Capital IQ, a Standard & Poor’s business, provides high-impact information and workflow solutions to more than 4,200 leading financial institutions, advisory firms and corporations.

Our solutions are based on the Capital IQ Platform, a unique combination of global private and public capital market data and technology that enables end-users to draw deep market insights, generate better ideas, leverage relationships and simplify workflow.

Clients can deploy the Capital IQ Platform either as a standalone solution or seamlessly integrate its components into existing business applications and portals via systems integration and custom data feeds.

The environment at Capital IQ is dynamic, fun and innovative. We have substantial opportunities ahead of us and are looking for talented, intelligent and motivated individuals, interested in learning about financial markets, to join us and help us achieve our goals.

Current Openings

We are currently looking for university graduates or equivalent with an additional language to join our Client Development Analyst programme.

The Client Development Analyst Role:

Upon joining Capital IQ you will receive extensive training on:

• The Capital IQ Platform, Excel Plug-in, and Real-Time applications
• Financial analysis and financial markets, provided by industry experts
Upon completion of the initial training, you will become an active member of our Analyst team.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Responding to client questions over the telephone and through email, relating to usage issues on the platform, and to help them maximise the use of the tools provided.
• Assuring that our users’ access is properly configured.

All of this helps reinforce your knowledge of our tools, platform and processes in order to prepare you for your next step within the organisation.

After the first stage, you will dedicate a portion of your time to the exploration of other roles in the company to determine what future career would suit you best.

This could include one or more of the following:

• Attending face-to-face client visits
• Shadowing a member of other specialised teams
• Participating in preparatory classes to build account management skills
• Mentoring new team members
A few months later, you will commit to your next role and will work closely with a senior member of the team, who will assist you in becoming fully integrated into your new role.

Requirements

• Minimum 2.1 in a BSc or BA degree, or equivalent, preferably in a financial discipline
• Excellent command of English
• Competence in an additional European language
• Exceptional communication, listening and interpersonal skills
• Outstanding PC skills and sound working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases
• Quick and independent learner, paying attention to detail
• Desire and flexibility to learn and grow in an ever-changing environment