Sales Support / Pre-sales Engineer - DataGX, Vice President
- Recruiter
- State Street UK
- Location
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Not Specified
- Posted
- 19 Sep 2017
- Closes
- 22 Sep 2017
- Ref
- 2155536
- Sector
- Media/Marketing
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
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Purpose of Role:
State Street Global Exchange, a Data & Analytics focused business division with State Street is seeking a highly qualified Pre-Sales Engineer/Analyst to assume a driving role in the DataGX Business Development Team based in London. DataGX is our strategic data aggregation and management platform that forms the center of our investment management solutions eco-system. The selected individual would have responsibility for driving client demonstrations, presentations; Proof of Concept exercises, RFP responses and model office development and maintenance
Major Responsibilities:
Role specifics
Individual Contributor
Major responsibilities:
Using a solutions-oriented approach, work with EMEA sales team and assist in ascertaining client's and prospect's needs and design targeted solutions to meet those needs
Ability to quickly map client's needs to DataGX capabilities and bring gaps and new ideas back to DataGX team
Perform product demonstrations and have a good level of technical expertise in the field of Data.
Develop In depth knowledge of operational & enterprise control framework and the ability to explain it to business users
Effectively transfer knowledge and information acquired during deal phase to DataGX implementation team
Proactively solicit client and prospect feedback regarding new product initiatives and future product development; provide feedback to business development, research and product development teams
Represent State Street at industry events and conferences
Contribute to pipeline and management reporting and maintain timely call/meeting notes in Salesforce
Level of Education:
Masters (preferred) or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance or Accounting
Experience supporting one or more front office activity related data platform. .i.e. trading, compliance, performance & attribution, risk etc.
Clear understanding of different investment data components and their interaction. Security master, transactions, positions, analytics, performance, attribution, risk etc.
Working knowledge of common data vendor's .i.e. Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, IDC, SIX etc.
Prior experience with State Street and Enterprise Service Platform (ESP )is an advantage
Professional Qualities:
Experience interacting with external or internal clients
Ability to travel
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Organized and thorough with granular attention to detail
Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills
Excellent ability to work in a team environment, secure team and stakeholder buy-in, and motivate team to accomplish goals and objectives
Possesses sufficient subject matter knowledge to identify opportunities for change in current practice
Required Competencies:
Display a culture of individual ownership of tasks to embed a clear individual sense of accountability in performing the role
Ensure that the highest level of the Code of Conduct is displayed in your behavior
Provide appropriate management information as required to support business unit decision making
Support the ‘Risk Excellence' culture within the business
Adhere to limits of delegation and escalation procedures required by your manager so that you comply with internal policies and external regulations
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