Global Head of Bank Industry Sales

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**Role: Global Head of Bank Industry Sales - Fitch Solutions**

**Location: London**

This is a senior commercial position within Fitch Solutions. In this high-profile global role, you will be responsible for leading the sales effort for Fitch Solutions in the Sell-side, Commercial Banking (including Central Banks) and Deal-broker sectors, with sales and revenue responsibility. You will be responsible for providing business direction to account managers aligned to the banking industry globally. You will work with the rest of the Fitch Solutions and Fitch Group management in building and growing its business in the banking/dealer-broker sectors.

The incumbent of this role will:

- Define Fitch Solutions growth and sales strategy in the bank (Commercial Banks,Central Banks, Dealer-brokers) sector
- Deliver the global bank revenue, sales and growth targets and KPIs
- Develop and train the global sales organization on key global banking trends, regulations and build in the teams a high level of domain and credit, risk and investment workflow knowledge to position Fitch Solutions as a key partner to the customer’s strategic priorities and needs
- Collaborate with business and product leadership in planning, designing and developing Fitch Solutions industry-specific offerings (a solution, product, or package) that address workflow requirements or problems unique to the industry
- Represent the firm in the assigned industry by being the face of Fitch Solutions to the wider market at conferences, and industry events
- Provide leadership to the global sales force aligned to assigned industry ensuring best-of-class territory plans are in place, large account plans are developed, and win plans are properly executed
- Work with senior management and other sales groups globally in developing and executing a strategic marketing and sales plan to generate new business and identify market opportunity in the assigned industry. Collaborate with regions in executing the sector sales agenda across territories.

**Person Specification**
- Significant experience in the banking industry. Deep understanding of key banking workflows especially with the credit and risk functions
- Significant exposure to regulators, Board-level and C-suite level customers, across multiple geographies
- Proven track record in developing new business, driving growth initiatives and growing revenue streams in the industry
- Extensive experience in sales across key global markets, implementing disciplined robust sales process, managing a sales cadence
- Track record of sales leadership, achieving and exceeding sales targets
- Understanding of what it takes to build sales capabilities and capacity in a global matrixed sales organization
- Located in London. Willing to travel extensively globally

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