eFinancialCareers

• Company

  Linedata Services

• Location

  UK-London

• Compensation

  OTE £100k+ and benefits

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  05 Nov 2009

• eFC Ref no

  577509

Company

Linedata Services is recognised as a global leader in the financial technology market. We build and deliver software solutions to meet the needs of clients working in asset management, savings & insurance and leasing & credit finance. Linedata's asset management offering is a complete set of best-of-breed software products, spanning front to back-office. Our asset-management solutions address the specific requirements of mutual and institutional funds, alternative and hedge funds, fund administrators, prime brokers and private wealth companies.

Job Description

• Proactively, identify and pursue new business opportunities through prospecting including, cold-calling, mail shots, and other activities as defined.

• Build strong relationships and networks with executives, users and IT within prospects and respond to and actively manage new client enquiries (including RFI/Ps, Tenders and other formal requests for information), qualifying each opportunity and maximising the potential of each.

• Achieve target, through the active management of new business opportunities and pro-actively follow through and maintain status and contact details of all prospects.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Proven experience and validated track record in selling asset management software solutions, Front office or fund accounting or back office experience essential.

• Ability to identify prospects and follow through to develop relationships, establish personal credibility, understand the prospects business, identify their needs and issues and provide relevant answers and solutions in an appropriate format.

• Ability to use and analyse data to identify and communicate insights of underlying trends and or potential/future business needs, identify potential opportunities for prospects and for Linedata in the supply of added value services or new solutions.

• Good knowledge and understanding of financial services sector generally and specific knowledge and understanding of asset management sector.

• Degree desirable must be degree calibre and a motivated, enthusiastic self starter with a proactive approach and professional presentation.

• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and personal organisation skills, able to quickly establish credibility and build strong relationships and network.

• Numerate, analytical with excellent spoken and written English, other European languages would be an advantage.

No relocation assistance will be provided.

Please apply online directly by clicking on the button below.

Please note: Due to the current volume of applications we are only able to respond to shortlisted candidates.