Analyst, Client Relations in London

Contract Type: Permanent, full-time

Location: London, St Pauls

Department: Client Relations, CSG

What the Hiring Manager says…

ICG is an established and fast growing global multi-asset alternative investment platform with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and a relentless focus on creating and delivering value for our clients and wider stakeholders. As part of the Client Relations team, you will be working with teams from across the business to contribute to fundraising activities, serve as a central resource for product, fund and market knowledge, and contribute to strategic growth initiatives for the firm. This is an opportunity to join a high performing team who thrive on collaboration and making a significant contribution to ICG’s continued growth.

Summary of our opportunity

The role will form part of ICG’s Client Relations group, supporting the Product Specialists across ICG’s strategies and asset classes. In addition, the Client Relations group leads and manages fundraising activities, contributes to strategic growth initiatives and oversees the firm’s existing book of clients. The group works collaboratively with the firm’s Marketers, responsible for interfacing with clients and developing new client relationships. The role will provide exposure to ICG strategies across Structured Credit, Leveraged Finance and Private Credit. The successful candidate must have strong interpersonal skills, be highly motivated and keen to work alongside like-minded individuals as part of a collaborative and committed team. You will require strong communication skills (both written and verbal), benefit from robust analytical skills and demonstrate intellectual curiosity for financial markets.

Primary responsibilities for this role include (but are not limited to):

• Acting as a key team member and resource for Client Relations, building an understanding of the strategies and underlying markets you work on
• Supporting Product Specialists and Marketers with information and expertise on the firm’s funds and strategies
• Supporting the fundraising cycles, i.e. preparation of high-quality marketing materials such as standard fund overview presentation decks, PPMs, RFPs and DDQs for client proposals and meetings, ensuring that all are delivered diligently, in a timely fashion and of the highest quality
• Using key fund and market level statistics to develop the market positioning of our strategies/product range and communicate findings both verbally and in written marketing materials.
• Supporting ongoing projects to enhance and streamline processes and workflow across the team, including but not limited to automation and data quality improvement.
• Supporting with the fundraise process, including monitoring of the investor pipeline, creating traction reports and communicating this to senior people within the team.
• Ensuring that marketing materials meet compliance requirements.

Key Requirements/Qualifications

You will have demonstrable experience of:

• Essential
• Experienced, with a strong academic background
• Commercially and financially literate, demonstrating strong numerical and oral communication skills; excellent written and presentation skills
• A genuine interest in financial markets and investing
• Demonstration of an exceptional level of attention to detail
• Able to interact with marketers and investment teams
• A team player with an ability to prioritise, multi-task and meet deadlines
• Pro-active, confident and self-motivated; ability to problem solve
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Desirable
• A solid foundation and understanding of private or public markets, ideally with prior exposure to either Leveraged Loans, High Yield Bonds, CLOs, Structured Credit or Private Credit
• Background or experience in asset management, the placement agent industry or investment banking
• Professional Qualification: CAIA, CFA, IMC and ACA

Our Global Benefits Framework is centered around these 3 key attributes:

• Wellbeing - Supporting your mental, physical and financial wellbeing as well as your lifestyle needs.
• Inclusivity – Fit for purpose and competitive, no matter who or where you are.
• Longevity – Long Term and sustainable in design.

Inclusion is one of ICG’s key values and we are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive workplace for everyone. By welcoming different perspectives, we strengthen ICG’s performance, enrich decision-making and contribute to better outcomes for our clients, colleagues, and the markets we serve. Accordingly, our recruitment processes provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or any other characteristic protected by local law. We are equally committed to delivering an inclusive and accessible candidate experience. If you require information in an alternative format, additional time for assessments, an adjusted interview schedule, or any other support during the recruitment process, please let us know.