Sales Specialist

**Location - Frankfurt/Berlin**

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

You 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 cross-selling/upselling existing ones.
- Participate in 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 create 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

**You Have**:

- Fluency in English and German.
- Experience selling information and compliance tools to senior business decision-makers.
- 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 influencing strategies to gain agreement or commitment to proposed solutions to help improve the sales process to the next level.
- 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, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets.

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Business Area: Dow Jones - Business Intelligence

Job Category: Sales

Union Status:
Non-Union role

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