Client Strategist

Job description

Join us. Let’s care for tomorrow.

At Allianz Global Investors we foster a culture of professionalism, fulfilment, and an inclusive working environment. Do you want to be part of a leading active asset management company? Then join us now!

As a Client Strategist, based in Taipei, you will work closely with global colleagues to handle day-to-day requests. The objective of our product team is to provide internal stakeholders with exceptional service, continually and proactively produce information when needed.

At Allianz Global Investors, we believe exceptional client service is best achieved through dedicated teams of client account managers who understand, at a local level, the diverse needs of our clients and provide guidance, support, and advice with regards to their dedicated vehicle.

What you will do

• Deep dive in the areas of corporate strategy, industry trends, competitor dynamics, and local regulatory frameworks. Ensure AllianzGI Taiwan has an industry-leading product range that meets the needs of our clients and drives business growth in line with our corporate strategy
• Identify new product ideas and turn them into investable vehicles for retail clients
• Lead new product pitches to gatekeepers at banks and insurance companies, ensuring the successful distribution of AGI’s products through these channels
• Manage product life cycle, including developing, launching, reviewing, reenergizing, and merging/closing, to ensure we have competitive product offerings that address clients’ evolving needs
• Oversee end-to-end product management, including strategic positioning, development of product-related materials, and consolidation of unique selling points
• Effectively communicate our product offering strategies to the market, ensuring we remain competitive against other players
• Support client and marketing events, including pitching to distributors.

What you bring

• Post-graduate degree or global equivalent
• Financial products and markets background
• Proven experience in financial product management and/or investment/asset management 
• Strong sense of client service and excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent data analytical skills to resolve issues
• Previous experience with change requests
• Working knowledge in global business services environment (i.e. across processes/geographies, cultures, and business maturity levels)
• Fluent in both - Chinese and English - spoken and written
• Knowledge on AI-powered analytics or tools and ethical AI practices.

What we offer

• “New Normal”, it’s not news to us: As a global company, we’ve known the hybrid model before it was ‘in’. Work flexibly according to internal guidelines (e.g., hybrid model/flexible working hours)
• Investments for the future: Access to pension/savings plans/Allianz products
• Shared success: Company share purchasing plan
• Support for what matters: Mental health and wellbeing programs
• Investments in your career: Career opportunities within the entire Allianz Group
• Investments in your skills: Comprehensive learning and development offerings, including certifications and professional qualifications
• … and so much more!

About Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors is a leading global active asset manager.

We invest for the long term and want to create value for clients every step of the way. We do this by being active – in how we partner with clients and anticipate their needs, and build solutions based on capabilities across public and private markets. Our focus on enhancing our clients’ assets leads naturally to a commitment to sustainability for positive change. Our goal is to enhance the investment experience for clients, whatever their location or goals.

Putting our clients' needs first, behaving in a transparent way and treating people fairly means acting with integrity. We encourage a collegial culture, that supports individual responsibility. We invest in the development of our employees to maximize the power of innovation.

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce, we are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to helping applicants with any disabilities. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation. Great to have you on board.

If you feel inspired to promote the active asset management experience, this is the place for you. Join our diverse, international, technology-enabled, and agile environment. Simply upload your CV in English to apply for this position! If you need support to navigate our websites or at any stage during your application, please send an email with your request to recruiting@allianzgi.com

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