Sales Specialist - Trading

Sales Specialist

Join FactSet's Trading Sales group as an experienced Sales Specialist to be a part of our expanding sales team. This role offers you the unique opportunity to drive sales of our trading solutions with a focus on enhancing existing accounts and acquiring new clients. You will strive to increase FactSet's visibility in the buy-side trading landscape, across institutional asset managers, wealth managers and hedge funds by utilizing their network and track record.

This opportunity requires a candidate who has delivered excellent sales results, developed and closed large revenue deals and built relationships with large & strategic clients. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a deep and broad knowledge of buy side front office trading and execution workflows, market structure across asset classes, competing and complementary technology solutions available in the market.

As a Sales Specialist, you will be expected to :

• Become a subject matter expert ("SME") in workflows centered around these product lines :
• FactSet's LiquidityBook OMS, inclusive of compliance and EMS capabilities.
• FactSet's FIX network.
• FactSet's LiquidityBook IBOR, Shadow NAV, and accounting capabilities.
• FactSet's integrated offering for research, data, and analytics.
• Work through sales cycles with various buy-side client types, including hedge funds, institutional asset managers, and wealth managers. This includes :
• Sourcing and qualifying new leads.
• Leading in-depth demos.
• Executing evaluations and proof of concepts (POCs).
• Handling deal negotiations to achieve optimal outcomes for FactSet.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders on deal structures and close strategies.
• Providing guidance on workflow implementation and ASV retention.

Additional responsibilities include :

Requirements :

Job location : San Francisco or Los Angeles

Working Environment : Hybrid

For U.S. locations, must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

What's In It For You

At FactSet, our people are our greatest asset, and our culture is our biggest competitive advantage. Being a FactSetter means :

Salary is just one component of our compensation package and is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, and certifications.

The budgeted amount range for this position in California is $120,000 -$150,000

Company Overview :

FactSet (NYSE : FDS | NASDAQ : FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award winner. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.