Director Business Development

Director Business Development focuses on developing a clear regional business plan focused on target firms, growth opportunities and key strategic relationships.

What the role involves

• Developing a clear regional business plan focused on target firms, growth opportunities and key strategic relationships.

Skills and requirements

• Excellent knowledge of the adviser market, including adviser business models, platform dynamics, investment outsourcing and client proposition requirements.
• Commercially focused, with a clear understanding of pipeline management, opportunity qualification and conversion.
• Existing network of high-quality adviser relationships in the South West.
• Experience working for an investment manager, discretionary fund manager, wealth manager, asset manager, platform or MPS provider.

Confirmed role details

• Generating significant new AUM flows, with the capability to deliver in excess of £100m per annum.

Candidate fit

• commercial awareness, confident communication, follow-through, and resilience with customers or clients

Additional role context

• Managing a robust pipeline of adviser opportunities and ensuring disciplined follow-up through to conversion.