Junior Sales Manager

Job ID: 2796

Nordea Asset Management (NAM) is the centre of investment management in the Nordea Group and in the Asset & Wealth Management division. NAM is the largest asset manager in the Nordics with the vision of being a leading European Asset Manager. We want to do this by delivering returns with responsibility. We meet customer demands and guide our customers in the right direction in asset selection while ensuring prudent ESG practices. NAM has around 900 employees and more than 475 Nordic and international institutional clients.

To distribute our investment funds to our clients, Nordea Asset Management’s Institutional and Wealth Distribution (IWD) division has local sales units in countries across the world. Our local sales teams are supported by three hubs in Copenhagen (investment management and research), Luxembourg (client service, product specialists and marketing) and Lisbon (client service, operations and reporting).

For our Lisbon office (Quinta da Fonte, Oeiras), we are currently looking for a Junior Sales Manager.

Reporting to the Regional Head for Iberia and Latam, the chosen candidate will join the Iberian sales team, working closely together with the Spanish sales team based in Madrid and  the Client Relationship Services team, based both in Portugal and Luxembourg. The Iberian sales team is servicing large Spanish and Portuguese investors, such as retail and private banks, wealth managers, family offices, insurance companies and pension funds.

The role combines pre and after-sales client servicing with a supportive involvement in the direct sales process. This role  embeds full coverage of the client servicing activities, as well as sales actions, starting with market’s analysis, products’ content preparation and networking in the financial local community. The position necessitates creativity and initiative, along with the ability to manage numerous tasks throughout the workday.

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us.  

Your responsibilities

• Act as overall operational/administrative/commercial support for the local market and  ensure a high level of client satisfaction through effective service delivery, prompt issue resolution, and proactive communication.
• Own the incoming client queries and ensure timely and high quality responses.
• Collaborate with different internal teams (product management, legal, compliance, finance, reporting, portfolio management) to resolve more complex queries.
• Manage the operational journey of the client accounts in line with the agreed service needs and the internal procedures.
• Participate in fairs and industry events.
• Organize local client events from invitation to follow-up and participate during events and client meetings as commercial support and to improve your product knowledge.
• Support the client mapping, lead generation and market penetration activities for the segment of brokers and individual financial advisors (IFA).
• Support the execution of product campaigns and sales and retention efforts through the organization of client roadshows and mailings and by assisting with the preparation of marketing materials and presentations. 
• Ensure accuracy of client information in the CRM system.
• Align and update with manager and sales teams colleagues in the Region.
• Support with ad-hoc translation requests (EN-PT).

Who you are

• You have obtained a Master's degree in economics or business.  
• You have a first experience (0-3 years) in a commercial unit in the financial sector. 
• You are fluent in Portuguese and English (both in speaking and writing), fluency in Spanish is considered an asset.
• You are motivated by financial markets and the macroeconomic environment and you have a basic understanding of financial terminology and products.
• You have motivated spirit and you show an eager exploration and willingness to learn.
• You have a cooperative team spirit and you are ready to work in a small local team and to liaise with colleagues across the organization.
• You are versatile with a commercial mindset and you have effective interpersonal skills.
• You would be prepared to speak for an audience and you like commercial storytelling.
• You are accurate with a keen sense of detail and you are committed to achieving high-standards. 
• You possess great initiative and organization skills, with the ability to effectively set priorities.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 02/02/2026.

At Nordea, we know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable workplace. We deeply believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us better at supporting our customers and communities. So please come as you are.

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