Business Development Associate Required in Dubai - Dubai
Business Development Associate Required in Dubai
The Business Development Associate – Private Equity is a key client-facing role on GLG's Financial Services Sales team that plays a vital part in GLG's relationships with financial services institutions in EMEA. The Business Development Associate will work alongside senior sales managers to develop both large and mid-sized partnerships by engaging client users within the investment management segment, helping them fully realise the value of GLG's platform. At GLG you will have both the opportunity to progress quickly and to also work in a collaborative environment.
Specific Responsibilities Include (but Are Not Limited To)
Help identify target prospects in priority markets and map underlying firms in detail to help facilitate outreach
Communicate with prospective clients via email, phone & in-person at the direction of the New Business Development Managers within the team
Work alongside senior sales managers to drive commercial success, develop account plans and engage with clients regularly to articulate the firm's value proposition and uncover new growth opportunities for GLG
Build relationships across all seniority levels (Analysts, Portfolio Managers, CIOs)
Help support senior sales managers on developing new sales pipeline and collaborating across teams to develop supporting pitch materials
Building on the successful franchise the firm has established in the private equity space, the candidate will continually enhance customer targeting and outreach while refining the firm's value proposition in the segment
Further develop the GLG's service offering and explore opportunities for new product and channel development
Engage regularly with work with colleagues in; sales, marketing, legal, client solutions, finance, technology, to solve complex business issues and successfully bring these capabilities to market
Direct client related support requests to relevant account manager
Organise key internal and external client meetings
Prepare and send key reports to clients and internal stakeholders
An ideal candidate will have the following
1-3 years of work experience within a client facing or sales support role.
Outstanding written and oral communication skills
Executive presence, the ability to interact with senior executives and professionals
The highest level of integrity and professionalism
Excellent organisational and time management skills.
Demonstrated ability and initiative to handle increasing responsibility over time
Bachelors degree or above or equivalent work experience
Full business proficiency in English;
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world’s insight network. Our clients rely on GLG’s global team to connect with powerful insight across fields from our network of approximately 1 million experts (and the hundreds of new experts we recruit every day).
We serve thousands of the world’s best businesses, from Fortune 500 corporations to leading technology companies to professional services firms and financial institutions. We connect our clients to the world’s largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, including executives, scientists, academics, former public-sector leaders, and the foremost subject matter specialists.
GLG’s industry-leading compliance framework allows clients to learn in a structured, auditable, and transparent way, consistent with their own internal compliance obligations and the highest professional ethical standards. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of the company’s culture.
To learn more, visit www.GLGinsights.com.
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, ***ual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
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