Investment Director – Fixed Income recruitment
Set within the Wholesale business, the role will entail working effectively with the sales teams to maximise both assets under management and asset retention across all distribution channels, by providing key input at every stage of the business development process.
Amongst other duties, the successful applicant will:
- Have overall responsibility for the management of the product line playing a central role in the delivery of the Wholesale business plan
- Be an ambassador for the company, speaking at events, conducting meetings with key clients and providing investment training to clients and sales colleagues as required
- Be very much involved in investment discussions including attendance at investment and market-related meetings
- Work closely with the fund management team and marketing, preparing and updating key investment communication materials for the fixed income fund range to a high standard of quality and relevance
- To identify tasks and implement solutions that will help to develop new business relationships and relationships with the sales force
- To generate product/ service/ revenue raising ideas
Attributes:
- Educated to degree level and IMC qualified. Other additional, relevant investment qualifications desirable
- Experience in similar fund management environment, preferably within a fixed income environment
- Ability to meet deadlines and ensure timeliness of delivery
- Exceptional organisational skills – be able to manage different deadlines and priorities from different sources
- Proactive nature – to be able to anticipate future requirements, and also determine information which may be of interest to distribution channels
- Able to absorb the philosophy and process of the funds and communicate it internally and externally
- Strong written skills, numeracy and creativity
- Strong communication skills (written and otherwise) – to be able to communicate and adapt the investment messages to a range of audiences
- Strong interpersonal skills – to be able to build good relationships with fund managers, and the key contacts in the distribution channels and to integrate quickly with the highly professional team which is already in place
- A thorough knowledge of key competition and the competitive environment
In return, you will be part of a growing, dynamic business which has been identified as a key strategic priority. This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate, and will offer great personal development possibilities.
Please respond with your CV in the strictest of confidence. However we regret that we will only be able to contact successful applicants.
December 9, 2011
• Tags: Asset Management careers in the UK, Fixed Income recruitment, Investment Director • Posted in: Financial