A leading Private Debt Asset Management Firm with a large international presence are looking to hire a Global Head of Sales. The role will be split between managing the existing internal sales team and third party marketing relationships, liaising with existing investors and taking ownership of them and thirdly to drive new business development from both new and existing territories.
The ideal candidate will have experience raising money in private debt / direct lending to SMEs and managing a sales team previously. Once hired, the successful candidate will have scope to hire and mould the sales team as they see fit, and define the strategy for the firm.
The role will report directly into the CEO.
Responsibilities
- To pioneer new accounts globally with the leading institutional investors in direct lending strategies, and work on bringing in new tickets through excellent business development.
- To utilise relationship management skills in taking over existing relationships, accounts and prospective clients in the pipeline.
- A desire to travel to new and existing territories to build-out an institutional client base.
- To manage the team of sales affiliates and develop / help them build stronger cooperation between them and their clients.
- To recruit / mould the team in your image.
- To manage and co-ordinate third party marketing and capital introduction agents to develop stronger ties with them.
- Give expertise to help develop marketing materials, websites, due diligence and social network platform marketing.
Requirements
- To have 10+ (or equivalent) years experience in business development.
- Have successful raised extensive capital in private debt / direct lending strategies and continue to have a strong network in this field.
- Experience managing and recruiting a successful sales team in an international organisation.
- Desire to travel globally and meet with the large institutional blue-chip investors.
- Ability to travel twice a month.
If this role is of interest, please could you apply directly on this site and a member of Selby Jennings Investment Management team will contact you to discuss this position in more detail.