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Associate – Business Development – Morningstar Credit

Associate – Business Development – Morningstar Credit

CompanyMorningstar
LocationChicago, IL, USA
Salary$60000 – $105000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelJunior, Mid Level

Requirements

  • At least 2 years overall experience with minimum 1 year in a business development/sales environment.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
  • Ability to travel within the United States
  • Self-motivated team player who is creative, has fresh ideas and is a self-initiated learner
  • Enjoys working closely with customers to ensure complete satisfaction
  • Proven strong relationship management skills
  • Experience working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
  • Mature, independent, highly organized, self-motivated and a team player

Responsibilities

  • Act as consultants for Morningstar’s capabilities; our clients appreciate the value of our capabilities for their needs, so we take the time to understand and address those needs head on;
  • Build our database of prospective clients, which includes Commercial real estate brokers, Investors, Asset Managers, Debt and Equity providers as well as CMBS Investors.
  • Work with a strong sense of urgency, which translates into activity with the expectation of making 50 calls/ outbound emails per day;
  • Ask thorough and pointed questions, guiding potential clients through needs assessment and discovery sessions to qualify the prospect and drive new opportunities;
  • Demonstrate extensive product and industry knowledge to our potential client base;
  • Collaborate with Morningstar’s marketing & communications, sales and product teams to proactively follow leads and help support strong business growth.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with the financial services market preferred