Managing Director, IS Sales for UK and Ireland

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London, England, GBR
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Financial Services
The Role
Lead sales and business development for UK and Ireland: own territory strategy, drive pipeline and close deals across products, manage full sales cycle, engage clients and internal stakeholders, represent firm at events, and ensure AML/KYC compliance throughout onboarding and reviews.
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Purpose of Role:

Responsibility for driving Sales & Business Development in the UK and Ireland. This role will focus on sales opportunities in these two markets.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Deliver Sales as an individual sales representative
    • Own and facilitate the development of a clear UK and Ireland sales strategy across all products and segments
    • Deliver/exceed annual sales and revenue targets by building and executing sales strategies
    • Lead sales process from prospecting through close, including lead generation, client meetings, prospect qualification, and RFP completion
    • Successfully partner with teams of executives and subject matter experts through all aspects of a long and detailed sales cycle
    • Proactively build/drive pipeline volume, accelerate sales cycle, actively manage to close
    • Diligently track and manage opportunities in CRM tool
    • Represent State Street at relevant industry events and conferences
    • Develop and maintain strong product knowledge and understanding of competitive offerings
    • Collaborate with relevant management resources to drive product and messaging strategies to differentiate our solutions
    • Partner with Product Specialist and Demo team during client presentations to ensure client engagement and positive outcome
    • Work closely with operations, legal, risk and relationship management to align opportunities with corporate goals
    • Network to uncover other relationships / services that enhance prospecting opportunities
    • Understand, monitor, and communicate competitor activity throughout the market, identifying key strengths and weaknesses relative to State Street’s product offering
    • Provide feedback to Corporate Marketing on product positioning, marketing materials, and industry trends
    • Demonstrate commitment to AML risk excellence through the timely completion of the firm’s “know your customer” due diligence requirements, including for periodic and event driven reviews;
    • Escalate proactively material issues and unsual activity that might have an impact on the management of financial crime risk on an ongoing basis as well as at the time of client’s periodic and event driven reviews; and maintain role-specific knowledge of the current anti-money laundering and financial crime risks and issues affecting your business through training and communications

                                                         

About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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Skills Required

  • Proven sales and business development experience in UK and Ireland
  • Ability to develop and execute territory sales strategies and meet revenue targets
  • Experience managing full sales cycle including prospecting, qualification, client meetings, and RFP completion
  • Track record of building and driving pipeline and accelerating opportunities to close
  • Experience using a CRM tool to track and manage opportunities
  • Ability to partner effectively with product, demo, operations, legal, risk, and relationship teams
  • Strong product knowledge and ability to analyze competitor offerings and market trends
  • Experience representing the firm at industry events and engaging senior clients and executives
  • Commitment to AML/KYC due diligence and escalation of financial crime risks

State Street Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about State Street and has not been reviewed or approved by State Street.

  • Retirement Support Retirement support is framed as a standout component, highlighted by a 401(k) match described as 100% on the first 6% of base salary. This is positioned as a meaningful offset to less competitive cash compensation for some roles.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Leave and time off are portrayed as relatively robust, with references to multi-week vacation, paid holidays, sick time, and additional days tied to wellness or volunteering. This breadth is repeatedly treated as a tangible part of total rewards beyond base pay.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits are presented as extensive, including the BeWell program, fitness discounts, onsite or supported health resources, and financial counseling. These offerings are depicted as strengthening the overall benefits proposition even when pay satisfaction is tepid.

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The Company
HQ: Boston, MA
39,782 Employees
Year Founded: 1792

What We Do

At State Street, we partner with institutional investors all over the world to provide comprehensive financial services, including investment management, investment research and trading, and investment servicing. Whether you are an asset manager, asset owner, alternative asset manager, insurance company, pension fund or official institution, you can rely on us to be focused on your challenges. We are committed to doing what it takes to help you perform better — now and in the future

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