Private Placement - Dubai

My client are a prestigious offshore private equity firm run by British nationals with a rare opportunity for a Private Placement Agent to join our team. My client maintains a steady roster of institutional and HNWI clients throughout MENA and APAC, through active relationship management with multiple stakeholders.
We are looking for someone that can add value to our business with their hard work, motivation, attitude and team spirit. If you can demonstrate a willingness to learn and display qualities suited to the culture of our business then we will provide the opportunity, support and guidance required to help you develop your career with us. Individuals with a passion for hard work and drive will fit in well in our fast-paced, results & service-oriented global private equity business.

Responsibilities:
Contact prospective clients within the private sector, with a view to onboarding them to our firm, through the available capital raising structures, including the general pool and direct placements - Manage existing clients once on-boarded - Achieve targeted quarterly and annual new net sales goals - Develop strategic sales plan and pipeline for allocated sales territory - Address client inquiries regarding our firm’s offerings - Present client proposals in a professional and concise manner - Work seamlessly with other departments (Client services, Accounts and Finance, Legal, Marketing and PR) to ensure that all client requests and inquiries are managed appropriately
- Ensure that sales and business practices are within the regulatory framework
- Networking to form new private client relationships

Required Experience:
Direct sales experience in the asset management, financial services and/or fintech space Proven record of successfully building and maintaining new relationships with sophisticated investors - Proven record of selling new offerings to new clients and closing sales - Thorough understanding of the private client market in the GCC - The knowledge of and ability to leverage the decision-making process of private capital investors - Time management skills with the ability to handle multiple projects - Strong understanding of financial markets and the investment process - Strong software skills and overall technical aptitude including comfort with systems for the analysis, reporting, storage and measurement of data - Excellence in both individual achievement and as a team - 2-4 years of financial sales experience - An existing private client database of high net worth’s or access to the same in the GCC region is favourable

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate Degree Required - CAIA/CFA/ACA/Master’s or equivalent required
• Previous experience in private equity, investment banking, financial sales is preferred
• Excellence in spoken and written English is required
• Second languages will be looked at favourably on

What we provide:
• Company visa & medical insurance
• Starting from 18,000 AED to 22,000 AED per month (3,600 GBP – 4,400 GBP), experience-dependent
• Bi-annual performance bonus
• Tax free earnings

The client will relocate a candidate from London providing a relocation flight.