Institutional Sales, AVP

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Amsterdam
7+ Years Experience
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role
The Assistant Vice President will focus on sourcing and supporting the Business Development team in selling alternative investment offerings. Responsibilities include generating leads, building relationships with institutional investors, creating pitch decks, conducting market analysis, assisting in contract negotiations, and managing a European team.
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Company Description

As part of the Wilshire family, you can rest assured that every day you are contributing to an organization that is helping investors improve their financial outcomes. For more than 50 years, Wilshire has been dedicated to providing customized portfolio solutions grounded in research and powered by next generation technologies.

Wilshire advises on over $1 trillion in assets for some of the world’s largest and most sophisticated institutional investors and is headquartered in the United States with offices worldwide.

Job Description

Wilshire seeks an Assistant Vice President to be responsible for sourcing and supporting the activities of Wilshire’s Business Development team in the sales of various alternative investment offerings and advisory services. The primary focus will be sourcing new leads, cultivating long-term relationships with key individuals, and closing opportunities with corporate and public plans, non-profits, insurance companies, and other institutional investors. As part of these responsibilities, this Assistant Vice President would be expected to create persuasive pitch decks, formulate market analysis and strategy, assist in contract negotiation, and aid in coordinating implementation efforts.

This individual will help manage the European team including the Analyst/Associate pool in sourcing lead generation, creating proposals, and leading sales pitches.

What you’ll do:

  • The role will focus primarily on sophisticated institutional buyers across Europe
  • Help raise assets across various investment strategies
  • Help expand our growing private markets advisory business
  • Effectively articulate the investment philosophy and strategies of Wilshire
  • Assist in the sales process from opening the door to closing the sale, by providing the necessary resources to senior management
  • Existing direct relationships with corporate and public plans, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, and multi-family offices are preferred.

    Qualifications

    What you have:

    • Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree preferred
    • 5 – 7 years of experience in a business development/relationship management capacity
    • 5 – 7 years of investment management and/or financial services
    • You will be a self-starter who can identify, prioritize and gain access to new investors within the requisite channels
    • Familiarity with private equity, private credit and other alternatives is required as it is imperative that this individual be familiar with the in-depth due diligence process associated with institutional investor commitments within the private markets
    • Have demonstrated results cultivating a deep network in the marketplace that has resulted in winning mandates
    • Travel may be extensive at times, particularly around targeted fundraising periods which will require more intensive prospecting

    Additional Information

    • This position will work on a hybrid model out of our Amsterdam office
    • We offer a comprehensive benefits package including a collaborative work environment, generous PTO, company pension scheme contribution, affordable comprehensive medical/dental insurance, accidental insurance, disability insurance, gap insurance, surplus insurance, CFA and other professional membership reimbursement, and more.

    Visit www.wilshire.com for additional company information. 

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    The Company
    HQ: Chicago, Illnois
    468 Employees
    On-site Workplace
    Year Founded: 1972

    What We Do

    Wilshire is a leading global financial services firm and trusted partner to a diverse range of more than 500 leading institutional investors and financial intermediaries. Our clients rely on us to improve investment outcomes for a better future. Wilshire advises on over $1.2 trillion in assets and manages $86 billion in assets as of September 30, 2023. Wilshire is headquartered in the United States with offices worldwide

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