Investor Relations/Business Development - Associate – London

Marathon Asset Management, LP; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global asset manager seeks a highly motivated, sales-oriented professional to support capital formation and business development efforts. This role offers an opportunity to work closely with senior leadership while facilitating client experiences and managing investment opportunities. Ideal for detail-oriented individuals passionate about a career in capital formation within investment management.

Qualifications

• 1+ years in finance, asset management, or related field.
• Organized with strong process management skills.
• Self-motivated and results-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Manage opportunities by engaging potential new clients.
• Conduct prospecting activities and build pipelines.
• Organize roadshows and conferences to create business opportunities.

Skills

Process management

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Client relationships

Education

Undergraduate degree in Finance

Undergraduate degree in Economics

Undergraduate degree in Business

Tools

MS Office

Salesforce

Job description

Overview

Marathon Asset Management is a leading global asset manager specializing in public and private credit with approximately $23 billion in assets under management. Marathon is recognized as a distinguished leader with 26.2+ years of exceptional performance and partnership. Marathon’s integrated global credit platform is driven by our specialized, highly experienced, and disciplined teams across Private Credit (Direct Lending, Asset Based Lending and Opportunistic Credit) and Public Credit (High Yield, Leveraged Loans & CLOs, Emerging Markets, and Structured Credit). Marathon’s mission is to build lasting partnerships with an unwavering commitment to delivering best-in-class performance, service, and reliability on behalf of our clients.

We are seeking a highly motivated, sales-oriented professional to support the firm’s capital formation and new business development efforts. This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and contribute to the growth and scaling of our business. The individual will assist in streamlining, managing processes for capital formation.

This is an ideal position for a driven, highly organized, and detail-oriented professional looking to build a foundation in capital formation within the investment management industry

Responsibilities

Capital Formation Development & Execution:

• Manage and cultivate opportunities by proactively engaging potential new clients, re-engage existing relationships, and expand the firm’s client base.
• Conduct prospecting activities, including outreach, while leverage relationships to build pipelines.
• Facilitate high-quality client experiences through personalized communication, regular updates, and efficient responsiveness to inquiries.
• Work closely with internal teams, including Client, Marketing, Product, Investment and Operations.
• Organize roadshows, conferences, meetings and calls to create new business opportunities.

Knowledge of Product Offerings:

• Stay informed on firm’s product offerings, market trends, and prospective/existing client needs.
• Understand current and prospective client needs to align with our firm’s investment solutions.
• Garner industry knowledge and leverage insights to improve capital formation processes.

Operational Support:

• Assist in managing the pipeline for prospective investment opportunities by capturing and maintaining accurate records in the firm’s CRM system.
• Support efforts to respond to prospective / existing client requests
• Provide support for project planning, scheduling, and meeting follow-ups.

Qualifications

• Highly organized, reliable process management skills and problem-solving abilities.
• Self-motivated and results-oriented: ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Collaborative team player with a proactive and resourceful approach to problem-solving.
• Passionate about building a career in capital formation and investor relations.
• 1+ years of relevant experience in finance, asset management, or a related field.
• Undergraduate degree ideally in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word); experience with Salesforce is a plus.

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