Senior Associate - Distribution Support

• Attend client calls during the onboarding phase and conduct regular meetings with clients post-onboarding to ensure service deliverables are being met
• Working with clients’ product experts within the regulatory framework to complete jurisdictional analyses of target markets and agree investor types and classification
• Working with clients’ product experts within the regulatory framework to formulate investor query responses
• Working with internal teams to ensure necessary fund registrations / AIFM passports or pre-marketing permissions are in place prior to carrying out any regulated distribution activity
• Agreeing communications with clients for pre-marketing and marketing campaigns and directly issuing to potential investors
• Review and approve client marketing materials in line with FCA rules and the EEA's cross-border distribution framework
• Providing fund documents (point of sale) and marketing materials to investors
• Ensuring all activity is carried out in accordance with the team’s written policies and procedures
• Ensure the team’s procedures and processes are maintained to a high standard
• Support the Manager in creating new processes / procedures when required
• Train and support other members of the team in their daily activity
• Complete monthly and quarterly tasks on a timely basis ensuring compliance within the regulatory framework is adhered to

• Third level, minimum B.A. degree
• At least 4 years’ experience working with international clients and with exposure to alternative UCITS and AIFs, ideally within a sales support or regulatory support team for an asset manager or fund service provider
• An understanding of the regulatory landscape in the UK & EEA as it relates to distribution is a must
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Strong organisational skills, particularly an ability to prioritise multiple tasks concurrently while maintaining attention to detail
• Collaboration with colleagues across geographic and functional boundaries
• Proactive problem resolution and an ability to independently manage tasks
• High levels of personal integrity and client service
• An ability to combine an understanding of local markets within the wider business & regulatory context
• Self-motivation and confidence
• Solid computer skills particularly in Salesforce, or similar CRM system, Excel and PowerPoint

Working knowledge of another European language would be a plus