S&P Global

Associate Director, Saudi Arabia-Client Coverage (S&P Dow Jones Indices)

The Team:

You’ll work within the organization who are responsible for the entire range of S&P Dow Jones Indices’ products and/or services. Activities may also encompass the development and management of business strategies and initiatives to stimulate customer demand for products and services and related support activities associated with these efforts. 

May also include the management of telemarketing initiatives and activities by external organizations.

Creates and nurtures high level strategic relationships and promotes thought leadership to customers.

Develops strategies and approaches for driving revenue growth for market specific sales segments. 

Aligns sales strategy with that of S&P Dow Jones Indices’’ most important client base.

The Impact:

• Assist in leading the sales and revenue results of Saudi Arabia
• Has huge positive impacts for local marketing activities including improvement of our brand recognition

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Proactively manage complex negotiations of commercial and contractual deals for new sales opportunities to meet and exceed sales objectives within Saudi Arabia
• Identifies product and market trends and ensures that sales teams are knowledgeable and conversant in them
• Maintain constant contact with existing clients to ensure that their needs are met and continuously add value to users
• Together with the client services team processing requests for data snapshots. The snapshot process is technical, time sensitive and admin intensive requiring attention to detail and proactive follow-up with both IP and data sales
• Extensive knowledge and use of our CRM tool (Salesforce), as well as contract and billing databases will be required
• Contract creation, sales order entry, and progression to completion
• Following up with invoicing and accounts payable issues
• Support manager and develops high level strategic relationships and promotes S&P Dow Jones indices thought leadership to customers

Functional and Business Knowledge:

• Has deep knowledge of the industry and awareness of market trends
• Has deep understanding of how indexes are used within the investment management process and investment product creation. This requires knowledge of end-customer (asset owners, plan sponsors, governmental agencies, and retail investors) needs and trends

Problem Solving:

• Identifies problems in team's revenue generation or sales processes. Resolves issues using precedent, expertise, and judgment

Interactions:

• Regularly interacts with clients and prospective clients 
• A self-starter and highly motivated, ability to work individually and within a team
• Extensive liaison with product management, operations, legal and client services

Requirements:

• Minimum 8 years relevant industry experience and a proven track record in consultative sales
• Minimum of 8 years in sales from a related industry, banks or asset management
• Experience in the building and execution of self-sales plans in Saudi Arabia
• Bachelor's degree is required, MBA is a plus
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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. 

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for emEEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  

US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law. 

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equest will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  

US Candidates Only:  The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law. 

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20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), SLSGRP202.2 - Middle Professional Tier II (EEO Job Group)