Team Leader - Private Funds

Bloomberg runs on data, and as part of the Data team, we're responsible for acquiring it, providing it to our clients and helping derive significant insights out of it. We collect, analyze, process, and publish the data, which is the backbone of our iconic Bloomberg Terminal and our enterprise products - the facts and figures which ultimately move the financial markets. We apply problem-solving skills to identify innovative workflow efficiencies, and we implement technology solutions to improve our systems, products, and processes

Our Team:

Whether a fund investor, manager or advisor, Bloomberg has the data, expertise and industry network to help our clients take their private markets analyses to the next level. The Private Funds data team is made up of data specialists and technologists with a passion for private markets, from fund launch to liquidation, seed round to IPO and all the data in between.

The Role:

Our Private Funds data team is charged with the acquisition and management of private fund data, including limited partner investments, fund performance and private deals. You will need to have knowledge of the alternative investment industry. You will also need to be an expert on organizing and constructing data workflows that involve automation technology, full-time employees across the globe as well as external vendor resources. You are an exemplary collaborator, and a highly motivated people manager who has a proven track record of defining and implementing strategic product and commercial initiatives. As a natural problem solver, you thrive on building innovative solutions to complex problems.

We’ll trust you to:

• Be a strong and dedicated leader who can communicate a clear vision about where your team is heading and how you’re going to get there together
• Collaborate with global counterparts to evolve the role, workflows, and operating procedures to ensure consistency in data quality and timeliness across regions
• Proven ability to establish credibility and build critical relationships with multiple internal and external clients and collaborators
• Collaborate with data teams, core business managers and engineering for technology implementation to drive automation, data quality and time to market
• Effectively partner with Sales, Product, Applications Specialists and News in support of Bloomberg’s private markets offering
• Deeply understand the demands of our clients and the market conditions in which they operate
• Understand how to use technology to drive smarter solutions for our clients
• Set a strategy to recruit, retain, and develop top talent within your team and global counterparts

You’ll need to have:

• 3+ years of people management experience
• 5+ years of experience in private markets
• A proven track record of managing and developing people, and delivering results
• Excellent understanding of the commercial landscape in which Bloomberg operates, along with comprehensive knowledge of financial products and the ways in which our clients consume data
• Deep understanding of funds industry and corresponding data
• Exceptional communication skills, verbal and written
• Strong project management and operations skills; experience with Agile is critical
• Demonstrated success building and maintaining client relationships
• Motivation and passion to inspire growth and development of team members

We’d love to see:

• Experience developing premium content using Bloomberg data
• Experience in a client-facing role
• Familiarity with Python or SQL and data visualization tools such as Tableau or QlikSense

Does this sound like you?

Apply if you think we're a good match! We'll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are.