Assistant Vice President – Institutional Sales & Marketing

Company: Emerald Advisers, LLC
Location: King of Prussia, PA

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PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Identify, qualify and cultivate new prospects across multiple institutional channels, focusing on Sub-Adviser and Consultant channels (as well as OCIO, RIA, FO/MFO, etc.)
  • Through extensive research, create detailed prospect profiles
  • Determine best path to introduction and establish communication
  • Identify needs and potential Emerald solutions
  • Input prospect information into CRM and keep information current
  • Use Emerald resources to develop comfort level
  • Follow up on a regularly scheduled basis
  • Attend industry-related conferences
  • Assist in closing new business
  • Maintain designated existing institutional relationships
  • Handle as needed relationships across multiple industry channels
  • Where appropriate, cross-sell existing relationships
  • Drive attendance to any scheduled conference calls
  • Set up meetings around conferences and investment team’s travel
  • Assist in the retention of current Emerald clients and work to grow AUM in these relationships
  • Work with senior staff to become familiar with the clients and their specific needs
  • Attend industry-related conferences
  • Set up and attend educational settings
  • Assist in developing and executing the successful roll-out and asset raising for new investment products and strategies
  • Work collaboratively with Emerald institutional and intermediary sales teams, client services team and 1251 staff
  • Follow Emerald’s defined sales process including the use of the CRM
  • Assist with the messaging and communication of Emerald’s investment strategies, competitive advantages and value proposition

ADDITIONAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • At the direction of the SVP of Institutional Client Relations and Business Development, work cooperatively with fellow sales team staff in coordinated efforts
  • Prepare for and attend scheduled Sales & Marketing Team meetings and participate in related activities and projects
  • Assist in development of digital marketing strategy and ongoing implementation
  • Demonstrate adherence to a professional and consistent work ethic and ability to set individual priorities. Major challenges include being able to readily adapt to changes and unscheduled events affecting customary workload and scheduling.
  • Maintain a meetings / travel schedule that is the most efficient and cost-effective possible
  • Maintain strict adherence to the Company’s policies and procedures, including the Code of Ethics, Operations and Compliance Manual and Employee Handbook
  • Provide assistance to fellow Team Emerald members and assist with special projects and/or needs as directed by management staff
  • Always represent Emerald in a positive, professional manner

SKILLS/CORE ATTRIBUTES:

  • 2-5 years of relevant industry experience
  • Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
  • Superior time management and organizational skills
  • Propensity to be a self-starter, working independently as well as with a team
  • Ability to present and explain sophisticated investment strategies effectively
  • Aptitude to learn sales process from experienced and successful mentors

JOB PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT INDICATORS:

  • Quality and quantity of client/consultant/prospect touches
  • Achieve goals related to identifying new prospects in appropriate channels (Consultant, Sub-advised, OCIO, RIA, FO/MFO, etc.)
  • Meet or exceed expected asset capture and client retention goals as specified by manager
  • Timeliness and detail of sales and sales activity related reporting, including maintaining and updating pertinent information in CRM
  • Quality and quantity of requested assistance provided to institutional as well as intermediary sales efforts

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

  • Relevant: 2 years (Required)
  • Sales: 2 years (Preferred)

Additional Compensation:

  • Bonuses

Work Location:

  • Multiple locations

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Retirement plan
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance

Typical start time:

  • 8AM

Typical end time:

  • 5PM

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday
  • No weekends