Business Development Manager

L&G – Asset Management; Frankfurt; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Performance bonus

Pension contribution

Life assurance

30 days annual leave

Family leave

Discounts on products and at stores

Zusammenfassung

L&G – Asset Management in Germany, based in Frankfurt, is seeking a Business Development Manager to expand our institutional client base. You will engage with major pension funds, insurers and asset owners, building relationships and identifying opportunities across Germany and Europe.

Ideal candidates have experience in institutional distribution, strong market insight, and bilingual German/English communication. The role offers growth and exposure within a leading European asset manager.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in institutional distribution or related asset management role.
• Understanding of pension funds, insurers and asset owners.
• Ability to convey complex investment concepts clearly.
• Strong analytical and stakeholder engagement skills.

Aufgaben

• Develop and maintain relationships with institutional investors.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities in the German institutional market.
• Represent the firm at meetings, conferences and industry events.
• Conduct market and competitor analysis, monitor regulatory developments.
• Prepare and deliver client presentations and investment solutions.
• Coordinate tender processes with internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to growth of the firm's institutional business in Germany and Europe.

Kenntnisse

Institutional relationships

Client relationship management

Market analysis

Presentation skills

German and English fluency

Business development

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's in Business Administration, Economics, Finance

CFA or CAIA charterholder / progression

Jobbeschreibung

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our global asset management business provides our clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, working internationally across public and private markets.

Who we are

We are one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets.

Asset Management is a critical driver of our Group strategy. The business aims to work synergistically with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers, and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Our investment philosophy and processes are focused on creating value over the long term. We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can create value and drive positive change.

Job Description

We're recruiting for a Business Development Manager to join one of Europe's largest institutional asset managers and become part of a highly successful Frankfurt-based team. This is an exciting opportunity to build a career in institutional asset management within a collaborative, entrepreneurial and international environment.

You’ll work closely with experienced business development professionals, gaining exposure to some of Germany's leading institutional investors while developing your commercial, relationship management and investment knowledge. Offering meaningful responsibility from day one, this role provides excellent scope for professional growth and the opportunity to contribute directly to the continued expansion of the firm's institutional business across Germany and Europe.

What you’ll be doing:

• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with institutional investors
• Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities across the German institutional market
• Representing the firm at client meetings, conferences and industry events
• Conducting market and competitor analysis, while monitoring developments affecting institutional investors
• Preparing and delivering high-quality client presentations and investment solutions
• Coordinating new business opportunities and tender processes with internal stakeholders
• Maintaining oversight of prospective client pipelines and business development initiatives
• Contributing actively to the continued growth of the firm's institutional business in Germany and across Europe

Who we’re looking for:

• Experience within institutional distribution, consultant relations, client relationship management, or a related function within asset management or financial services
• Demonstrating an understanding of institutional investors, the German institutional investment market, and the regulatory landscape affecting pension funds, insurers and other asset owners
• Communicating complex investment concepts clearly and effectively through strong analytical, presentation and stakeholder engagement skills
• Building effective relationships with institutional investors and stakeholders through a professional, confident and client-focused approach
• Identifying and developing new business opportunities through a proactive, entrepreneurial and results-oriented mindset
• Holding a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or a related discipline, with CFA or CAIA charter-holder status or progression towards a professional investment qualification
• Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken
• Collaborating effectively within high-performing teams, leveraging strong interpersonal and networking skills in an international environment

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan
• Pension contribution
• Life assurance
• 30 days annual leave
• Competitive family leave
• There are many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online