Team Leader - Content Acquisition Relationship Manager - Research

Avature; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for an entrepreneurial leader to join their London office as a Research Relationship Manager Team Leader. This pivotal role involves overseeing a team responsible for managing key content partnerships and driving data content strategies across the EMEA region. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial markets, proven leadership skills, and the ability to foster long-lasting relationships with senior stakeholders. If you are passionate about data and have a knack for strategic planning, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of leadership experience in managing relationships.
• Strong understanding of financial markets and research workflows.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and develop a team of Relationship Managers.
• Drive strategies for content acquisition and distribution.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Financial Markets Knowledge

Communication Skills

Strategic Planning

Job description

Team Leader - Content Acquisition Relationship Manager - Research

Location

London

Business Area

Data

Ref #

10042174

Description & Requirements

Bloomberg runs on data. Our products are fueled by powerful information. We combine data and context to paint the whole picture for our clients, around the clock – from around the world. In Data, we are responsible for delivering this data, news and analytics through innovative technology - quickly and accurately. We optimize the value of our data by combining our domain and technical expertise to make our data fit-for-purpose, timely and accurate. We apply our problem-solving skills to identify innovative workflow efficiencies, and we implement technology solutions to better manage our data.

Our Team:

CA (Content Acquisition) team is an integral part of Bloomberg Data. Our team is at the forefront of acquiring cutting edge data from brokers, exchanges, banks and other content partners that powers the Bloomberg terminal & its downstream enterprise offerings. We are responsible for end to end relationship management with our valued content partners and collaborate internally to align with the strategy that fuels our overall business.

Within CA, the Research team manages the research & estimates product, spanning multiple asset classes that forms a critical part of the market participants day to day investment decision making process. Bloomberg research product is the industry leading benchmark offering that powers Bloomberg users with access to research and estimates content enabling them to take timely & data backed decisions. We holistically manage the content partner relationships allowing them to distribute their content to the right set of clients ensuring content visibility and usage.

The Role:

We are seeking an entrepreneurial leader to join our London office as a Research Relationship Manager Team Leader, overseeing the EMEA region. In this role, you will primarily manage sell-side relationship managers while also driving data content strategies. Your ultimate goal will be to successfully acquire and manage research and estimates content sets. Additionally, you will be responsible for crafting strategies to oversee contributed content coverage in your region, ensuring alignment with the core product and overall business objectives.

We'll Trust You To:

• Recruit, coach and develop a team of Relationship Managers who will be managing our most important Research Content Partners
• Support your team in engagement with the content partners to drive their decision making to onboard and help maintain research, estimates, models & deep data sets. Support the team to secure their commitment and negotiate favorable terms on content distribution, usage and cost
• Set strategies around existing and potential content partners to drive distributing content on Bloomberg, along with driving strategies and campaigns around consumption trends
• Help your team execute an effective distribution strategy to ensure contents transparency and usage with an end goal of driving client engagement
• Collaborate with product, data and technical teams internally to help ensure the content is distributed leveraging the most effective technology, thereby providing maximum leverage to content partners distribution efforts
• Have your eyes on the region and working closely with Bloomberg internal stakeholders in core product & sales.
• Improve internal understanding of market dynamics, spot regional trends and identify coverage gaps to help frame a seamless research content acquisition, consumption and management strategy

You'll Need To Have:

• 3+ years of proven leadership experience
• Demonstrated experience of managing and growing senior stakeholder relationships & C-suite engagement, to support long lasting relationships and client engagement
• A proven understanding of financial markets and interaction dynamics of various market participant types within the investment community
• Experience implementing your vision to align team goals
• Strong understanding of full cycle fundamental workflow and how research fits within the ecosystem: right from idea generation stage to research production, distribution and consumption
• Demonstrated ability to build and complete plans under tight deadlines through partnership with external and internal stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal English communication + presentation skills
• Willingness to travel within the region

If This Sounds Like You:

Apply if you think we're a good match. We'll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are.

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