Commercial Analyst

Our company

ION Investment Group is a leader in financial technology, data & analytics. ION is headquartered in Ballsbridge and is organized into 3 main operating divisions: ION Markets, ION Corporates and ION Analytics. Together, these businesses provide mission-critical trading platforms, workflow automation software solutions and data and content to global financial institutions, Fortune 100 corporations and central banks. ION operates like an industrial private equity firm, investing in businesses as both an owner and an operator, holding portfolio companies for life.

We have 13,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe, but we’re only getting started. Our Milan office is the hub for our sales management, legal and finance functions for the Italian market.

Working at ION

As part of a highly motivated team, your role will be pivotal in the management of ION’s commercial and legal relationships with our customers. You will be involved in every aspect of customer relations and channel that knowledge into cogent positioning to help close sales transactions.

Growing in the Role

ION is looking for smart and ambitious candidates to join our Commercial Team which leads engagement with customers and prospective customers.

Successful people in ION will be able to learn from previous transactions experience and apply going forward to improve the process. As you learn ION’s approach, you will become an ambassador, with opportunities to coach new hires and staff in our portfolio companies.

The Role

• Analyse / reconcile existing contracts and develop proposed renewal options
• Closely interact with senior management to construct and deliver customer commercial documents
• Develop relationships with ION Product / business areas to facilitate the ION sales process
• Support the integration of newly acquired companies into the ION sales process
• Partner with senior management and legal team in the negotiation of customer contracts
• Drive and execute commercial operational efficiencies within the commercial team and wider sales organisation
• Support the account management team in forming and nurturing customer relations
• Assist in management of the daily commercial proposal workflow

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Fluent in English and Italian
• Commercially astute
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Intellectually curious
• Strong team player, self-motivated and hard-working individual who is goal orientated
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• Good interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint

Minimum qualifications

• University degree or equivalent
• 1+ years in experience in a fast-paced environment

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