Director, Client Coverage - UK Wealth Specialist

S&P Global, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

S&P Dow Jones Indices is seeking a Director, Client Coverage - UK Wealth Specialist to lead growth across the UK wealth ecosystem. The role will drive index licensing, ETF licensing, wealth data and benchmark opportunities with wealth managers, private banks, and platforms.

The candidate will develop and execute the UK wealth strategy, generate revenue, and build senior relationships with CIOs and platform leaders while promoting adoption of indices in model portfolios and discretionary

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in wealth management, asset management, ETFs, indexing or fintech.
• Proven consultative sales and business development track record.
• Strong executive-level relationship management and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation capability.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute UK wealth strategy.
• Generate revenue from index licensing, new ETF agreements, and wealth data / benchmark sales.
• Build senior relationships with CIOs, investment heads and platform leaders.
• Drive adoption of S&P DJI indices within model portfolios and discretionary solutions.
• Identify new ETF and benchmark opportunities.
• Act as wealth distribution SME and thought leader.

Skills

Wealth management

ETF licensing

Indexing knowledge

Sales / business development

Executive relationship mgmt

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Job description

About the Role:Grade Level (for internal use):13Director, Client Coverage - UK Wealth SpecialistThe RoleS&P Dow Jones Indices is seeking a highly commercial and strategic Director, Client Coverage - UK Wealth Specialist to lead new business growth across the UK wealth ecosystem. The role will drive index licensing, ETF licensing, wealth data and benchmark opportunities across wealth managers, private banks, wealth / digital platforms and model portfolio providers.Key Responsibilities• Develop and execute UK wealth strategy.• Generate revenue from index licensing, new ETF agreements, and wealth data / benchmark sales.• Build senior relationships with CIOs, investment heads and platform leaders.• Drive adoption of S&P DJI indices within model portfolios and discretionary solutions.• Identify new ETF and benchmark opportunities.• Act as wealth distribution SME and thought leader.Candidate ProfileExperienced commercial leader with deep knowledge of UK and European wealth markets, model portfolios, ETFs, indexing and wealth distribution.Required Qualifications• Extensive experience in wealth management, asset management, ETFs, indexing or fintech.• Proven consultative sales and business development track record .• Strong executive-level relationship management and negotiation skills.• Excellent communication and presentation capability.Preferred Qualifications• 10+ years financial services experience.• Existing relationships across wealth managers, platforms, MPS providers and ETF issuers.About S&P Global Dow Jones Indic e sAt S&P Dow Jones Indices, we provide iconic and innovative index solutions backed by unparalleled expertise across the asset-class spectrum. By bringing transparency to the global capital markets, we empower investors everywhere to make decisions with conviction. We’re the largest global resource for index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average . More assets are invested in products based upon our indices than any other index provider in the world. With over USD 7.4 trillion in passively managed assets linked to our indices and over USD 11.3 trillion benchmarked to our indices, our solutions are widely considered indispensable in tracking market performance, evaluating portfolios and developing investment strategies.S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. 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