Head of Fixed Income Retail Strategy, EMEA recruitment
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Job Purpose/Background:
The role holder will be responsible for the Fixed Income Team’s Retail business in the EMEA region. This will involve:
- Implementing the Fixed Income Retail plan as it relates to the EMEA region
- Owning Product Development in EMEA for the Fixed Income Team
- Servicing existing FI retail clients in EMEA
- Marketing the FI retail range of FI products to retail clients and prospects (Euro, Sterling, and Global fixed income products)
- Manage Team of FI Retail product specialists
Key Responsibilities: Product Development
To play a leading role in developing the FI Retail product range as it relates to the EMEA region. This will involve:
- Working with the investment teams to formulate product ideas
- Playing the leading role within the fixed income team to manage the products through the product development phase
- Act as a source of expertise on product innovations in Retail fixed income products
Client Servicing
- To take primary responsibility within the EMEA Fixed Income Product Strategy Team for servicing the Retail client base across the Retail product range. This will include regular portfolio reviews and reporting, as well as satisfying ad hoc requests for information and analysis.
- To take primary responsibility to ensure that funds are being managed in a manner consistent with clients’ risk and return expectations. This will involve working with the investment teams to monitor performance and active risk levels.
- To act as a source of strategic advice for Retail product providers regarding their fixed income investments. This will involve keeping up to date on innovations in fixed income products and management techniques, and communicating them effectively to clients and prospects.
Marketing
- To take primary responsibility within the EMEA Fixed Income team for marketing BlackRock's Retail Fixed Income products to EMEA-based clients and prospects. This will involve working closely with the Sales Channels, and representing the Retail products at new business pitches.
- To take primary responsibility for raising the profile of Retail Fixed Income products at BlackRock. This will include proactively taking opportunities to represent fixed income at BlackRock at seminars and prepare articles for the professional press.
Skills/Qualifications:
- In depth understanding of Fixed Income markets and products
- A proven ability to market/service fixed income Retail clients across the EMEA region
- A track record of developing successful fixed income products for the EMEA region
- A track record of building and managing a highly functioning team.