Team Lead, Intermediaries Strategy Management

To drive scalable business growth by playing a critical role in formulating strategic enablement plans, managing the integrated marketing mix, and facilitating cross-functional execution to maximize sales effectiveness. This role will collaborate with Intermediaries Sales Partnership and Intermediaries Operations to ensures seamless cross-functional execution across Sales and Operations partners, enabling scalable business growth.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
OF THE ROLE (Action Focused): 1.       Strategic Enablement (PLANNING & eXECUTION): Lead the planning and execution of an ‘integrated marketing mix’ through collaboration with Intermediaries’ Sales to enhance understanding of commercial needs and fulfill the Intermediaries business growth objectives. 2.       SALES ENABLEMENT & TOOL MANAGEMENT: Collaborate and manage sales tools and the sales plan. Function as a key centralized hub to develop and manage improvements for Intermediaries’ service delivery, training the Sales team where necessary, ensuring efficiency across all internal and external stakeholder interactions. 3.       PERFORMANCE MONITORING & PIPELINE MANAGEMENT: Manage the Sales Pipeline with Intermediaries Sales and Partnership team as well as related cross functions to ensure Sales drives AUM according to plan and target. Provide specific presentations where necessary. Monitor and evaluate campaign performance through intermediaries and adjust strategies as necessary to meet targets. 4.       MARKET INTELLIGENCE & COMPETITIVE STRATEGY: Stay updated on market trends, competitor offerings, industry competitors and industry developments. Develop marketing strategy and manage end-to-end on local and regional levels for competing markets and drive sales efficiently. This includes conducting Market Research to understand market data, find out customer data, and identify obstacles to Sales success by leveraging insights to drive data-led decisions and enhance marketing. 5.       PROCESS & MARKETING IMPROVEMENT: Collaborate with related teams to digest feedback and drive process and marketing improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and partner services level, ensuring competitiveness to the market industry. 6.       STRATEGIC GOVERNANCE, RISK FACILITATION & MARKET DEVELOPMENT: Lead the centralized Intermediaries Business risk monitoring function, specifically overseeing Intermediary ‘due diligence’, Fund RFP preparation, sales forecast oversight, and performance monitoring. Provide recommendations for improvement through collaboration with Team Head and stakeholders related to define and implement short and mid-term sales strategies. 7.       PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Drive efficiency improvements (Project management) and collaborate with stakeholders to digest feedback, enhancing efficiency and service quality relative to the market. 8.       Others assigned by team head and senior leaders. KEY RESULT AREAS & PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: 1.       Sales Effectiveness Rate (Co-KPI): Utilization rate of the integrated marketing mix, standardized Sales Tools, and Sales Plan, measured against subsequent AUM growth targets achieved by the Sales Team. 2.       COMPLIANCE WORKING CULTURE/ GOVERNANCE QUALITY: Accuracy and timeliness of due diligence, RFP preparation, and sales performance monitoring outputs. 3.       MARKET DEVELOPMENT & ENGAGEMENT INDEX: Success in identifying and securing new market size/channels (proactive market opening) and the execution rate of mid-term engagement plans. 4.       Operational Efficiency Improvement: Successful completion and positive impact of Project Management (Key Action) initiatives aimed at enhancing communication efficiency and seamless operational services. QUALIFICATIONS and

EXPERIENCE:
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Education:
Bachelor’s degree in any fields required, master’s degree is preferred and will be viewed as a significant competitive advantage. 1. PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE:
5-8 years of experience in asset management, mutual fund distribution, or financial advisory business 2. License: Single license is required TECHNICAL/ FUNCTIONAL

SKILLS:
1.       Project management skill 2.       Details oriented, structured thinker. 3.       Integrated marketing management BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND

SKILLS:
1.       Strategic thinking and problem solving 2.       Communication 3.       Collaboration and team management 4.       Strong commercial problem solving and stakeholder management skill