Business Development Associate recruitment
Sales Support Research- Provide comprehensive sales support, help with client meeting preparation and follow-up. Draft relevant and thorough briefing notes for product teams in advance of client meetings. Draft concise and persuasive meeting follow-up communications to clients and prospects, including co-ordination with Marketing Communications and Operations teams ref responses to RFIs / RFPs, data requests on performance etc. Learn our CRM system and provide CRM support. Assist effort to understand our European investor base in depth; research institutional investors and their advisors; asset allocations, manager mandates, typical buying behaviour. Categorise and rank buyers based on fit with our product mix.
Person
• Independent, self-motivated individual.
• Proven relevant experience within a similar financial services environment,
• Good basic knowledge of the financial markets with demonstrated interest to learn more about investment strategies. Commitment to develop skills; or plan to attain qualifications such as CFA.
• Team player with flexibility to adapt and grow as responsibilities increase,
• Strong written and inter-personal communication skills,
• Strong sense for client needs and desire to fit features of PineBridge product range to meet those needs,
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to work on multiple tasks at the same time, supporting several sales people
• Keen focus on attention to detail,
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines,
• Fluency in European languages is desirable; with German a preferred language,
First class PC skills, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.