Private Wealth Focused Sales Manager

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Lead the expansion of Smartkarma's Private Wealth segment by driving new client acquisition and managing key relationships within the wealth ecosystem.

Smartkarma is hiring a Sales Manager to join its Business Development team, with primary responsibility for expanding Smartkarma’s footprint across the Private Wealth ecosystem. This role is designed for a commercially driven sales professional who has developed strong fundamentals under senior sales leadership and is now ready to take ownership, build a meaningful book of business, and establish a market presence.

Key Responsibilities

Revenue Ownership and Client Development

  • Own and deliver an individual annual sales target focused on the Private Wealth segment.
  • Build, manage, and expand relationships with:
    • Private banks
    • Wealth managers and family offices
    • CIO offices, advisory teams, and investment research functions
    • Wealth platforms and wealthtech firms
  • Drive new client acquisition and expand existing relationships across research, data, platform subscriptions, and API-based solutions.

Sales Execution

  • Run the full sales cycle independently, from prospecting and discovery through commercial negotiation and close.
  • Position Smartkarma’s research, data, and API offerings in alignment with client workflows, advisor use cases, and regulatory constraints.
  • Articulate how Smartkarma enables clients to differentiate their end-client offering through institutional-quality content.
  • Coordinate with internal product, analyst relations, and client success teams to deliver tailored, high-impact solutions.

Market and Segment Development

  • Develop a deep understanding of Private Wealth client needs, buying behavior, and budget ownership.
  • Track competitive dynamics and evolving content and technology trends within the wealth ecosystem.
  • Provide structured market feedback to inform product positioning and go-to-market strategy.
  • Represent Smartkarma in client meetings, industry events, and targeted roadshows.

Performance Management and Reporting

  • Maintain disciplined pipeline management, forecasting accuracy, and CRM hygiene.
  • Provide regular updates on sales activity, pipeline health, and market developments to senior management.
  • 3 to 5 years of experience in sales, business development, or account management within one or more of the following:
    • Investment research
    • Market data
    • Financial technology or wealth technology platforms
  • Demonstrated experience selling to Private Banks, Wealth Managers, CIO offices, or advisory and research teams.
  • Prior experience working under a senior sales leader or account manager, with exposure to structured enterprise or consultative sales processes.
  • Motivated to step into a more autonomous, quota-carrying role with increased accountability and upside.

Skills and Attributes

  • Strong commercial judgment with a consistent focus on execution and outcomes.
  • Comfortable engaging senior investment professionals and decision-makers.
  • Able to translate complex research, data, and technology solutions into clear client value propositions.
  • Highly organized, with strong pipeline discipline and follow-through.
  • Self-starter mindset with ambition to build a personal franchise and long-term client relationships.
  • Experience in a fintech or high-growth environment is advantageous but not required.

Our Hiring Process

  • Application Submission: Complete the online Application Form.
  • Initial Screening Interview: Discussion of experience, Private Wealth exposure, and role expectations.
  • Final Interview: In-depth conversation to assess commercial judgment, client approach, and cultural fit.

Note: Applications will only be accepted via the Application Form.

To submit your application, visit:
https://on.skr.ma/apply

To view all available roles and their respective job descriptions and qualifications, visit:
https://on.skr.ma/hiring

Smartkarma connects independent investment research analysts to institutional asset managers, such as sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds, pension funds, boutiques and family offices. Smartkarma’s cloud-based platform leverages the latest in technology to provide a network for independent research analysts to curate and share research in an innovative and new way. Independent analysts covering more than 4,000 companies across 15 Asian markets, now contribute to Smartkarma’s cloud-based platform.Insights are published daily with active minute-by-minute discussions, where themes and ideas are debated, discussed and questioned among a community of experts, in real time.Over 200 leading institutional asset managers have subscribed, including sovereign wealth funds, global asset managers, hedge funds, boutiques and family offices, worldwide.Our top 10 clients alone have over $13.5 trillion under management. Since inception in late 2014, Smartkarma’s presence has quickly grown from its Singapore global headquarters to London, Frankfurt and New York. Our investors include Sequoia Capital, one of the world’s most successful technology venture capital firms, Singapore Exchange (SGX), Wavemaker Partners, Jungle Ventures and Spring Seed. 

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