KBRA was established in 2010 in an effort to restore trust in credit ratings by creating new standards for assessing risk and by offering accurate and transparent ratings. KBRA provides the investment community with an alternative solution by delivering timely and in-depth research. KBRA is a full service global rating agency whose mission is to set a standard of excellence and integrity.
Ratings Data Sales - Director (Remote)
Location
United States
Posted
39 days ago
Salary
$140K - $160K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Job Requirements
- :
- Strategic Sales Leadership
- Develop and execute a go-to-market strategy for selling KBRA ratings data across multiple distribution channels.
- Identify, prospect, and secure new clients across asset managers, banks, insurance companies, hedge funds, and fintech/data platforms.
- Lead enterprise-level negotiations, structure agreements, and close high-value deals.
- Client & Market Engagement
- Build and maintain relationships with senior decision-makers in data procurement, portfolio management, risk management, and technology functions.
- Act as a trusted partner to clients, advising on best practices for integrating KBRA’s data into workflows and platforms.
- Represent KBRA Analytics at client meetings, conferences, and industry events.
- Collaboration & Partnership
- Partner with internal stakeholders (product, client services, marketing, strategy) to align sales efforts with client needs and market opportunities.
- Provide client-driven insights to influence product development and strategic initiatives.
- Collaborate with broader sales teams to uncover cross-selling opportunities across KBRA Analytics.
- Performance & Reporting
- Manage pipeline development, sales forecasts, and performance reporting to senior leadership.
- Consistently achieve and exceed revenue and growth targets.
- Establish a repeatable sales framework to support long-term business growth.
- Key Skills/Expertise
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or related field (MBA a plus).
- 7–10+ years of sales or business development experience in financial data, market intelligence, or ratings-related products.
- Demonstrated success in selling enterprise data products, including feeds, APIs, and vendor-distributed content.
- Established network of institutional clients and/or data distribution partners.
- Exceptional negotiation, communication, and executive-level presentation skills.
- Entrepreneurial, results-oriented mindset with ability to thrive in a fast-growing business.
- Familiarity with market data technologies (Bloomberg, Refinitiv, ICE, FactSet, APIs, cloud delivery, etc.) strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT for research, data insights, and general productivity is a plus.
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