Market Specialist, European Emerging Markets, Financial Solutions Location London Business Area Sales and Client Service Ref 10044153 Description & Requirements The Market Specialist team serves as the financial markets & workflow experts at Bloomberg. On any given day as a Market Specialist, you will be collaborating with senior decision makers at client accounts, helping to close new sale opportunities, and providing critical feedback to help shape the development of our product. By championing the Bloomberg Professional Service at market events and through printed material, you become the face of our company! Comprised of former traders, portfolio managers, sales representatives, analysts, and more, our team of market specialists serve as the de facto market and asset class authorities. Our team not only heightens our user base's experience and impacts sales revenue, it plays a vital role in improving the knowledge of our sales force and is a dedicated source of client feedback for our product development teams. The team is also able to highlight their market expertise through writing for a variety of publications. We will trust you to: Apply your strong market experience, detailed knowledge of industry trends and demonstrated technical skills to assist in generating revenue for our terminal business and suite of Enterprise solutions Act in an advisory capacity to our clients concerning the challenges that they face, and how they can use our products and technology to address them Develop an in depth understanding of the competitor landscape and how this affects both internal and external customers Influence the direction of Bloomberg products through thought leadership, contribution on innovative ideas, and establishing relationships between Bloomberg's decisions makers and our clients Establish your own roadmap of initiatives that align with product, sales, and goals of the company. Maintain check-in points, and self-report successes and challenges on these strategies Participate actively in new projects that drive departmental and firm-wide initiatives and goals Seek out additional ways to make an impact, such as mentoring, involvement in training, running campaigns, and active involvement in product enhancement You'll need to have: Thorough knowledge of industry and markets, specifically for this role we are looking for cross asset classes such as FI and FX core derivatives, as well as pricing complex instruments. Good knowledge of bank treasury and corporate workflows will be an advantage A demonstrated track record of thinking strategically and developing business in changing market conditions 10 years experience in cultivating relationships with senior and C-level clients, regulators and governments Understanding of client operating models, player types, markets and workflows which can be used to identify problems and build solutions for the client to drive commercial success The ability to convey complex ideas and solutions in a simple and concise way to audiences both large and small Ability to travel to Eastern Europe and Central Asia as required to provide clients with a premier service We'd love to see: Experience in client engagement within Eastern European and CIS Markets Experience as a Market or Application Specialist within Bloomberg would be an advantage but is not a prerequisite An entrepreneurial & commercial mind set with the ability to identify and develop opportunities for other groups within the company and to build strong external networks Demonstrated sales ability, experience in leading business relationships with customers Eastern Europe language skills would be an advantage for 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, but in the meantime feel free to have a look at this: https://www.bloomberg.com/company/ Deadline for applications: Monday 23rd June at 4pm London time