Job Purpose:
- State Street Global Advisors is hiring a SPDR ETF Sales & Relationship Manager based in Hong Kong
- This is a key member of the APAC SPDR ETF team working closely with the Head of SPDR ETF Hong Kong to develop the SPDR ETF business
- The SPDR ETF Sales & Relationship Manager Hong Kong is a key member of the APAC SPDR ETF team working closely with the Head of SPDR ETF Hong Kong to develop the SPDR ETF business
- This role is mandated as a sales and client relationship leader for initiating sales activity plan; and implementing sales activities as specialist sales across all channels in Hong Kong:Institutional Asset Owners:segment includes Pension Funds (DC DC Platforms and DB) Endowments Charities Colleges Not-for-profit OIG Clients (Sovereign Wealth Funds Central Banks Supranational entities) Fiduciary Management (aka. OCIO for AO clients typically through Consultant) Consultants Insurance Companies (General Account).Institutional Asset Managers:segment includes Fund Managers (Single and Multi-Asset Class) Buy-side and Sell-side Trading Desks Hedge Funds Insurance Companies (Asset Management) and Family OfficesFinancial Intermediaries:segment includes Wealth Managers and Private Banks Retail / Retail Platform / Independent Financial Advisors (IFA) Robo Advisors Other Retail Aggregators.
Your Responsibilities:
- Establish and initiate focused sales activity plans to drive sustainable growth for both global range and local range of SPDR ETFs
- Identify and on-going review of priority client list from target segments
- Establish on-going engagement programs covering priority clients client segments with well thoughout coverage models
- Constantly track sales progress against strategic focuses in order to achieve activity and financial targets
- Proactively monitor and adjust sales plans based on learnings and market developments
- Drive and execute the ETF selling process via client interface and on-going engagements
- Partner with SPDR expertise functions including Capital Markets ETF Strategy & Research Product and Marketing to implement sales activities
- Establish a clear sales pipeline to deliver against the plan
- Operate in highly focused and discipline approach according to sales activity plan
- Record all sales activities in CRM system promptly for on-going implementation effectiveness and efficiency management
- Ensure 100% compliance environment while conducting sales implementation; and proactively identify esculate and address potential areas of risk
- Assume full accountability for priority ETF client relationships as the senior sales leader
- Take ownership of strategic client relationships as the senior SPDR point person for clients
- Establish and develop close working relationships with priority clients through on-going client engagement programs
- Develop deep understanding of priority clients’ overall positions and needs; and map out future opportunities for placing SPDR ETFs
- Leverage SSGA and SPDR resources globally to address client needs with an aim to grow SPDR assets for priority clients
- Represent SPDR in client meetings events and presentations
- Collaborate with SSGA Institutional Client Facing team to support and to drive ETF sales among target client segments.
- Work closely with SSGA client facing team to identify and to understand the ETF potentials from key strategic clients
- Joint efforts in sales activity planning and execution to provide ETF specialist insights and client supports.
Skills and Qualifications:
- To be successful the SPDR ETF Sales & Relationship Manager Hong Kong must be a self-starter who possesses a strong sales and client oriented mindset. The candidate would be able to prioritize responsibilities; and to operate within a team based environment and collaborate in a productive manner seek to ensure rigorous compliance and control and appropriately leverage resources across the firm. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience and track record of success:
- 8 years of relevant experience covering institutional and intermediary clients in an asset management or a sell-side sales environment. Of which at least 4 years in ETF sales with a deep book of relevant client relationships
- Proven ability to deliver sales growth
- Strong knowledge of the ETF market landscape key competitors and market trends
- Strong team player in a multi stakeholder environment
- Proven experience as a leader in managing clients and developing relationships across multiple products and asset classes
- Solid investment foundation and excellent analytical skills
- University degree qualified or above with a financial or analytical discipline preferred
- Strong investment product knowledge and presentation skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- High energy motivated individual with a commitment to excellence
- Strong leadership and motivational skills
- Strong influencing and partnership skills – with clients and stakeholders
- Executive presence/gravitas/maturity
- Solution oriented mindset and a change agent
- Enthusiastic motivated and open
- Positive entrepreneurial and ‘can do’ attitude.
- Willingness to roll up sleeves and navigate complexity.
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