InvestHK is looking for a passionate professional to join its Global Family Office Team

The Global Family Office Team is a strategic initiative carried out by InvestHK in conjunction with other government bureaux and departments, regulators and financial services industry stakeholders. The team will develop and implement strategies to position Hong Kong as a leading family office hub in Asia and generate leads from Overseas and Mainland clients supporting them to set up and grow in Hong Kong. One of the key missions for the Global Family Office team is to collaborate with various industry partners and government bureaux/departments to create and enhance the ecosystem that will support global family offices.

The Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and high calibre professional with proven experience in banking/family office/relevant professional services to join us in Hong Kong. You will work closely with the InvestHK global network and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices in major cities around the world.

This role requires a balance of business development, marketing communications, events management, partnership development and clients’ servicing expertise. You will collaborate with other sector teams at InvestHK Headquarters as well as external stakeholders to create synergies.

You will need to demonstrate:
• good understanding of the UHNWIs/family offices segment;
• proven experience in implementing targeted promotional programs/events to align with the team’s growth strategy and business priorities;
• strong project management skills and adaptability to manage multiple touchpoints and respond quickly to changes in priorities;
• previous experience in collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders including government bodies on events management, clients support and marketing programmes;
• ability to work independently under pressure to meet performance targets and as a team player; and
• willingness to conduct international and Mainland travel.

Duties
(1) To implement business development and multichannel marketing strategy to promote the intrinsic advantages and the unique position of Hong Kong as a family office hub in Asia;
(2) To collaborate with industry and local stakeholders to organise webinars and events to build network and to develop a pipeline of family office targets;
(3) To support the team on media interview, press materials writing, line-to-take preparation and news monitoring;
(4) To co-ordinate with sector teams at InvestHK, industry partners and government bodies to formulate effective outreach programmes and establish and execute a roadmap to develop a conducive family office ecosystem in Hong Kong;
(5) To assist in fostering relationships with sector teams at InvestHK and external stakeholders and clients;
(6) To support the team to provide in-depth analysis on family offices trends in specific targeted geographical regions;
(7) To take up the role of Senior Vice President of Family Office when necessary; and
(8) To support the Family Office team as and when needed.

(a) Minimum four years of relevant full-time work experience that has a focus on business development/sales/marketing gained in financial services (preferably banking and/or family offices) or professional services industry;
(b) A Bachelor’s degree from a Hong Kong university or equivalent, a higher degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Law, Accounting or Marketing would be an advantage; and
(c) Fluency in English, Cantonese and Putonghua is a must. Fluency in one or more of the languages of the key target markets (i.e. ASEAN, Middle East, Europe) would be an advantage.