German Private Equity Client Associate — Growth & Partnerships

Schroders; Zürich; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Schroders is seeking a Client Associate for Private Equity in Zurich, focusing on distributing private equity solutions to German institutional clients and assisting the Private Equity Sales Team in all sales processes and client relationship management. The role involves close collaboration with investment, product management and local sales to grow the German institutional client base.

The ideal candidate has a finance background, strong client focus, and excellent communication skills in

Qualifications

• Native German speaker with excellent English skills, both written and spoken.
• Proven relevant professional experience in the financial sector, preferably in private assets, banking and/or asset management.
• Sales experience is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and establish new client relationships with private equity contacts.
• Screen and analyse investor groups within the target region.
• Respond to and coordinate client enquiries.
• Support and work closely with the Private Equity Sales Team in complex sales processes.
• Organise, structure and prepare client activities such as workshops and client meetings.
• Contribute to sales‑related projects, including conferences, roundtables, newsletters and similar initiatives.
• Support sales processes in close collaboration with the investment teams.

Skills

German language

English language

Client focus

Analytical skills

MS Office

Education

Higher education qualification

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Schroders is seeking a Client Associate for Private Equity in Zurich, focusing on distributing private equity solutions to German institutional clients and assisting the Private Equity Sales Team in all sales processes and client relationship management. The role involves close collaboration with investment, product management and local sales to grow the German institutional client base.

The ideal candidate has a finance background, strong client focus, and excellent communication skills in