Director - Research at Sutherland | NY, US | Rezi

Director - Research at Sutherland

Director - Research

Sutherland · NY, US

2 weeks ago

Director - Research

Sutherland · NY, US

17 days ago
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About the Role

The Account Management Lead will manage and grow a portfolio of named Financial Markets accounts, owning revenue targets and identifying expansion opportunities. This role involves developing deep client relationships, generating new leads, and positioning Sutherland’s professional services.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and grow a portfolio of named Financial Markets accounts
  • Own account-level revenue targets, with responsibility for expansion, renewals, cross-sell, and upsell opportunities
  • Develop deep client relationships across Research, Strategy, Investment Operations, Data, Analytics, Finance, and CXO-level stakeholders
  • Identify new opportunities within existing accounts by understanding client priorities, operating challenges, budget cycles, and transformation agendas
  • Generate new leads through disciplined outreach, referrals, client mapping, industry research, thought leadership follow-up, and relationship-led prospecting
  • Build account plans for key clients, including stakeholder maps, current engagement footprint, whitespace opportunities, competitor presence, and growth strategy
  • Position Sutherland’s high-end professional services across Investment Research, Portfolio Monitoring, Market Research, ESG Research, Investment Reporting, Automation, & Analytics
  • Collaborate with Sales, Delivery, Solutioning, Research Leadership, and offshore subject matter experts to shape relevant client propositions
  • Support proposal development, commercial discussions, pricing inputs, solution design, and contract renewal processes
  • Deliver high-quality pitches and business reviews to senior stakeholders
  • Maintain a disciplined account management cadence, including pipeline tracking, opportunity follow-up, CRM hygiene, revenue forecasting, and client touchpoint planning
  • Ensure client satisfaction by proactively identifying service issues, escalation risks, delivery gaps, and opportunities to improve engagement quality
  • Partner with delivery teams to ensure Sutherland is viewed as a strategic partner
  • Support marketing and dissemination of thought leadership at various industry forums
  • Travel as required for client meetings, account reviews, industry events, etc

Requirements

  • Minimum of 6 - 10 years of progressive experience in account management, business development, enterprise sales, or client relationship management
  • Strong understanding of Financial Markets, including Investment Banking, Asset Management, Private Equity, Sell-side Research, Investment Operations, and Research & Analytics services
  • Experience managing named accounts, developing account plans, identifying whitespace opportunities, and growing revenue within existing client relationships
  • Commercially astute, financially literate, and comfortable discussing research, analytics, data, reporting, and managed services with senior client stakeholders
  • Experience selling or managing professional services, research services, offshoring, outsourcing, analytics, data management, or financial services solutions is highly desirable
  • Strong client service orientation with the ability to build trusted, long-term relationships across multiple stakeholder levels
  • Strong sales discipline, including pipeline creation, opportunity qualification, revenue forecasting, proposal coordination, and follow-through
  • Strong presentation, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders at Head of Function and CXO levels
  • Previous experience in a front-office, research, investment operations, consulting, or financial services environment will be an added advantage

Skills

  • Account Management
  • Business Development
  • Enterprise Sales
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Financial Markets Understanding
  • Account Planning
  • Revenue Growth
  • Commercial Acumen
  • Financial Literacy
  • Professional Services Sales
  • Research Services Sales
  • Offshoring/Outsourcing Sales
  • Analytics Sales
  • Data Management Sales
  • Financial Services Solutions Sales
  • Client Service Orientation
  • Sales Discipline
  • Pipeline Creation
  • Opportunity Qualification
  • Revenue Forecasting
  • Proposal Coordination
  • Presentation Skills
  • Communication Skills
  • Negotiation Skills

Work Type

  • Travel as required

Experience Level

  • 6 - 10 years

Education Level

  • Graduate degree required
  • Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related discipline preferred

About the Company

  • Sutherland’s Research & Financial Markets division drives high-impact transformation agenda to address our clients’ most complex business issues - from digital transformation and strategic cost management to operating model redesign, research enablement, analytics, automation, and managed service delivery.
  • Typical client segments include Investment Banks, Asset Management firms, Private Equity firms, Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Sell-side Research firms, large Corporates, and other Financial Markets institutions.
  • Sutherland Research has made significant investments in building differentiated solutions that help Financial Institutions reimagine how research, analytics, investment operations, portfolio monitoring, reporting, data management, and decision-support functions are delivered.
  • Our solutions combine domain expertise, global delivery capability, AI-enabled workflows, and operating discipline to help clients improve efficiency, scalability, quality, and insight generation.
  • Our teams help clients architect future-state operating models, enhance service operations, expand research and analytics capacity, and maximize value from Sutherland’s engagement.

Equal Opportunity

  • All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
  • During employment, employees are treated without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, or any other legally protected status.
  • Periodic reports are made to the government on the following information. The completion of the Administrative EEO record is optional.
  • If you choose to volunteer the requested information, please note that all Administrative EEO Records are kept in a Confidential File and are not part of your Application for Employment or Personnel file.
  • YOUR COOPERATION IS VOLUNTARY. INCLUSION OR EXCLUSION OF ANY DATA WILL NOT AFFECT ANY EMPLOYMENT DECISION.