Associate Director, Intermediary Channels Permanent

We’re looking for a candidate to fill this position in an exciting company.

• Enhance and retain existing relationships/assets, focused on global/regional private banking channels, family offices and external asset managers in Singapore
• Gather and share intelligence on prospects and clients with global and regional colleagues
• Identify, target, develop, build and manage relationships with global/regional private bankers by proactively promoting M&G products.
• Develop business building ideas for intermediary partners and work with internal teams to produce them
• Deliver exceptional client service by being a reliable source of value added assistance, providing updates on existing investments, running educational workshops and responding to ad-hoc requests
• Work with the Regional team based in Singapore to support Private Banking partners
• Formulate and execute individual annual business plans

• Solid experience in private bank distribution gained from the asset management industry. Strong existing network with key gatekeepers and sales influencers in Singapore. Retail distribution experience is a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of investments as well as the operational and regulatory framework ; thorough and technical understanding of fund products and the various asset classes.
• Have an entrepreneurial attitude with ambition, drive and resilience. Ability to independently establish new relationships from scratch and leverage networks both internally and externally
• Ability to maintain credibility with existing clients and establish credibility with other high end investors across the market.
• Responsible for providing professional sales support services to clients which includes handling day-to-day inquiry from clients as well as account opening and related paper work.
• Strong academic background with an economics or business related degree; CFA is also preferable
• Strong analytical skills complemented with strong business and commercial acumen as well as sound judgement
• Strong team player who can operate with autonomy and at the same time work towards the achievement of common objectives in a constructive, collaborative and team oriented manner;
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral): capable of explaining the nuance of complex investment strategies to both expert and non experts.
• Fluent in English, other regional languages are also beneficial as the role may work with other APAC markets