Sales Director

Tracing its origins to 1585, Deutsche Börse Group has become one of the world’s leading exchange organisations and an innovative market infrastructure provider. In this role, we provide investors, financial institutions and companies access to global capital markets. What’s your part in all this? With your commitment you contribute to the success of our unique business model: offering a wide range of products, services and technologies for security, transparency and integrity on the markets. By creating trust in the markets of today and tomorrow we foster growth and contribute to the prosperity of future generations.

Your main responsibilities:

• Identify and qualify asset management leads in the UK and Ireland. Develop a robust pipeline of sales opportunities and convert these into completed sales to meet global sales targets.

• Promote Kneip's value proposition within the asset management industry through proactive outreach, participation in industry conferences, and targeted campaigns.

• Demonstrate creativity in sales by combining offerings or creating unique solutions that deliver strong ROI or cost savings for the asset manager.

• Utilize a deep understanding of Kneip’s sales model, methodology, processes, and tools to communicate key information effectively.

• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of Kneip’s product and service portfolio, translating this into client business outcomes in sales cases.

• Continuously monitor buy-side industry trends and competitor activities to stay ahead in the market.

Your Profile:

• Advanced Sales Expertise managing complex and extended sales cycles.

• Skilled in creating new business opportunities identifying key decision-makers and closing new business.

• Proven ability in winning new clients with a focus on securing deals with new asset managers rather than upselling or cross-selling to existing clients.

• Experience working in the asset management industry within the UK and Ireland.

• Strong understanding of the asset management and financial services industry, including relevant regulations and industry trends.

• Willingness to Travel if needed.

• Fluency in English is required; proficiency in additional languages is advantageous.