UK Client Director - Insurance

Posted 8 Days Ago
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London, Greater London, England
Senior level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
The Role
The UK Client Director at Invesco will develop and execute strategies to build relationships with UK Insurance clients. Responsibilities include understanding market trends, collaborating with internal teams, managing strategic accounts, and driving business development in the insurance sector.
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As one of the world’s leading asset managers, Invesco is dedicated to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world.

If you're looking for challenging work, smart colleagues, and a global employer with a social conscience, come explore your potential at Invesco. Make a difference every day!

Job Description

We have an outstanding benefits package which includes: 

  • Company-provided healthcare

  • A competitive annual leave allowance 

  • Flexible working options, including hybrid working arrangements  

  • Generous pension provisions 

  • Income protection

  • Health and wellness benefits 

  • Volunteering days 

  • Enhanced parental leave 

  • Life insurance 

 What we are looking for: 

  • Develop and execute a proactive relationship strategy across the hierarchy of stakeholders within the UK Insurance clients, with a focus on multiple lines of their business

  • Profile our full set of capabilities, thought leadership and expertise across different asset classes, working closely with our investment teams and senior management

  • Build a pipeline across all asset classes offered by Invesco and contribute to the teams capital raising targets to continue to grow the UK Insurance business

  • Maintain a thorough understanding of market trends by establishing an active network of contacts

  • Work closely with Insurance Solutions team, ETF team, DC team, Consultant Relations team to collaborate on ensuring the best investment outcomes for clients

  • Ownership of large strategic accounts, be responsible for client plans and identify opportunities

  • Contribute to marketing plans to continue strengthening the Invesco brand within the Insurance sector to drive more awareness and business opportunities

  • Feedback valuable intel on new trends, gaps in capabilities to future proof the insurance business going forward

 What you can bring: 

  • Proven experience with institutional clients

  • Institutional experience focused on Insurance balance sheet assets, preferably in a relationship management/sales role

  • Experience within an investment firm, but not essential

  • Good knowledge of UK insurance sector, with a solid grasp of their approach to investing on the balance sheet book. A good understanding of the policyholder business is a plus

  • Established relationships with a broad range of UK insurance clients is a priority

  • Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with institutional and complex clients across multiple lines of business

  • A strong business development mind-set with drive to work collaboratively to meet targets

  • Ability to inform strategy, initiate and execute on key campaigns with the aim to drive success

  • Demonstrate knowledge of multiple asset classes and drive to expand knowledge base

  • Ideally multi-asset and alternatives exposure or the desire to expand on current asset class knowledge

  • Understanding of key challenges facing the savings and retirement world and how that affects Insurance companies going forward

  • Good grasp of the insurance regulation changes in the UK and how that will play out into the future

  • Proactive and flexible team player who enjoys working in a fast paced, dynamic environment

  • Effective and efficient stakeholder management to ensure good co-ordination for best client outcome

  • Business development mind-set, ability to think strategically

  • Strong written, verbal and presentation skills

  • Excellent interpersonal skills

  • Degree and relevant professional qualifications

  • CAIA and or CFA is desirable but is not essential

 Disability Confident Scheme

Applicants who opt in to the Disability Confident Scheme and meet the ‘minimum criteria’ for the role will be offered an interview. We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process for all candidates who make an application. By opting-in to this scheme, applicants will be disclosing that they have a disability solely for the purpose of the Disability Confident Scheme.  

 

The Disability Confident Scheme only guarantees an interview – it does not automatically mean that applicants interviewed will gain employment with Invesco at that time. 

 

To apply through the Disability Confident Scheme, you’ll need to firstly ensure you have applied for the role via our external careers page. Following this, you’ll need to email us at [email protected] confirming your wish to opt-in, alongside your contact details and the title of the role you wish to apply for. 

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Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Worker Type

Employee

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

YesWorkplace Model

At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least three days a week, with two days working outside an Invesco office. 

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! We want all of our candidates to shine during the application and selection process, so if you need any adjustments to be made, please send an e-mail to [email protected]. Please include your name, the job you are interested in, and the type of adjustment you need (for example; breaks during your interview, remote interviews, additional time for assessments or other required adjustments)

We promote a working environment that welcomes everyone and creates inclusive teams, celebrates difference and encourages everyone to be themselves at work.

Our commitment to the community and environmental, social and governance investing:
We partner with charitable organisations globally to make an impact in the communities where we live and work. Our people are encouraged to support the charities they feel most passionate about.  We are also committed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. We serve our clients in this space as a trusted partner both on specific responsible investment product strategies as well as part of our commitment to deliver a superior investment experience. 

Recruitment Agencies: 
Invesco has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly. Invesco will not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired. When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact hiring managers directly.

Regulatory:
This position may fall in-scope of one or multiple regimes/directives.

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The Company
HQ: Wimbledon
522 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2004

What We Do

intelliflo widens access to financial advice through leading technology which powers the financial advisory experience. We use open software architectures combined with unmatched industry experience to simplify a complex digital landscape to help our customers thrive and grow. Our solutions support over 30,000 financial professionals worldwide, representing over three million end-investors, with over $1 trillion (US) advised across our platforms.

intelliflo operates independently under its own brand as a wholly owned subsidiary of Invesco, a global leader in the asset management industry with $1.6tr AUM. Whilst intelliflo remains independent in operations to Invesco, we draw from its strengths. After bringing together Invesco’s digital advisory solutions under our global intelliflo brand in March 2021, we continue to remain dedicated to powering the entire advisory lifecycle through our range of open architecture solutions, as the global leader in financial advice technology.

Digitization is transforming wealth management. Invesco is committed to creating commercial software that allows advisors, institutions, and investors, to unlock technology-enabled possibilities. intelliflo is a key part of Invesco’s ambition to build the future of wealth management.

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