Job Title: Client Relations Analyst

Contract Type: Permanent, full-time

Location: London, St Pauls

Department: Marketing & Client Relations (Client Solutions Group)

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:

You will form part of ICG’s Client Relations group that oversees the firm’s existing book of clients,  leads and manages fundraising activities and contributes to strategic growth initiatives . 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 a range of asset classes, including Private Credit, Private Equity, Real Assets, Structured Credit and Leveraged Finance. Within this Analyst role your core focus will be Private Credit. You 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

Your key responsibilities would include, but are not limited to:

• Acting as a key team member and resource for Client Relations, building an understanding of the strategies you work on and the underlying markets.

• Supporting Product Specialists and Marketers with in-depth 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.

• Organising investor update calls and producing / organising the annual AGMs for your strategies.

• 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 ICG management. 

• Ensuring that marketing materials meet compliance requirements.

• Follow investment market dynamics and competitive landscape to proactively develop insights to contribute to thought leadership.

Key Requirements/ Qualifications

You will have demonstrable experience of: 

Essential

• Strong academic background

• Pro-active, confident and self-motivated; ability to problem solve

• Commercially and financially literate, demonstrating strong numerical and oral communication skills; excellent written and presentation skills

• A team player with an ability to prioritise, multi-task and meet deadlines

• Demonstration of an exceptional level of attention to detail

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Desirable

• A solid foundation in Finance with exposure to Public and Private Markets

• Background or experience in asset management, the placement agent industry or investment banking would be desirable

Our Global Benefits Framework is centred 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.