Team Support Associate

at  abrdn

Job Description
At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.
Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.
About the department
The Investment Sales Support Executive reports to the Head of Distribution - UK Wholesale. This is a strategically important role at the heart of the UK Wholesale Investments team and plays a key role in helping the team secure new business wins. The Investment Sales Support executive will be aligned to one of the UK Wholesale sub-teams and will work closely with this team.
About the role
The Team Support Executive role is a key role within the UK Wholesale Investments team, you will get the opportunity to provide a high level of technical and sales support to the Business Development Directors.
A key element of the role is the ability to proactively provide performance comparisons and fund performance reports to clients in order to help secure new business.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a high level of technical and sales support to members of the UK Wholesale team, including analysing client portfolios and identifying opportunities for the Focus funds to help close new sales.
• Support sales campaigns with market data analysis, industry research and SF analysis.
• Proactively gather information on competitor funds, market changes and opportunities to help with sales and focus fund campaigns.
• Directly respond to requests from prospects or clients on behalf of the Business Development Directors, where appropriate.
• Assist the Business Development Directors in preparing for prospect meetings, including meeting arrangements, preparation and collation of presentations and other marketing collateral, FC or other market data that could help inform the sales person and the client.
• Attending prospect and client meetings where appropriate, minute taking and ensuring follow ups are allocated and actioned.

About the candidate requirements

• Experience working within a global asset management organisation or similar
• Wholesale/Intermediary experience desirable.
• Good analytical and communications skills ideally gained from working in an asset management environment.
• Strong technical asset class knowledge with experience of Alternatives and Institutional products desirable.
• Proactive self-starter with an ability to work independently
• Working and practical knowledge of usual IT software packages including Excel, Salesforce, Einstein, Power BI, Financial Express and Morningstar.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. Therefore, if you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire and one of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.
Our benefits
There’s more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.
When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits
here.
Our business
Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do
here
.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.
If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist

• Provide a high level of technical and sales support to members of the UK Wholesale team, including analysing client portfolios and identifying opportunities for the Focus funds to help close new sales.
• Support sales campaigns with market data analysis, industry research and SF analysis.
• Proactively gather information on competitor funds, market changes and opportunities to help with sales and focus fund campaigns.
• Directly respond to requests from prospects or clients on behalf of the Business Development Directors, where appropriate.
• Assist the Business Development Directors in preparing for prospect meetings, including meeting arrangements, preparation and collation of presentations and other marketing collateral, FC or other market data that could help inform the sales person and the client.
• Attending prospect and client meetings where appropriate, minute taking and ensuring follow ups are allocated and actioned