Etf Sales Support Associate

What is the ETF Business responsible for?

Franklin Templeton launched its first ETFs in Europe back in 2017 focussing on Smart Beta strategies initially but also looking at Active ETFs and plain-vanilla building blocks to give investors a panel of solutions depending on their objectives.

This is still a new initiative for our business which is deeply committed to make it a success.

This is a replacement position based in London focusing on supporting our existing ETF sales force based in EMEA and our Senior Investment Strategist in order to help to sell our ETF proposition to investors.

He/she will report into our Senior Investment Strategist.

What are the ongoing responsibilities of the ETF Sales Support Associate?- Build in depth knowledge of existing ETF range + new products- Build strong relationships with the existing Sales, Marketing, Product, Capital Markets, Portfolio Management Teams, Senior Investment Strategist.- Manage relationships with prospects and relevant segment intermediaries under the guidance of the team.- Attend some meetings with prospects and supporting the management of all aspects of opportunity and prospect qualification process.- Maintain and ensuring a high degree of accuracy of prospect information and sales activity on the CRM system- Work closely with Senior ETF Sales Specialists to define which industry events and in-house ones would support the ETF initiative in the local market. Attend and represent the firm at those chosen events.- Demonstrate initiative in the effort to develop and improve sales and marketing materials (i.e. pitch books, presentations and other sales materials)- Work closely with the Senior Investment Strategist and support on the following items: research on markets, macroeconomic, political developments etc. / Update and upgrade existing Investment Strategy presentations, papers / Help prepare internal and external communications on ad hoc developments relevant to our product range / Support for meetings, PR activities, roundtables.- Other responsibilities include: Product/competitor comparisons (strategy / qualitative), Performance comparisons (quantitative), Performance attribution analysis, Correlation, Tracking Difference, Tracking Error analysis, Regular and ad-hoc performance commentary, Other data requests from ETF Sales- Ensure full compliance with regulatory requirements

What qualifications, skills and experience would help someone to be successful?- Bachelor’s degree / Masters’ degree ideally within the field of Finance and/or economics or equivalent work experience- Professional experience in the ETF field required: internship / or 1-2 years of experience in ETFs already- Ideally CFA or equivalent qualification- Strong understanding of financial markets preferably on the following segments (Asset Managers, Family Offices, Banks, Discretionary Managers, Insurance Companies ).- Good working knowledge of the investment industry and investment management techniques- Basic programming skills (e.g. VBA for Excel) highly desirable but not essential- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English + 1 other language (preferably Italian, German or French)- Ability to navigate complex organisations on multi levels / geographies and build internal networks- Results focused and a self-starter / Multi-tasking- Strong team player with the ability to use own initiative

Travel may be required depending on geographies covered but also to attend internal events.

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In addition to the dynamic and professional environment at Franklin Templeton, we strive to ensure that our employees have access to a competitive and valuable set of
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- Private healthcare plan
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- Life insurance
- Employee Stock Investment Program
- Incentive plans
- Purchase of company funds with no sales charge
- Educational reimbursement
- On-site training
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