Equity Market Specialist, Financial Solutions

Equity Market Specialist

Bloomberg is a global leader in business and financial information, news and insight, and we use innovative technology to deliver trusted data and bring transparency to the financial markets. Our customers around the globe rely on us for the information and tools they need to make critical investment decisions and remain connected across all sides of the financial community. And, to ensure the best experience for our 26,000+ employees across more than 150 locations around the world, we provide the spaces and systems that allow our teams to work together with agility, productivity and collaboration, no matter where they are.

The Bloomberg Financial Solutions department is at the forefront of ensuring success for our customers and employees alike. Our team comprises several key pillars: sales, service, operations, culture and brand. As a department, we are united by a common goal: We create meaningful relationships with clients by understanding their needs and delivering exceptional end-to-end support from sales and implementation, through their ongoing relationship with Bloomberg.

Our Team & The Role

Comprised of former analysts, portfolio managers, traders, salespeople, and more, the Market Specialist team within Bloomberg Financial Solutions serves as the de facto financial markets experts at Bloomberg. The team has in-depth asset class knowledge and a deep understanding of client workflows and Bloomberg's product offerings. As a Market Specialist, you will be the face of your asset class at Bloomberg - both internally and externally - and you will leverage your extensive experience to drive growth and change at Bloomberg. This is a client-facing, sales-focused role, collaborating closely with various departments across Sales and Product teams to build and implement strategies to retain and grow revenue, all while advancing Bloomberg forward. Engagement with key financial players across the front, middle and back-office are vital in this role. The successful candidate will be a motivated self-starter, comfortable in a demanding, client-focused environment.

We'll Trust You To:

• Leverage your strong market and quantitative knowledge in concert with Bloomberg's Product and Sales teams to maintain and generate revenue across our Terminal franchise and our wide range of enterprise businesses, such as data, electronic trading, index, order management, and portfolio risk & analytics
• Understand market dynamics, trends and regulations and the impact of these on our clients to help determine Bloomberg's strategic direction
• Build and maintain influential relationships with senior-level contacts and decision makers
• Provide concrete feedback and expertise to business managers to help shape the direction of our products
• Engage with clients and prospects to identify their needs and translate our solutions into business opportunities
• Educate internal partners as well as clients and prospects on the dynamics, products, and workflows within your market of focus

You'll Need To Have:

• 7+ years of equity markets buy-side and/or sell-side experience in roles including, but not limited to, research, portfolio management, trading, structuring, or sales.
• A collaborative approach and ability to operate within departmental and company-wide initiatives in a non-hierarchical structure without corporate titles
• Strong presentation and training skills with the ability to convey sophisticated ideas and solutions in a simple and concise way to audiences both large and small
• Excellent commercial and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to influence decisions and deliver results in a timely manner
• Proficiency with the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL service, and familiarity with other relevant market information platforms
• Willingness to travel monthly

We'd Love To See:

• Expertise in equity derivatives
• An extensive network of deep client relationships
• Experience with a range of financial data and analysis platforms and applications
• Familiarity with Python and/or Bloomberg Query Language (BQL)

What's It Like To Work Here?

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