Senior Associate, French Speaking - London, United Kingdom - Gerson Lehrman Group

Gerson Lehrman Group

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

The
French speaking Senior Client Solutions Associate role sits within our Public Equity team, part of our EMEA Financial Services based in London.

We have a prestigious and sophisticated client base at leading financial institutions in the French region, including some of the world's largest Private Equity funds, Hedge funds and Mutual and Sovereign funds.

This is a key role within GLG, you will be autonomously responsible for delivering projects to clients, building relationships with our council members and working with senior colleagues to maximise GLG's growth and impact. At GLG you will have both the opportunity to progress quickly and to also work in a collaborative environment.

Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Learning the workflow by recruiting new senior industry experts for the first
3 months to grow GLG's network
Once successfully certified on recruiting, executing timesensitive projects for GLG's clients working within a specialised team split by either by industry, region or investment strategy
Leveraging GLG's network to match Council Members with clients, based on the client's needs
Daily interaction with GLG's experts over the phone to qualify profiles to ensure exact fit for client projects
Maintaining accountability and responsibility for client projects and the overall client experience
Enhancing your knowledge of your clients by building strong relationships with them
Towards end of tenure, working with our Business Development/Sales team to discuss content ideas and map out users and how to engage them in order to grow revenue and ensure retention of existing accounts
Towards end of tenure, collaborating with GLG's Events, Strategic Projects and Survey teams to pitch and execute a wide range of products
Collaborating with senior team members to program virtual and live content events
Preparation for and attendance of client meetings
Ability to multitask and prioritise activities effectively, while ensuring a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
Excellent communication skills
Demonstrable client services skills where you have owned relationships with clientsExperience of working in a fastpaced environment
Demonstrable commercial acumen
Strong desire to work in a collaborative environment
Bachelor's degree, or above
12 years of work experience in a client servicefocused position postgraduation
Full business proficiency in English and French

Career Progression:

12-24 months after achieving specific qualitative goals (consistent high-quality end-to-end delivery, quality of relationship management and outreaches), Senior Client Services Associates typically progress onto Client Solutions Manager roles, where you are responsible for your own book of business, managing client relationships and increasing management responsibility of other/junior team members.

What we offer:

Full access to GLG Library and opportunity to attend events such as round tables with experts
Real autonomy in the role and the opportunity to progress quickly
Mentoring opportunities by becoming an Ambassador for new graduates
A great team atmosphere with socials, off site activities and sports teams to join

About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world's insight network.

Our clients rely on GLG's global team to connect with powerful insight across fields from our network of approximately 1 million experts (and the hundreds of new experts we recruit every day).

GLG's industry-leading compliance framework allows clients to learn in a structured, auditable, and transparent way, consistent with their own internal compliance obligations and the highest professional ethical standards.

Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of the company's culture.

Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.

("GLG") is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

EEO Policy Statement:

Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.