Client Marketing Associate

SUMMARY

This is an exciting time to join GCM Grosvenor – having experienced tremendous growth over the past few years, and having gone public in November of 2020, we continue to see high momentum across our business. In support of this, we are growing and evolving our marketing organization to lead us into the future.

The Client Marketing Associate will be a critical member of the ARS, Credit and Multi-Asset Investment Marketing team within the broader Client Marketing organization, reporting directly to the Head of ARS, Credit & Multi-Asset Investment Marketing. Working jointly with the other marketing team members to support the ARS, Credit & Multi-Asset capability and fund level marketing strategy, this individual will support strategic initiatives in pursuit of a superior end-to-end client experience, optimal marketing efficiency and effectiveness and the ongoing growth of our business as we modernize and grow the marketing function at GCM Grosvenor.

Beyond strategic initiatives, the Marketing Associate will support day-to-day client marketing efforts, partnering across investments, business development and in alignment with Brand and Communications. In this capacity, this individual will pursue and develop: a high degree of competitive awareness, commercially competitive and effective capability and fund level messaging, prioritized and effective capital raise campaign tactics focused on supporting the right mix of tactics to drive pipeline engagement, superior sales support for finals presentations and lower stage sales cycle engagement – helping to establish the right balance of custom and off the shelf support at every stage, and support the delivery of effective private equity fund launch and close plans.   

Specifically, the Client Marketing Associate will be responsible for preparing marketing materials used to market the firm, its funds and its capabilities to prospects and consultants. This role requires a commercial mind-set focused on driving client engagement, an understanding of strategic marketing principals and effective messaging strategy, strong communication skills, the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic group environment, analytical skills, and project management capabilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The team member will be involved in the following critical activities:

• Crafting sales presentations with a focused, technically rich and commercially effective pitch narrative, supported by compelling data visualizations, that effectively sell GCM Grosvenor’s investment capabilities and products to institutional investors.
• Develop and maintain sales engagement tools, fund brochures, strategy outlook and market review materials, conference materials, deal insights, among others, that support capital raise campaign efforts and general business development.
• Participate in development and implementation of strategic projects aimed a marketing modernization, innovation and technology automation.
• Develop and manage internal project timelines including stakeholder, operational and legal and compliance approvals to ensure all deadlines are met.
• Management of multiple projects simultaneously.
• Retrieve, analyze and ensure data is accurate and applicable.
• Operate in a deadline driven, constantly changing environment.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

The ideal experience and critical competencies for the role include the following:

• BA/BS degree in Marketing, Communications or a related field.
• Alternative investment (hedge fund, private credit, private equity, infrastructure and/or real estate) experience is preferred.
• 3-5 years of professional experience working within the investment management space. 
• Marketing experience within the alternative investment industry strongly preferred.
• Extensive use of Microsoft PowerPoint, as well as Excel, Word and third-party systems to prepare marketing materials.
• Excellent project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple high priority projects simultaneously, often under tight deadlines, and transition smoothly as projects stop or start.
• High attention to detail, including solid proofreading skills, is critical.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to create effective story and data visualization with text, diagrams and graphics.
• High level of self-motivation, including the ability to quickly learn complex businesses. 
• Outstanding decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to understand and analyze financial data.
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to work in a fast paced, changing environment.
• High degree of integrity and the ability to recognize the requirements of confidentiality.
• Demonstrated team player and independent thinker.

In terms of cultural fit, the successful candidate will be self-motivated, roll up your sleeves, direct communicator and energized by the opportunity to help organizations transform and grow, while working amongst a group of thoughtful, smart and productive colleagues. They will enjoy being part of a team focused on excellence, operate with a high level of professional maturity and will be a naturally collaborative person who enjoys interacting with individuals at all levels. Additionally, they will be a strong team player with a proactive approach and ability to exercise discretion and judgment. 

ABOUT THE FIRM

GCM Grosvenor (Nasdaq: GCMG) is a global alternative asset management solutions provider with approximately $71 billion in assets under management across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and absolute return investment strategies. The firm has specialized in alternatives for more than 50 years and is dedicated to delivering value for clients by leveraging its cross-asset class and flexible investment platform.

ESG and diversity are core firm values – our ESG Policy provides a framework for the integration of ESG throughout our investment and business activities, including how we: pursue, evaluate, and implement investments, operate our business and engage with the communities in which we do business.

Our experienced team of over 510 professionals from diverse backgrounds serves a global client base of institutional and high net worth investors. GCM Grosvenor is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York, Frankfurt, Toronto, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Seoul.

For more information, visit www.gcmgrosvenor.com.    

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