Bloomberg

Global financial data, news, analytics provider

Market Specialist - Commodities

Pre-Sales Solution EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSingaporeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A minimum of 7 years of experience in financial services or a financial technology company is required.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in commodities sales, trading, or research is required.
Experience leading senior-level client or internal conversations gained within the past 5 years is required.
Practical experience using the Bloomberg Terminal and/or applicable commodities software providers is required.
The ability to convey complex ideas and solutions simply and concisely to audiences of varying sizes is required.
Business insight to use knowledge and experience to make sound judgments and quick decisions that tangibly affect commercial success is required.
A commercial approach and the ability to operate within departmental and company-wide initiatives in a non-hierarchical structure without corporate titles are required.
Ability to travel up to 50% of the time across ASEAN markets is required.
Fluency in written and spoken English, with presentation and training abilities, is required.
Demonstrated continuous career growth within an organization is required.
A bachelor's degree or degree-equivalent qualification is required.

Responsibilities

Consult with senior decision makers at client accounts, help close new sales opportunities, and provide feedback to product management teams to shape the development of tools and services.
Champion the Bloomberg Professional Service at market events and through printed material.
Use market experience, detailed knowledge of industry trends, and technical skills to drive revenue opportunities across Bloomberg's solutions.
Advise clients on their challenges and how they can use Bloomberg products and technology to address them.
Develop an in-depth understanding of the competitor landscape and its effects on internal and external customers.
Influence Bloomberg product direction through thought leadership, contributions of innovative ideas, and relationships between Bloomberg decision makers and clients.
Develop and maintain a roadmap of initiatives based on understanding of markets, tools, and workflows, aligned with product, sales, and company goals; set check-in points and self-report successes and challenges.
Participate actively in projects supporting departmental and firm-wide initiatives and goals.
Seek additional ways to contribute, including mentoring, training, running campaigns, and participating in product enhancement.
Highlight market expertise by writing for publications or speaking at internal and external events.

Desired Qualifications

Knowledge of oil, refined products, or LNG markets and trading.
Demonstrated experience or interest in more than one commodities asset class.
Direct involvement in developing an internal or external IT solution or software product.

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.

What's the role?

Market Specialists support our Sales teams serving as subject matter experts within Bloomberg. On any given day in this role, you will be consulting with senior decision makers at client accounts, helping to close new sales opportunities, and providing critical feedback to help shape the development of our tools and services with the product management teams. By championing the Bloomberg Professional Service at market events and through printed material, you become the face of our company!

The Market Specialists are comprised of a broad spectrum of individuals with varying backgrounds and skills with experience from across the industry. The team's core responsibility is not only to heighten our user base’s experience and impact sales revenue, but also play a vital role in improving the knowledge of our sales force, and are a dedicated source of client feedback for our product development teams. The team also highlight their market expertise through writing for a variety of publications or speaking at internal and external events.

We'll trust you to:

Utilise your strong market experience, detailed knowledge of industry trends, and demonstrated technical skills to drive revenue opportunities across our suite of solutions
Act in an advisory capacity to our clients around the challenges that they face, and how they can use our products and technology to solve 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
Develop and establish your own road-map of initiatives based off your in depth understanding of markets, tools, and workflows that align with product, sales, and company goals, and then 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:

Minimum 7 years of experience in Financial Services or a Financial Technology company
Minimum 5 years of experience in Commodities sales, trading or research
Experience leading senior level client or internal conversations gained within the past 5 years
Practical experience using the Bloomberg Terminal and/or applicable commodities software providers
The ability to convey complex ideas and solutions in a simple and concise way to audiences both large and small
The business insight required to use your knowledge and experience to make good judgement and quick decisions to tangibly impact the commercial success of our business
A commercial approach, along with the ability to operate within both departmental and company-wide initiatives, in a non-hierarchical structure without corporate titles
Ability to travel up to 50% of the time across ASEAN markets
Fluency in both written and spoken English, with excellent presentation, training, and communication skills
Demonstrated continuous career growth within an organisation
Bachelor’s degree or degree equivalent qualifications

We'd love to see:

Knowledge of the oil, refined products or LNG markets and trading
Demonstrated experience or interest in more than one commodities asset class
Direct involvement in the development of an internal or external IT solution or software product

If this sounds like you:

Apply if you think we’re a good match. We’ll get in touch with you to let you know the next steps but in the meantime feel free to browse this: http://www.bloomberg.com/professional

Why Bloomberg?

We’re individuals with diverse backgrounds, talents, and experiences who take on big challenges and create even bigger impact through our work. We’re interested in what makes you you, and how we can create opportunities for you to channel your unique, personal energy and grow to your fullest potential.

Learn more about our office and benefits:

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Bloomberg is committed to improving the communities, cities and countries in which we work, and we support various initiatives including hiring and developing local talent. So, we may prioritise candidates with legal authorisation to work full-time in Singapore for this role, who do not require Bloomberg to sponsor their work authorization.

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About the Company

Bloomberg

Global financial data, news, analytics provider

Bloomberg provides financial data, news, and analysis to help professionals make informed decisions and operate more transparently and efficiently. Its products deliver trusted information and insights through technology platforms that connect global financial communities, enable collaboration, and support decision-making. The company differentiates itself by offering broad, reliable data and news across markets, strong customer focus, and a culture that emphasizes collaboration, broad perspective, and doing the right thing for clients, people, and communities. Bloomberg’s goal is to improve market transparency and efficiency by delivering accurate information and tools that empower customers to act confidently and ethically.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: New York City, New York
Founded: 1981

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