Sales and Relationship Management Associate (London) (502B375)

Referment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment is partnering with a global investment firm to recruit a Sales and Relationship Management Associate for its London Investor Relations team. You will support relationship managers, handle investor inquiries, and help keep clients informed of firm developments and strategy.

The role blends day-to-day support with longer-term project work, offering exposure to high-level commercial decision-making. You’ll collaborate with investors and colleagues across the firm to design and maintain

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree with strong academic and professional achievement.
• 2–5 years of experience in related fields such as corporate strategy, business development, or management consulting.
• Curiosity about financial markets and ability to learn financial concepts and capital markets.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with high attention to detail.
• Process-oriented mindset, capable of handling short-term tasks and long-term projects in a team.

Responsibilities

• Work with relationship managers to develop and maintain client and prospect relationships.
• Provide timely, accurate responses to investor inquiries.
• Keep investors informed about firm developments and strategy.
• Maintain data and operational infrastructure supporting investor-relations efforts.
• Lead longer-term projects, designing robust product development and prospecting processes.

Skills

Relationship management

Education

Undergraduate degree

Job description

Referment is working with a global investment management firm to hire a Sales and Relationship Management Associate for its London Investor Relations team.

The firm manages multi-strategy investment portfolios for institutional and individual clients worldwide. You'll join a collegial Investor Relations team that sits at the commercial heart of the business, working directly with relationship managers who own the firm's client and prospect relationships.

This role blends day-to-day relationship support with longer-term project work, and offers meaningful exposure to high-level commercial decision-making as well as genuine professional development.

The Role

• Work alongside relationship managers to develop and maintain relationships with clients and prospects, promoting the firm's full range of investment capabilities.
• Provide timely, accurate responses to inbound investor requests.
• Keep investors informed about firm and strategy developments.
• Maintain the data and operational infrastructure behind investor-relationship efforts.
• Manage longer-term projects, including designing and maintaining robust product development and prospecting processes, coordinating with Investor Relations colleagues and other groups across the firm.

What We're Looking For

• An undergraduate degree and a strong record of academic and professional achievement.
• Two to five years of experience in a related field; backgrounds in corporate strategy, business development, or management consulting are welcomed.
• Curiosity about financial markets and a willingness to build fluency in financial concepts, capital markets, and the firm's investment capabilities.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills and keen attention to detail.
• A process-oriented mindset: able to execute short-term tasks while managing long-term projects, and keen to work as part of a team.
• The ability to work effectively with colleagues of varying seniorities, both inside and outside your own team, in a rigorous, collaborative environment.

This could suit a consultant, strategist, or business development professional with a genuine interest in financial markets who wants to move closer to investors and investment decision-making.