About the Role
Morningstar's Business Development Team seeks a Vice President, Business Development to grow revenue and build relationships within strategic accounts. This role focuses on increasing adoption of Morningstar Direct and addressing client workflow challenges through additional services like Report Distribution. The position requires approximately 30% travel and a hybrid work model with four days per week in the New York office.
Responsibilities
- Exceed growth targets.
- Uncover client business needs and collaborate with internal teams to determine optimal solutions.
- Establish and build relationships with key stakeholders.
- Identify new business groups and opportunities within accounts.
- Employ winning strategies to maintain and grow adoption of Morningstar Direct and leverage the installed user base to deploy additional solutions.
- Master product demonstrations and knowledge of product capabilities and benefits.
- Forecast and proactively uncover opportunities within key business groups.
- Negotiate and close business.
- Develop growth plans for accounts.
- Document daily activities in SFDC.
Requirements
- 5+ years of business development, sales, and/or account management experience in the finance and investment industry.
- Proven track record of exceeding prior targets.
- Hands-on, organized individuals capable of building long-term client relationships.
- Strong leadership, long-range planning, and time-management skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
- Ability to deliver professional and persuasive presentations.
- Ability to understand complex investment requirements.
- A bachelor's degree required.
Skills
- Business Development
- Sales
- Account Management
- Finance
- Investment Industry
- Leadership
- Long-range planning
- Time-management
- Communication
- Presentation Skills
- Product Demonstrations
- Product Knowledge
- Forecasting
- Negotiation
- SFDC
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- MBA or CFA a plus
Salary/Compensations
- $68,696.30-105,228.07
- Incentive Target: 68.75%
Benefits
- 100% 401k match up to 6% of salary
- Stock Ownership Potential
- Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical/dental/vision)
- Potential health insurance premium discounts
- Company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2,000 annually)
- Additional medical Wellness Incentives (up to $300-$600 annually)
- Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance
- Trust-Based Time Off
- 6-week Paid Sabbatical Program
- 6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave
- Competitive 8-24 Week Paid Parental Leave
- Adoption Assistance
- Leadership Coaching & Formal Mentorship Opportunities
- Annual Flex Stipend ($1000 annually for personal education & well-being)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Charitable Matching Gifts program
- Dollars for Doers volunteer program
- Paid volunteering days
- 15+ Employee Resource & Affinity Groups
About the Company
- Morningstar's Business Development group helps institutional clients strengthen their businesses to provide better outcomes for investors, serving Wealth Management, Asset Management, Retirement, and Alliances & Redistributor segments.
- Morningstar's hybrid work environment fosters collaboration, with most locations requiring four days in-office each week. Tools and resources are available for global colleagues.
