Principal Sales Executive- Trading (Portware) in London

FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions. At FactSet, our values are the foundation of everything we do. They express how we act and operate, serve as a compass in our decision-making, and play a big role in how we treat each other, our clients, and our communities. We believe that the best ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time, and that curiosity is the key to anticipating our clients’ needs and exceeding their expectations.

Your Team’s Impact: As a Sales Executive – Trading for FactSet's EMS (Execution Management System), Portware, you are a seasoned commercial leader driving revenue retention and growth across a high-value book of business. You serve as the primary relationship owner and trusted advisor, leveraging deep industry expertise to identify, develop, and close strategic opportunities within your accounts. Partnering closely with Product, Engineering, Implementation, and Support teams, you deliver measurable client value while directly impacting FactSet's revenue growth. This role demands a proven sales professional with the technical depth, business development acumen, and consultative selling skills to retain, expand, and strategically elevate a sophisticated client base.

What You'll Do:

• Build, manage and execute on a pipeline for FactSet’s Portware Enterprise offering across buy-side clients.
• Lead the full sales cycle from prospecting and discovery through negotiation and close, partnering with Pre-Sales Engineering to assess client workflows, craft compelling proposals, and win high-value EMS deals against competitors.
• Proactively identify and convert revenue opportunities by uncovering client pain points around execution quality, workflow inefficiencies, and connectivity gaps, positioning Portware's EMS capabilities and delivering a clear ROI narrative to senior decision-makers.
• Build and maintain C-suite and executive-level relationships across trading desks, technology, and operations teams establishing yourself as a trusted, long-term strategic partner who understands the evolving demands of modern order and execution management.
• Leverage deep knowledge of market microstructure, order routing, algorithmic trading, and multi-asset execution workflows to engage credibly with heads of trading, portfolio managers, and CTOs in highly technical conversations.
• Stay current on industry trends including evolving best execution obligations, T+1 settlement impacts, fragmentation across lit and dark venues, and the growing role of AI and automation in trade execution — applying these insights to sharpen your competitive positioning and client conversation.
• Mentor and inspire junior team members, modeling a high-performance, results-driven sales culture built on accountability, urgency, deep product expertise and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on EMS capabilities, market structure, and trading workflows, leveraging your expertise to differentiate FactSet's offering in competitive situations.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Computer Science, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of front-office financial markets sales experience with deep knowledge across multiple asset classes and market structures.
• Proven track record of building C-suite relationships and exceeding revenue targets through consultative selling and long-term account management.
• Demonstrated ability to close complex, high-value deals navigating multi-stakeholder buying processes across trading, technology, and operations.
• Experience collaborating directly with software engineers, developers, and technical architects on business requirements and solution delivery.
• Deep expertise in securities trading, FX or Fixed Income strongly preferred; derivatives and equities experience a strong plus.
• Advanced understanding of FIX protocol and its practical application across trading workflows and connectivity solutions.
• Comprehensive knowledge of EMS platforms and their components; OMS experience a plus.
• Exceptional communicator with the executive presence to convey complex technical and commercial concepts to senior business and technology audiences.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels — balancing high-level account planning with hands-on execution and problem-solving.

What's In It For You:

• Support for your total well-being, including health, life, and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, and a discounted employee stock purchase program, plus paid time off for holidays, family leave, and companywide wellness days.
• Flexible work accommodations to help achieve success both at work and in personal lives.
• A global community dedicated to volunteerism, sustainability, and inclusivity, where collaboration is always encouraged, and individuality drives solutions.
• Career progression plans with dedicated time each month for learning and development.
• Employee-led Business Resource Groups that are wholly supported by Executive Management.

The budgeted salary range for this position in London is 87,000-130,000. Please note: the salary range may differ in other locations.

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