Senior Sales Executive Account Executive Risk Analytics Solutions

Risk Analytics Company

Cambridge (MA)

Hybrid

USD 100,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k)
Bonus based on performance
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Opportunity for advancement
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Job summary

Risk Analytics Company is seeking a Senior Sales Executive / Account Executive to drive business growth in the risk analytics sector. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in Finance or a related field, and 5+ years of experience in enterprise sales within financial technology. The role involves engaging institutional clients, managing complex sales processes, and exceeding revenue targets. Benefits include a competitive salary, equity opportunities, and flexible work environments.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of enterprise sales experience in financial technology, analytics, or risk management.
  • Proven track record of exceeding revenue targets and managing complex sales cycles.
  • Excellent presentation and consultative selling skills.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a strategic sales plan focused on institutional asset managers.
  • Identify and close new business opportunities for risk analytics solutions.
  • Build trusted relationships with institutional clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Sales experience in financial technology
Understanding of portfolio risk analytics
Strong communication skills
Ability to engage technical and executive stakeholders

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or Business

Tools

CRM platforms (HubSpot)

Job description

Senior Sales Executive / Account Executive — Risk Analytics Solutions

Location: New York or Boston — Reports To: Head of Sales / Chief Revenue Officer

Benefits
  • 401(k)
  • Bonus based on performance
  • Competitive salary
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
About the Company

We are a leading provider of institutional risk analytics and portfolio optimization solutions serving asset managers, hedge funds, pension funds, insurers, wealth managers, and banks. Our platform delivers multi-asset risk models, performance attribution, factor analytics, stress testing, portfolio construction, and investment decision support tools used by some of the world’s most sophisticated investors.

Our solutions help clients better understand portfolio exposures, improve investment outcomes, manage regulatory requirements, and make data-driven portfolio decisions.

Role Overview

We are seeking a high-performing sales professional with experience selling financial technology, analytics, or investment solutions into institutional investors. The ideal candidate understands quantitative investing workflows and has experience engaging portfolio managers, risk teams, CIOs, quantitative researchers, and investment operations leaders.

This role is responsible for driving new business growth, expanding strategic accounts, and managing complex enterprise sales cycles for risk analytics and portfolio management solutions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute a strategic sales plan focused on institutional asset managers, hedge funds, banks, insurers, and asset owners
  • Identify, qualify, and close new business opportunities for risk analytics, factor modeling, portfolio optimization, and performance attribution solutions
  • Build trusted relationships with CIOs, portfolio managers, heads of risk, quantitative analysts, and investment technology teams
  • Lead complex enterprise sales cycles from prospecting through contract negotiation and close
  • Collaborate with product specialists, quantitative research, customer success, and implementation teams to deliver tailored client solutions
  • Conduct client presentations, platform demonstrations, and business value discussions
  • Maintain a strong pipeline and accurate forecasting within CRM systems
  • Represent the company at industry conferences, client events, and thought leadership forums
  • Stay current on market structure, quantitative investing trends, risk management practices, and competitor offerings
  • Partner with marketing and product teams to provide client feedback and identify new market opportunities
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Business, or related field
  • 5+ years of enterprise sales experience in financial technology, analytics, market data, risk management, or investment software
  • Proven track record of exceeding revenue targets and closing complex institutional deals
  • Strong understanding of portfolio risk analytics, factor models and performance attribution, quantitative investing concepts, multi-asset portfolio construction, institutional investment workflows
  • Experience selling to buy-side institutions including asset managers, hedge funds, pension funds, and insurance firms
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and consultative selling skills
  • Ability to engage both technical and executive stakeholders
  • Familiarity with CRM platforms such as HubSpot
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience selling platforms similar to Barra, Axioma, Aladdin, FactSet, MSCI, Bloomberg, or BlackRock solutions
  • CFA, CAIA, or advanced finance-related coursework
  • Understanding of APIs, cloud-based analytics platforms, or investment data infrastructure
  • Existing network within institutional investment management
Success Metrics
  • Annual recurring revenue (ARR) growth
  • New logo acquisition
  • Enterprise account expansion
  • Pipeline generation and conversion rates
  • Client retention and strategic account development
What We Offer
  • Competitive base salary plus uncapped commission
  • Equity participation opportunity
  • Comprehensive healthcare and retirement benefits
  • Flexible work environment
  • Exposure to leading institutional investors and cutting-edge quantitative technologies
  • Career growth within a rapidly expanding analytics organization
Ideal Candidate Profile

The successful candidate combines strong commercial instincts with credibility in front of sophisticated investment professionals. They are comfortable discussing portfolio construction, risk decomposition, factor exposures, and investment workflows while also navigating enterprise procurement and executive stakeholder management.

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