Senior Business Development Executive, Institutional Investments

WTW Investments; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in investment consulting seeks a Senior Business Development Executive to drive growth in the Canadian market. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders, developing strategies, and maintaining client relationships to enhance service delivery. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in business development within the investment sector, coupled with strong presentation and relationship management skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years relevant investment experience.
• Minimum 5 years business development experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth of Investments business by addressing client needs.
• Support development of go-to market strategy for Investments services.
• Build relationships with market influencers.

Skills

Business Development

Client Relationship Management

Presentation Skills

Education

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Designation

Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) Designation

Job description

Senior Business Development Executive, Institutional Investments

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Description

The Investments team helps asset owners across the world solve their investment problems. We offer a range of services across different delivery models, spanning investment consulting, Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO), investment funds and analytics & tools, all structured to provide investors access to best-in-class ideas and the opportunity to meet their long-term investment goals.

Description

The Investments team helps asset owners across the world solve their investment problems. We offer a range of services across different delivery models, spanning investment consulting, Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO), investment funds and analytics & tools, all structured to provide investors access to best-in-class ideas and the opportunity to meet their long-term investment goals.

As a Senior Strategist on the Growth team, your mandate will be to help drive the growth of our Investments business by assisting clients in addressing their investment needs, connecting them with insights and solutions from our global research engine and driving greater penetration of our services in the Canadian institutional investment market, with special emphasis on pension plans, and endowment and foundations. In doing so, you and the Growth team will assess the market needs and ensure we have the right services and solutions to improve clients’ outcomes.

The role will require collaboration with various stakeholders across the Investments business, as well as Growth teams from other businesses to ensure we are leveraging existing relationships and bringing the best of WTW to existing and prospective clients.

Success in your role will be to contribute to profitable, sustainable growth in Canada across services/solutions, and being an active, contributing team player. You will report to the Head of Growth, Canada.

Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.

The Role

Client Focus

• Support the development and execution of an integrated go-to market strategy which spans all of our Investments services and solutions across internal channels, which includes other Lines of Businesses, and external channels in the broader market
• Build strong and sustainable relationships with relevant market influencers
• Listen to the needs of the market and participate in the development of new services and solutions as appropriate to address the market need
• Maintain a keen understanding of the competitive dynamics for our services and solutions
• Prepare the collation of relevant management information with analyst support
• Promote and maintain a culture of business development discipline which will drive a sustainable pipeline
• Lead the pursuit processes, partnering with other WTW colleagues
• Act as a product specialist for WTW Investment services and solutions and participate in client meetings as required
  
  

Teamwork

• Be a motivated, aligned and engaged team player behind our growth strategy
• Build strong relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams
• Support development of analysts on team
  
  

Excellence

• Support the development of a brand and collateral strategy in conjunction with content and marketing teams
• Ensure that prospect meetings and pitches are properly planned for and rehearsed, maximizing our win rates
• Develop sufficient subject matter expertise across our solutions to lead prospect meetings, including finalist pitches, to generate interest in our solution and close new business
• Perform the necessary regulatory steps to onboard new investment fund and OCIO clients (KYC), assist clients with the timely completion of subscription materials (subscription forms, tax forms, etc.) and maintain such documentation up to date
  
  

Financial

• Build a sustainable, multi-year, pipeline which supports the long-term growth of our business
• Deliver on your individual annual sales goals
• Place the interests of clients and the integrity of the market at the heart of the way you do business
  
  

Qualifications

The Requirements

We expect the successful candidate to drive new business opportunities across various external channels in the broader market. This will involve coordinating internal resources, identifying prospects, presenting our services and solutions, organizing meetings/presentations/training and finalist pitches.

We welcome candidates with a broad range of experiences and career backgrounds; you will be supported to apply your skills and experience to this role.

• Suitable relevant experience preferably including business development and/or growth responsibility in the investment industry
• Proven track record of success in business development
• Experience working with a range of different client types (e.g., corporate and public sector pension plans, endowments, foundations, family offices etc.)
• Presentation/pitching skills, client/colleague empathy and adaptability
• Minimum relevant investment experience: 10 years
• Minimum business development experience: 5 years
• Exempt Market Dealer or Associate Advising Representative license; alternatively, the candidate’s eligibility to get registered will be considered
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Designation or Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) Designation
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

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