Our client is looking to employ an institutional sales executive to be located in Zurich. They must be fluent in German. The person will be selling both our client?s Fund of Hedge Funds (FoHF?s) and Property Funds to institutional clients throughout Switzerland and Germany, focusing on Private Banks, Trust Companies, other wealth management businesses and Pension funds probably via the advisors. Their role will include - Identifying leads through their own and our client?s contacts and also cold calling and networking
Arranging meetings and presentations for the Directors Provide follow up Manage relationships once they have invested Help build our client?s profile through PR, client entertaining, etc Having an excellent understanding of this target market and how to penetrate it is more important than having technical knowledge of their products. They must have had experience in distributing products to these types of clients and understand what it is they are looking for as well as a knowledge of any tax/regulatory issues.