Investor Relations Manager

LCM Partners; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment management firm is looking for an Investor Relations Manager to service and grow client relationships. The successful candidate will take on key responsibilities including preparing marketing materials, managing client queries, and supporting fundraising efforts. They should have at least 6 years of experience, strong communication skills, and advanced Microsoft Office skills. This is a full-time role based in Greater London, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary annual performance-related bonus

Fully paid comprehensive healthcare

Pension and life insurance

25 days holiday

Regular social agenda

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ work experience, preferably in Private Credit.
• Articulate, confident, and effective communicator.
• Excellent written and numeracy skills with strong mathematical ability.

Responsibilities

• Prepare fund related marketing and client reporting materials.
• Manage client queries timely and professionally.
• Support fundraising activities and assist with client onboarding.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office skills

Project management

Numeracy skills

Education

Relevant financial qualifications (e.g. CFA, ACA, IMC)

Job description

LCM Partners is one of Europe's leading alternatives investment management firms. We are widely recognised for our deep understanding of credit and track record of generating strong, risk adjusted returns for our clients through investments in performing, rescheduled and non-performing loans.

We have one of the strongest origination capabilities in Europe and are responsible for managing over €65 billion across over 6,000 portfolios.

Our senior team has over 500 years of combined experience with backgrounds in asset management, investment banking, strategic consulting, M&A and business intelligence and the core senior management team has been in place for over 23 years. We benefit from a proactive approach with banks and financial institutions, often transacting on a repeat basis or building long term exclusive partnerships.

We foster a forward-thinking culture as we always seek out ways to improve. Our people embrace challenge, solving problems with creativity, analysis, and a positive attitude. We work hard and take pride in what we do. Our business is growing and we’d like you to be part of our team.

What you will do as Investor Relations Manager

The Investor Relations Manager will be responsible for servicing the existing LCM client base whilst also supporting the firm’s efforts to grow the COPS and SOLO strategies. LCM’s investor base includes some of the most prestigious institutional Private Credit investors globally, including Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Foundations, Family Offices and Insurance companies. The Investor Relations team is currently made up of a Managing Director, one Investor Relations Manager, two Investor Relations Associates and one Investor Relations Analyst and as such the successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain significant exposure to Limited Partners and a broad variety of work.

From day one you’ll be fully involved within the Investor Relations team with specific projects and tasks in areas such as:

• Preparing fund related marketing and client reporting materials (e.g. presentations, DDQs, quarterly investment reports, strategy factsheets and flyers, LPAC materials)
• Managing client queries in a timely and professional manner
• Maintaining excellent standard of client service through communications regarding fund updates, fund performance and investment information
• Supporting fundraising activities and assist with client on-boarding process
• Identifying areas for process and client service improvements on an on-going basis
• Acting as the project management lead on Limited Partner initiatives to further support our clients’ needs

Role requirements

• 6+ years’ work experience, and prior professional experience in Private Credit preferable
• Strong communication skills - articulate, confident and self-assured; able to communicate effectively with both clients and internal colleagues
• Extremely high attention to detail with excellent written and numeracy skills, with clear evidence of mathematical ability
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (PowerPoint & Excel)
• Ability to deal with wide variety of workstreams and multi-task
• Other relevant professional / financial qualifications may also be of benefit (e.g. CFA, ACA, IMC)
• Enjoys working independently and as part of a team

Success looks like

• Delivering on client requests to a high standard in a timely manner with consistent messaging
• Building strong internal relationships with colleagues across the LCM Fund Finance, Investment, Legal and Capital Solutions teams
• A team-player who proactively communicates across all levels of the Investor Relations team (from Analyst to Managing Director) with an ability to loop-in the relevant teams across the business as required to ensure client deliverables are met
• Demonstrable product knowledge with a clear understanding of the investment case, with the ability to articulate LCM’s strategies with confidence

Our hiring process

• 1st round 30-minute initial screening call with HR Manager
• 2nd round 30-minute face to face interview with Managing Director, Investor Relations & 60-minute aptitude test / case study (details of which will be shared pre-interview)
• 3rd round 60-minute face to face interview with IR Manager & IR Associate

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Participation in discretionary annual performance related bonus
• Fully paid comprehensive healthcare, pension and life insurance
• 25 days holiday
• Regular social agenda

For more information on LCM Partners, visit our website here https://lcmpartners.eu

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