Regional Director, Key Intermediaries — Istanbul

Global Citizen Solutions Limited; Fatih; On-site; TRY 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Citizen Solutions is seeking a Regional Director to lead the development of our institutional presence in Istanbul.

This is a senior, externally facing role focused on originating and developing high-value intermediary relationships across private banks, family offices, wealth managers, RIAs, financial advisers, law firms, tax advisers, accounting firms and other professional intermediaries serving HNW and UHNW clients.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of proven experience in business development, institutional sales, private banking, wealth management or another relevant commercial environment.
• Established professional network across private banking, family offices, wealth management and related advisory firms within the relevant market.
• Demonstrated origination capability — the ability to independently open doors, build senior-level institutional relationships and develop them into sustainable commercial partnerships.
• Strong understanding of the HNW/UHNW ecosystem and professional intermediary channels.
• Executive presence and confidence engaging with senior decision-makers.
• Excellent communication, presentation, relationship-management and negotiation skills.
• Commercially driven, entrepreneurial and comfortable operating with significant individual accountability.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Candidates must already be based in, or able to operate effectively from, Istanbul and hold valid Turkey work authorization.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a high-quality network of private banks, family offices, wealth managers, RIAs, financial advisers, law firms, tax advisers, accounting firms and other professional intermediaries.
• Proactively originate and onboard new intermediary relationships capable of generating recurring qualified referrals.
• Develop senior-level relationships with decision-makers, relationship managers, partners and key influencers within priority institutions.
• Maintain a disciplined cadence of meetings, presentations and follow-up with priority relationships.
• Identify strategic partnerships and broader market-development opportunities.
• Represent GCS at institutional meetings, conferences, industry events and professional associations.
• Build GCS’s visibility, credibility and institutional presence across the regional HNW/UHNW and professional-advisory ecosystem.
• Develop strong knowledge of GCS’s residence, citizenship and global mobility solutions to engage credibly with intermediaries.
• Support the initial qualification of referred prospects and transition qualified opportunities to the Client Advisory team.
• Collaborate across GCS teams and markets to develop cross-border intermediary opportunities.
• Maintain a structured commercial pipeline and accurate CRM records covering relationships, meetings, referrals, opportunities and next actions.

Skills

Business development

Institutional sales

Private banking

Wealth management

Executive presence

Negotiation

Relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Global Citizen Solutions is seeking a Regional Director to lead the development of our institutional presence in Istanbul.

This is a senior, externally facing role focused on originating and developing high-value intermediary relationships across private banks, family offices, wealth managers, RIAs, financial advisers, law firms, tax advisers, accounting firms and other professional intermediaries serving HNW and UHNW clients.