Dow Jones

Director, Client Relationship Manager - Financial Institutions (Dow Jones Energy)

Dow Jones$155K — $200K *
Finance & Insurance
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of relationship management or account management experience, preferably in financial data or FinTech sectors.
  • Strong understanding of energy and commodities data integration into macro trading and risk management strategies.
  • Experience engaging with C-suite executives and market data stakeholders in the finance sector.
  • Expertise in analyzing complex usage data and account trends to reduce churn and enhance growth.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams to align on client engagement strategies and outcomes.
  • Keen interest in AI, advanced APIs, and how they are reshaping financial workflows and decision-making.
  • Proficiency with Salesforce and modern client success analytics tools.

Responsibilities

  • Champion exceptional client engagement within assigned financial institutions and global banking accounts.
  • Build trusted relationships with financial professionals including portfolio managers and market data executives.
  • Collaborate with Commercial Managers to secure renewals and pursue cross-sell and upsell opportunities.
  • Create strategic engagement plans that integrate Dow Jones data into client workflows.
  • Conduct ongoing dialogues with market participants to identify and communicate data needs to Product and Editorial teams.
  • Provide senior leadership with insights into account health and risks while identifying opportunities for pipeline expansion.
  • Represent Dow Jones Energy at industry events and maintain a strong presence within the NYC financial community.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Plans
  • Comprehensive Insurance Plans
  • Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
  • Education Benefits
  • Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
  • Commuter Transit Program
  • Subscription Discounts
  • Employee Referral Program
Full Job Description
Job Description:
About the Role:

Dow Jones Energy is rapidly investing in its institutional client engagement capabilities to deepen partnerships with our most critical financial accounts. Located in the heart of the world's financial capital, this non-traditional account management role is built for a sophisticated, cross-functional partner. You will focus exclusively on elevating how Dow Jones Energy engages with premier financial organizations-including tier-1 investment banks, hedge funds, commodity trading desks, and private equity firms-moving day-to-day interactions into long-term strategic alliances.

Working closely with Sales, Product, and Editorial teams, you will deliver a cohesive client experience, ensuring Wall Street's top market participants realize the full value of the Dow Jones portfolio. You will report directly to the VP, Commercial Transformation.

You Will:
  • Own the Financial Portfolio:Champion a culture of exceptional client engagement within your assigned patch of NYC-based financial institutions and global banking accounts
  • Embed Within the Buy/Sell Side:Build deep, trusted relationships with portfolio managers, head traders, research analysts, and market data procurement executives
  • Drive Commercial Cohesion:Partner seamlessly with Commercial Managers to defend renewals and aggressively pursue expansion opportunities (whitespace, cross-sell, and upsell) across enterprise-wide licenses
  • Maximize Retention & Adoption:Oversee the full commercial lifecycle, creating strategic engagement and onboarding plans that embed Dow Jones data directly into analyst and trader workflows
  • Act as a Strategic Feedback Loop:Conduct continuous, investigative dialogue with sophisticated market participants to surface unrecognized data needs, channeling actionable feedback directly to our Product and Editorial teams
  • Maintain Portfolio Health:Provide senior leadership with accurate, data-driven visibility into account health, renewal risks, and pipeline expansion opportunities
  • Represent the Brand:Act as an embedded, senior-level trusted advisor within the NYC financial community, representing Dow Jones Energy at industry events and C-suite briefings


You Have:
  • Industry Expertise:At least 12 years of relationship management, account management, or commercial experience, with a heavy preference for individuals coming from financial market data vendors, financial technology (FinTech), or commodity research firms
  • Financial Market Literacy: A strong understanding of how energy, commodities, and ESG data integrate into macro trading strategies, risk management, and investment banking models
  • C-Suite Gravitas:Proven experience engaging directly with internal and external institutional stakeholders, market data heads, and C-suite executives on Wall Street
  • Data-Driven Execution: Expertise in analyzing complex usage data, account trends, and market signals to preemptively combat churn and identify commercial upside
  • Cross-Functional Leadership:The ability to align competing internal priorities (Sales, Product, Editorial) to deliver a seamless client experience to demanding financial institutions
  • Forward-Thinking Mindset:A genuine curiosity about how AI integration and advanced APIs are transforming workflows, data consumption habits, and quantitative decision-making on trading desks
  • Tech Stack:Proficiency with Salesforce and modern client-success analytics platforms


Our Benefits
  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Plans
  • Comprehensive Insurance Plans
  • Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
  • Education Benefits
  • Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
  • Commuter Transit Program
  • Subscription Discounts
  • Employee Referral Program

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Business Area:
Dow Jones - Energy

Job Category:
Sales

Union Status:
Non-Union role

Base Pay Range: $155,000 - $200,000

We're committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate's experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

About Dow Jones

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world?s largest news gathering operations globally. It produces leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America?s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Factiva, Barron?s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource.
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