About this role
Aladdin Client Business, Preqin – Vice President
BlackRock Overview:
BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and an outstanding provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services. BlackRock offers a range of solutions — from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches sought at improving out performance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs. For additional information, please visit the Company’s website at www.blackrock.com | Twitter: @BlackRock_news | Blog: www.blackrockblog.com | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock
Our mission is to create a better financial future for our clients. We are a diverse bunch of people who like to analyze, reinvent, and enhance how we work, and all in the pursuit of a better experience for our colleagues and clients. There are limitless problems to solve and opportunities for development, alongside a team of clever and caring colleagues. Our culture is based on respect, inclusion, diversity but also challenge and stretch and value feedback. We believe that people reach their best potential when the different facets of their home, work and community are all cared about. We can promise you fun, fast paced work environment, offer competitive and innovative benefits, and the ability to define your role in pursuit of your aspirations.
Business Unit Overview:
This role sits within Preqin, a part of BlackRock. Preqin plays a key role in how we are revolutionizing private markets data and technology for clients globally, complementing our existing Aladdin technology platform to deliver investment solutions for the whole portfolio.
Role Overview:
As an Enterprise Account Executive at Preqin, you will make an immediate sales impact and develop a strong pipeline. In this role, you will generate new subscription agreements with firms across the market by identifying, developing, and closing new business opportunities. You will also be responsible growing existing account revenue in a designated sales territory and supporting in retention efforts.
This role focuses on our market on the East Coast, driving sales execution and demand through go-to-market efforts with localized events and lead generation.
Key responsibilities:
- Manage the full sales cycle from beginning to end, securing introductions and building buy-in through direct engagement with stakeholders
- Develop a pipeline of new business opportunities within a defined sales territory; this includes new prospective customers and within an existing customer base
- Provide prospective new business clients with an understanding of Preqin’s products and offerings while developing new relationships with key stakeholders at each firm
- Support strategic aspects of the renewal cycle for select client relationships, with a focus on expansion opportunities within accounts. This includes proactive and consultative client support, ensuring high net revenue growth
- Provide clients and prospects with detailed proposals, product demonstrations, and consultations (in person preferred, or via phone)
What Skills & Qualifications:
- 5+ years of sales experience in a new business and/or account management role within financial services, alternative investments, or B2B SaaS sales
- Demonstrable success and a record of hitting quota and sales target.
- Negotiation skills as it relates to upsells, cross-selling, and new logo opportunities
- Working knowledge of the financial market data space, alternative assets, and financial services industries
- Robust interpersonal skills and strong professional acumen with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Comfortable liaising with both BlackRock's clients and colleagues at all levels.
- Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills with a thirst and aptitude for problem solving and willingness to go the deliver positive outcomes
- Accountable, motivated, diligent and results driven work ethic
- Strong planning and organizational skills with the ability to manage and control their own priorities to meet deadlines
- A desire to be a phenomenal teammate, able to integrate and build rapport quickly
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft software such as Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint and Information Technology skills
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock
BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.
BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email [email protected]. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.
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What We Do
BlackRock is a global asset manager. We help investors build better financial futures. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, our clients turn to us for the solutions they need when planning for their most important goals. Our founding mission was to establish a firm that thinks differently about managing investment risks to best serve our clients, and this is still at our core today.
We challenge businesses to reach higher standards. We use technology to think beyond what’s possible. We provide investment solutions for every need. We aim to simplify a complex world. We help chart paths towards financial health. We are BlackRock, and we are invested in your financial well-being.
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