portfolio management, and regulatory compliance, plus strong communication and stakeholder management skills.