Business Development Manager - Investment Funds Distribution
At a glance
Mid-level Business Development role at Euroclear. United Kingdom.
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What you'll do
- Find and shape complex Funds Distribution opportunities across UK retail platforms, wealth managers, custodians and asset owners
- Run your client pipeline from initial opportunity through recommendation, with ownership of long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles
- Build durable relationships with clients, prospects and industry contacts across commercial, operational, technical and leadership groups
- Work with relationship, product, operations and technology teams to develop solutions and identify new market opportunities
- Represent the business in industry forums, test market trends through external conversations and support junior colleagues
What you bring
- Background in business development or client-facing financial services work
- A record of selling complex B2B solutions through extended decision processes
- Working knowledge of funds, wealth management, investment platforms or connected ecosystems
- Consistent use of structured sales methods and CRM systems for pipeline, forecasting and client activity
- Strong stakeholder influence, analytical judgement and communication across executive and operational audiences
Who this fits
This suits a senior individual contributor who can independently manage complex opportunities and consultative sales in financial services. You’ll be based in London and travel across the UK, with occasional European travel. Experience with UK retail platforms or wealth managers, cross-border development, and funds-market innovation would strengthen your fit.
From the employer
Euroclear is expanding its Funds Distribution business in the UK, one of our most strategic and fast‑growing markets. We are looking for a Business Development Manager based in our London office to help accelerate growth across UK retail platforms, wealth managers and intermediaries investing in funds.
This is a senior individual‑contributor role with full ownership of complex opportunities. You will work with warm leads and existing Euroclear relationships to drive long‑term, consultative sales across sophisticated client environments, supported by a strong brand and internal network.
The role sits within a geographically distributed and collaborative business development team, working closely with colleagues across the UK and Europe.
Key responsibilities
As Business Development Manager, you will:
- Identify, analyse and develop complex business opportunities within Funds Distribution, in line with Euroclear’s strategy.
- Lead opportunities end‑to‑end, owning your client pipeline with full autonomy and accountability for recommendations to senior management.
- Drive growth in the UK market, particularly across retail investment platforms, wealth managers, custodians and asset owners.
- Manage long and complex sales cycles, engaging multiple stakeholders across client organisations (commercial, operational, technical and senior leadership).
- Build trusted, long‑term relationships with clients, prospects and industry stakeholders.
- Actively explore new market opportunities within your portfolio and contribute to the evolution of Euroclear’s funds offering.
- Collaborate extensively across Euroclear, working with relationship managers, product, operations and technology teams to deliver solutions.
- Represent Euroclear externally, including participation in industry forums and targeted market discussions.
- Contribute to thought leadership, validating market trends through dialogue with clients and external partners.
- Adopt a structured, curious and forward‑looking approach, anticipating market and technology evolution.
- Support and coach junior colleagues, where appropriate.
What we are looking for
We are looking for someone who brings a blend of commercial drive, relationship skills and credibility in complex financial markets.
Essential experience and skills
- Experience in business development or client‑facing roles within the financial services industry.
- Proven ability to sell complex solutions with long decision cycles in a B2B environment.
- Knowledge of funds, wealth management, investment platforms or related ecosystems.
- Proven discipline in applying structured sales methodologies and consistently using customer relationship management (CRM) tools to manage pipeline, forecasting and client interactions.
- Strong stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to adapt style across senior executives and operational teams.
- A structured, analytical mindset combined with sound commercial judgement.
- Clear communication skills and confidence in influencing internal and external decision‑makers.
- Based in London, with the ability and willingness to travel within the UK (and occasionally to Europe).
Desirable
- Experience working with UK retail investment platforms and/or wealth managers.
- Exposure to international or cross‑border business development.
- An interest in market innovation and the future of funds distribution.
How success is measured
Success in this role is measured through a combination of:
- Commercial outcomes, including contribution to new revenues and asset growth over time (with an agreed ramp‑up period).
- Quality of execution, collaboration and contribution to Euroclear’s culture and values.
- Relationship building, both with clients and internal stakeholders.
Euroclear does not operate commission‑based sales. Instead, we offer a competitive fixed reward framework aligned to long‑term value creation.
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