Commercial Manager - German Speaker

This role will require the candidate to identify, originate and assist with closing new leads for European fund sponsor clients for Langham Hall. This role will help Langham Hall build on its existing client base and reputation within private funds in Europe. The European business has grown by over 50% in the last few years and continues to grow with a strong pipeline of new funds across multiple different strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, research and originate new business opportunities.
• Develop, expand and build intermediary network and effective relationships to maximize opportunities for referrals and new business opportunities.
• Develop proposals that addresses clients’ needs, concerns and objectives.
• Assist in the coordination and presentation of multi-jurisdictional sales proposals to international clients.
• Contribute to marketing and thought leadership activities, including generating new articles.
• Provide market feedback regarding competitive offerings and prospect needs, and generate development ideas.
• Use knowledge of the market and competitors to identify and develop the company’s unique selling propositions and differentiators.
• Attend relevant industry seminars, events and conferences.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Required

• Able to "solution sell" with the ability to listen to clients and understand their needs and wants, rather than simple transactional sales.
• Relevant sales experience
• Own network within the Private Funds industry with relevant working experience in a commercial environment, Accounting, Law, Insurance is desirable not essential
• Prior experience in private funds would be an added advantage.
• Able to manage coordination of complex multi-jurisdictional proposals involving multiple business lines.
• Entrepreneurial business focus, self-starter, attentive to details, team player with great interpersonal skills.
• Able to "solution sell" with the ability to listen to clients and understand their needs and wants, rather than simple transactional sales.

About Langham Hall

Langham Hall provides premium quality accounting, fund administration and investor reporting services to Real Estate and Private Equity Fund clients.

Langham Hall invests in people and in developing them ;We are extremely proud of our leadership-focused culture which fosters a dedicated, approachable and collaborative way of ;We offer the opportunity to progress your career and study professional qualifications; through intensive training and where applicable, full exam tuition and study support.

Langham Hall is a fast-growing company and as such staff experience a variety of responsibilities and inclusion in exciting initiatives beyond their day-to-day role. Employees are supported and encouraged to deliver a first-class service and opportunities are identified at an early stage for employees to engage with our clients which enables them feel involved and challenged in their work.

We are proud of our positive working culture which is reinforced through our employees and our extremely low staff turnover and we seek out people that believe in our values.