Client Solutions Director, UK Institutional

Please note this position is based in London and this will be the contractual location of the successful candidate, other locations cannot be considered. Client Solutions Director, UK Institutional – London This is a great job for an exceptional sales individual to join the UK Institutional team, to work collaboratively and effectively, so that the UK Institutional business can achieve growth in line with the business strategy. A bit about the job: Responsible for proactively developing new business opportunities primarily across the UK pensions segment (i.e. DC, LGPS, open corporate DB). You will be excited about driving new business from end to end, including co-creation of bespoke solutions, in close collaboration with colleagues. Reporting directly to the Head of Institutional UK, you’ll be an integral part of the wider Distribution team that spans UK & Ireland, Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Within the role you will be working collaboratively with colleagues across the Distribution and investment teams, so that the business can grow in line with agreed objectives. You will also be the voice of our clients and provide market feedback to colleagues that will contribute to the continual enhancement of our products and our business. Skills and experience we’re looking for: Ability to take executive responsibility for maintaining a high-performance culture, and ensuring operations and investment activities are conducted and controlled in an appropriate manner. Deep understanding of key investor issues including detailed understanding of the investment and regulatory challenges facing UK institutional investors Ideally Private & Public markets distribution experience. Established history of achieving sales targets, entrepreneurial attitude, and motivation to deliver tangible business outcomes. Ability to actively listen and craft customised solutions by collaborating with different collaborators, customers, partners, and team members. Ability to manage complex transactions involving various internal and external individuals. What you’ll get for this role: Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in Eligibility for annual performance bonus Family friendly parental and carer’s leave Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days Up to 40% discount for Aviva products Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme 21 volunteering hours per year In this role you’ll be ‘Certified’ under the Financial Conduct Authority / Prudential Regulation Authority’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). This means that we’ll need to complete some regulatory background checks on you before you take up your role and we’ll need to ask you some questions on an annual basis to make sure you remain ‘fit and proper’ and competent to carry out your role. We’ll provide training on what holding a SMCR role means when you join us and annually thereafter. Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working -spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week – combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here We’d love it if you could submit your application online. Please ensure that you have attached an up to date CV and/or updated your professional profile on Workday as we cannot submit your application without this . If you require an alternative method of applying, send an email to GlobalRecruitment@avivainvestors.com