Account Manager (Level 2)

Job Title: Account Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: London

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 6th December 2024

We are looking for an Account Manager to join our Strategic Partnership’s team within Royal London Asset Management on a permanent basis in London.

The Strategic Partnerships team manage the relationship between Royal London Asset Management and Royal London Mutual Insurance Society; our largest client with assets under management of over £100 billion.

Meeting our client’s complex and evolving requirements, this is a broad and varied role covering an array of asset classes, and investment styles.

The Account Manager is expected to lead client meetings discussing a range of topics including detail on investment strategy, economic and investment outlook as well as performance and attribution. The Account Manager will seek to deliver the team’s mission to forge enduring partnerships by providing exceptional relationship management. Offering a high level of technical support while demonstrating an understanding of the client’s decision making and long-term business objectives. The Account Manager should demonstrate market and product knowledge, playing a key role in the development of innovative new product opportunities.

About the role

• Representing client needs and continuously challenging RLAM to provide better levels of relationship management, which remain at the forefront of industry standards.
• Demonstrating a high level of technical knowledge of Royal London Asset Management products and investment views, enabling you to discuss solutions with clients, trustees, and consultants.
• Maintaining knowledge of investment markets and economic issues.
• Liaising with front and middle office colleagues, compliance, legal and tax departments, and outsourced back-office providers.
• Understanding regulatory requirements, following processes and procedures, maintaining records, and giving due consideration to risk and capital management constraints.

About you

• IMC (or equivalent) qualified.
• CFA candidates supported.
• Strong investment management and product knowledge.
• Proven experience in owning client relationships in investment management.
• Proven experience and knowledge of UK institutional marketplace, including pensions (segregated and pooled), Insurance, multi managers and investment management (including equity and fixed income knowledge), together with experience of dealing with investment consultants.
• A strong commitment to relationship building both internally and externally.
• Excellent written and oral articulation.
• Strong technical knowledge of products and client types.

About Royal London Asset Management

Royal London Asset Management (RLAM), part of the Royal London Group, is one of the UK's leading fund management companies working with a wide range of clients across the globe to achieve their investment goals. Our long-term, client-driven focus means that we have a long-standing commitment to responsible investment. We act as responsible stewards of our clients’ capital, exercising their rights and influencing positive change.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve. 

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits  

Inclusion, diversity and belonging 

We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.