Account Director

A leading global consultancy firm in the IR space is looking to recruit an Account Manager to join its London based team and to help broaden and drive forward the product offering. This is a great opportunity to join a fantastic and rapidly growing unit, and to work closely with and to have exposure to senior management.

As Account Director, you will be responsible for delivering on existing programmes, sales and marketing efforts, expanding the network of contacts and making high level presentations. The role will also involve taking the lead on the Group's webcast product, working seamlessly with the other members of the team as well as providing operational & managerial support.

Key responsibilities & duties:

• Manage a portfolio of client companies, helping to raise their profile within the wealth management community
• Responsibility for arranging events and then joining the client on roadshows and investor meetings
• Ensuring the client is appropriately briefed in advance of any meeting
• Collecting feedback from investors after all meetings and providing feedback in turn to the client
• Develop relationships with corporate brokers, financial PR advisors and professional investors in order to build the referral network of new corporate clients
  Develop and maintain internal relationships across the company
• Understand all the services offered by the company and be able to cross-sell where appropriate
• Attend investor meetings and conducting pitches for new business
• You will also be expected to contribute to the managing and development of the account executives on the team

The successful candidate will have a strong background in a similar role, good knowledge of financial markets, and ideally an existing network of wealth managers and advisers within the UK and Europe. You will be a self-starter, managing client relationships from the outset, have experience of having personally found solutions to work-place problems and excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills. You will be proactive, highly motivated & prepared to be involved in all parts of the service, have the ability to prioritise and multitask, and work under pressure. You will be a good team player and have the highest levels of integrity and professionalism.

Please be in touch for immediate consideration.

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