Sales Manager - Financial Markets Data - French speaking

Excelsior Search - Capital Markets Fintech Recruitment & Executive Search. Americas - EMEA - APAC.; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial data solutions company in London seeks a sales professional fluent in French and English to drive growth in European markets. You will sell innovative data solutions to new and existing clients, directly reporting to the Head of Sales. A strong track record in financial data sales is required, alongside an entrepreneurial approach to growing the business within a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience selling financial market data or related solutions.
• Proven track record of meeting sales targets, particularly in acquisition.
• Fluent in both French and English.

Responsibilities

• Sell data solutions to new and existing accounts in French speaking Europe.
• Work with the Head of Sales to expand in Europe.

Skills

Sales skills

Financial market data knowledge

Fluency in French

Fluency in English

Job description

Overview

Great sales opportunity for a top performing financial markets data sales professional who is fluent in both French & English to play a key sales role in European expansion. Chance to be at the core of a growing market data solutions company to influence and make a significant impact on the company’s European success.

Excelsior has been engaged to conduct a search for this innovative market data solutions provider for the financial markets, with a great global client base of investment banks, asset managers, hedge funds and exchanges etc. Following the appointment of new sales leadership to take the company 'to the next level', they are seeking to grow their European sales team to take advantage of the untapped market potential for their market leading solutions against the larger market players (i.e. Bloomberg, S&P & LSEG etc).

Reporting direct to the Head of Sales you’ll quickly become an integral member of the company and take a lead role in selling their unique suite of data solutions to both new and existing accounts in French speaking Europe. It’s a great career opportunity for someone wanting to work for a company where they’d be a “bigger fish in a smaller pond”, with strong untapped sales potential and an uncapped commission structure.

Responsibilities

• Sell the company’s unique suite of data solutions to new and existing accounts in French speaking Europe.
• Work directly with the Head of Sales to drive European expansion and achieve sales targets.

Qualifications

• Experience selling financial market data / datafeeds / data distribution / data management solutions (e.g., for Bloomberg, LSEG / Refinitiv, S&P / IHS Markit, Nasdaq, ICE, Fitch, Moody's or similar).
• A proven track record of meeting sales targets, in particular for new business / logo acquisition.
• The ability to pick up data solutions which are new / unique in the market.
• A willingness to work for and fit in a small company environment where an entrepreneurial approach to helping grow the European business will be valued.
• Fluent in both French & English.

Location

London (hybrid).

Remuneration

Appropriate basic salary & commission structure to reward high sales performers.

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Keywords: Sales Director, Sales Manager, Sales Executive, Account Executive, market data, data solutions, datafeeds, data distribution, data management, data redistribution, investment research.