Relationship Manager, South Korea

Job description: Relationship Manager, South Korea

Tasks

• Implementation and support of Vontobel's sales strategy and business plan in South Korea with a secondary focus on Hong Kong
• Distribution of Vontobel's equity, fixed income, multi-asset and infrastructure products to institutional clients and intermediaries, including governmental institutions, pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers, investment firms and commercial banks
• Maintain and develop existing client relationships, working with account managers to ensure a first-class customer experience
• Identify and coordinate events and sponsorship opportunities to strengthen Vontobel's brand in Korea and Hong Kong
• Developing opportunities in the region and supporting the implementation of best practices in the company
• Providing constructive feedback on strategies, market and industry trends and best practices to management, sales and investment teams
• Internal collaboration with product, marketing and investment resources to meet client needs
• Build positive relationships with global sales teams, investment communications, operations, legal, compliance and other internal teams

Requirements

• Relationship Manager with proven success in client acquisition and 10-15 years of experience in asset management sales, especially with institutional clients in South Korea
• Strong local language skills and relationships with key stakeholders in South Korea (governments, insurers, asset managers, banks and other distribution partners) to be immediately operational
• Experience in working with Hong Kong-Chinese intermediaries and institutions would be an advantage
• Experience in providing customer and sales support to regional teams
• Established network in South Korea that includes governments, insurers, asset managers, banks and other distribution partners
• Deep experience in marketing public fixed income and equity products as well as private market classes in Korea with strong technical skills and deep understanding of Korean regulations for sales and marketing
• Independent, entrepreneurial, customer-oriented mindset with strong drive and ambition to build and grow the company's business in Korea
• Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Willingness to travel for work
• High personal integrity

We offer

• Friendly, diverse team in an open office
• The latest technology to stand out and get ahead
• Agile environment in our way of thinking, our way of working and our trust in each other
• Flat hierarchy with cooperation at all levels