Sales Specialist - London, United Kingdom - Dow Jones

Dow Jones

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Description:
Vacancy - Sales Specialist - Risk and ComplianceLocation - London

Based in London, with extensive travel across the region and reporting into the Global Head of Sales, Risk & Compliance the Sales Specialist will manage the complete solutions sales cycle for Dow Jones Risk and Compliance suite or products and services.

The Sales Specialist will build new business revenue through any combination of the following activities:

You Will:

Grow revenue for the R&C business across the region through new clients and by crossselling/upselling existing ones.
Participate in and lead the sales process
Engage with regulators and other experts across the region
Speak at industry events
Educate the sales teams about the Risk & Compliance market dynamics, and competition and develop positioning and knowledge for the success
Work with the sales teams to design and implement territory business plans to identify growth opportunities and retain business.
Contribute to or lead the writing of any proposal, statement of work or technical document relating to the products
Participate in and lead the negotiation of terms, conditions, or prices leading to the closure of the contract
Work with sales to prospect into organisations that could gain value from the Dow Jones Risk & Compliance solutions
Other activities, tactics and behaviours as directed by management

You Have:

Fluency in English, degreelevel education.
Experience selling information or compliance tools to senior business decisionmakers.
Ability to drive new business opportunities within new prospects, and the ability to upsell to existing Dow Jones customers within a team selling environment.
Ability to utilise effective influencing strategies to gain agreement or commitment to proposed solutions to help advance the sales process to the next level.
Ability to speak about customers' issues to demonstrate/convey an understanding of it.
Ability to effectively handle multiple activities and reprioritise to ensure revenue goals is achieved.
This role requires extensive overseas travel to develop sales opportunities and support existing clients

About Us

Dow Jones Risk & Compliance is a specialist team within the wider Dow Jones organisation.

We employ over 400 staff around the world that solely focuses on the development and ongoing management of content-based solutions, monitoring technology and research services designed to help our global customers meet exacting customer, payments, sourcing and trade finance screening requirements.

Over 4,500 clients globally - both in the financial, corporate and governmental areas - are relying on our services for their anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and third-party risk management programmes globally.

As part of our investment plan, we are looking for a business development professional to partner with the Risk & Compliance Sales, Product and Marketing teams globally and the wider Dow Jones Sales team.

Our Benefits

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plans
Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
Education Benefits
Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
Family Care Benefits
Commuter Transit Program
Subscription Discounts
Employee Referral Program

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets.

LI-Hybrid

Business Area:
PIB - SALES

Job Category:
Sales

Union Status:
Non-Union role

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities.

Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead.

More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

Req ID: 39690