(Senior) Sales Manager Asset Manager/Owner Solutions

Grow with us! Universal Investment is on its way to becoming Europe’s leading fund services platform and Super ManCo. Since 1968, we have been providing innovative fund solutions for fund initiators and institutional investors and are active in the fund domiciles of Luxembourg, Ireland, and Germany. From these locations, as well as from our offices in London, Krakow, Paris, and Stockholm, we are also driving our international growth. To achieve this, we are looking for entrepreneurial-minded individuals who want to grow with us and benefit from it.

We are currently looking for a colleague to join our Sales Asset Manager or Owner Solutions Team that is a part of our Business Development DACH Department within Sales and Relationship Management (CCO-Area). We drive client acquisition across the DACH region, working with asset owners (institutional clients) and asset managers (boutiques, wealth managers, banks, etc.), and design bespoke fund solutions.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Execute the sales strategy and drive sales growth across institutional and asset manager clients in the DACH region
• Proactively acquire new clients, manage and expand the sales pipeline, and own the end‑to‑end sales process from lead qualification to deal closure
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior decision‑makers at target clients and key business partners
• Plan, lead, and deliver tailored client meetings, sales presentations, and negotiations
• Manage RfP and due diligence processes in close collaboration with internal stakeholders and external partners
• Lead fund launches, including contract negotiations and coordination across internal teams and service providers
• Represent the firm at conferences, industry events, and professional associations

Your skills and experience:

• Several years of professional experience (min. 3, ideally 5 years) in sales related to ManCo/KVG, fund administration, custody, or asset management services
• Proven experience managing complex sales processes, including RfPs
• Established or developing network within asset managers or institutional clients in the DACH region
• Good understanding of the asset management and servicing value chain, covering multiple asset classes and related fund structures
• Strategic and entrepreneurial sales mindset combined with a structured, results‑driven, and independent working style
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills with a strong client and service orientation
• High level of initiative, flexibility, resilience, and teamwork, paired with a strong willingness to travel
• University degree in business administration, economics, finance, or a comparable qualification
• Fluent German (native/C2 level) and very good to fluent business English (C1 level), written and spoken

What we offer:

• An exciting working environment and challenging tasks
• Extensive insight into the European fund industry
• Friendly, international and goal-oriented working environment
• High degree of independent work
• Interesting discounts
• Free Deutschland ticket
• Attractive home office arrangements and working time flexibility