Associate Director

SS&C is a global provider of investment and financial services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Named to Fortune 1000 list as top U.S. company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut and has 20,000+ employees in over 90 offices in 35 countries. Some 18,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest institutions to local firms, manage and account for their investments using SS&C's products and services.

**Job Description**:
Senior Sales Manager, APAC

To meet the growing demand for our Investment management, trading and accounting solutions, SS&C Eze is seeking a Senior Sales Manager.

The
_Senior Sales Manager _will be a key member of the sales team targeting investment management organizations such as pension funds, hedge funds, wealth managers, IFAs, private banks and asset managers and will be reporting directly to the Regional Sales Manager in APAC.

**Responsibilities**:

- Work with Regional Sales Director in the generation of new business software license sales.
- Qualify leads and build a pipeline of qualified prospects.
- Drive and manage sales cycles of SS&C Eze solutions from start to finish, ie. from lead generation to close.
- Organize and conduct client meetings, presentations and workshops and understand key requirements through consultative sales analysis, convert needs analysis into full software demonstrations.
- Work out client proposals (software solution, services plan and commercial terms.
- Communicate deal information to management, accurately forecast pipeline, manage revenue recognition issues and deal closure.
- Conduct business research on prospects, opportunities, competitors and segments and come up with and execute a comprehensive new-business acquisition strategy.
- Own and drive business development activities. Partner up with the marketing team to develop plans for brand awareness and consistent lead generation.
- Support the regional team and lead relationships with key external partners and influencers in relevant market spaces.
- Represent the company at relevant industry events and conferences.
- Sharing insights and deal-related actionable recommendations for product enhancements
- Internally, this role will actively interact with various cross-functional team members including Solution Consultants, Professional Services, other members of the Sales team, Legal, Accounting, Operations, Data Specialists, Product Managers, Marketing and various members of Senior Management. You will need to effectively leverage internal relationships within the organization to help advance deals through the pipeline.
- Record and track sales activities on Salesforce.

Desired Qualifications
- University degree educated.
- 10 years of corporate-level sales with 2+ years selling in the buy-side community or investment management industry.
- Excellent understanding of the complex sales process.
- Excellent presentation skills, written and oral communication skills, and good organizational skills.
- Some technical background is advantageous.
- Creative and proactive (‘hunter mentality’).

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. SS&C offers excellent benefits including health, dental, 401k plan, tuition and professional development reimbursement plan. SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.