Marketing Associate, EMEA - Man Group plc in London

About Man Group

Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives. Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals and those of the millions of retirees and savers they represent.

The Marketing Associate role sits within Man Group’s Global Channel team and reports into the EMEA Marketing lead for UK Institutional, UK Wealth, Iberia and Latam. The Marketing Associate role is key in the execution of our regional marketing strategy mainly in the UK, supporting across other EMEA regions. The role will be instrumental in the execution of the regional strategy, positioning and promoting the firm’s reputation, branding, investment capabilities and products in focus regions across both the institutional and wealth channels.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the execution of marketing plans to both improve awareness and adoption of our capabilities and products in the UK market; specifically, with wealth managers, IFAs, pension schemes, institutional investors and family offices.
• Support the marketing activities across other EMEA regions where needed, especially DACH.
• Leverage internal and external sources to gather product, channel and competitor insights with the goal of providing recommendations to drive distribution and market share.
• Develop and maintain broad knowledge of competitive offerings, market trends and industry developments specific to the business area.
• Demonstrate initiative and creativity in proactively recommending and implementing marketing solutions.
• Manage budget and internal resources effectively with focus on activities that will have the greatest impact.
• Employ a data-driven approach and communicate progress and lessons learned to internal stakeholders.
• Work with PR/corporate communications to ensure channel alignment and implementation of messages in a timely and effective manner.

Technical Competencies:

• At least 3 years’ experience in institutional and/or intermediary marketing within the investment management industry, a portion of which should include direct management, development, and execution of marketing communication plans and initiatives.
• Demonstrated success executing channel marketing initiatives that increase brand awareness and sales.
• Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills in English and preferably one other EU language (e.g. German).
• Excellent project management/organizational skills, including ability to multi-task, be consistently responsive, and manage changing priorities while meeting often tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to interact effectively and professionally with creative teams, senior executives, internal business partners, external clients and external vendors.
• Demonstrate initiative, resourcefulness, and creativity; continuously seek out ways to improve upon and elevate effective marketing strategies.
• Passion for working in a creative and collaborative environment.
• Experience of working as a part of a global team where team members are based in multiple global offices.
• Understanding of the marketplace – Including regulatory and legislative landscape.
• Fluency in German and/or any other European languages would be a strong advantage.

Inclusion, Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man Group

You will thrive in our working environment that champions equality of opportunity. Your unique perspective will contribute to our success, joining a workplace where inclusion is fundamental and deeply embedded in our culture and values. Through our external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes, you will find opportunities to grow, develop your talents, and help foster an inclusive environment for all across our firm and industry.

You will have opportunities to make a difference through our charitable and global initiatives, while advancing your career through professional development, and with flexible working arrangements available too. Like all our people, you will receive two annual 'Mankind' days of paid leave for community volunteering.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Depending on your location, you may also enjoy additional benefits such as private medical coverage, discounted gym membership options and pet insurance.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Man Group provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and all employees without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, age or any other legally protected category or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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