Team Leader

GLG is the world's knowledge marketplace. We connect decision makers who want the advantage of powerful insight to people with first-hand experience, so they can act with the confidence that comes from true clarity. Our network of 900,000+ Council Members is the largest in the world, and we recruit hundreds of new experts every day. We bring the power of insight to every great professional decision. **Job Summary** GLG is seeking a **Team Leader **to join our EMEA Private Equity team, based in Barcelona. We have a prestigious and sophisticated client base of leading Private Equity companies in the EMEA region, including some of the world's largest PE and Investment vehicles in Europe and the Middle East. This is a key role within the business where you will be tasked with overseeing a team of Client Solutions professionals in our PE Business Unit focused on managing client relationships across Europe. The Team Leader plays a crucial leadership role in GLG's service organization, overseeing and executing short and mid-term client engagements for leading Private Equity Clients. Alongside the client-focused element of this role we are looking for an individual that can train, engage with and motivate the team and also work with peers to spot oppourtunities for collaboration. **Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to)**: - Managing and leading a team s by ensuring best in class client service practices are upheld to drive commercial upside and win competitive share. - Coaching and managing their team, supporting the team's professional growth, and actively managing team performance and fostering GLG's culture within the team. - Designing and executing interactions between GLG Council Members (including industry executives, independent consultants, academics, and former policy makers across all sectors) and our clients across GLG's suite of products. Clients seek GLG's support on due diligence, internal studies, or other strategic/operational research. Interactions typically consist of 1:1 telephone consultations, but may also consist of surveys, in-person meetings, panels, or larger consulting engagements. - Partnering with EMEA Private Equity Business Development to grow GLG client relationships in the region, including new clients and senior stakeholders. Leverage proactive outreach, essential project execution, post-project client feedback, and in-person client meetings. - Developing and implementing strategy for key client accounts in close collaboration with our Leadership and Business Development teams. Track team performance to create plans to accelerate growth and revenue near-and long-term. - Enhancing the GLG Councils by developing relationships with GLG's most respected thought leaders and business professionals, as well as recruiting new senior executives and experts through networking and direct outreach. - Proven experience demonstrating best in class client service capabilities, gained in a B2B environment. - Experience gained in a client-centric business with a track-record of working in a fast-paced environment. - Full business proficiency in English, and French. - Proven ability to manage and motivate a team, and be able to demonstrate Empathy and Emotional Intelligence. - Strong go-do attitude and track record of business growth/turnaround - Passion for problem solving - Outstanding communication skills and willingness to call and engage senior professionals - Understanding of Professional Services clients in the DACH region. Interest in Consulting **Career Progression**: **What we offer**: - Competitive base salary and annual bonus with comprehensive benefits (including healthcare coverage, a contributory pension plan, 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays) - Global tuition reimbursement to support GLGers who want to continue their professional education - A great team atmosphere with socials, off site activities and sports teams to join - An opportunity to contribute to GLG's Social Impact Partners Programme **About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group** GLG is the world's insight network. Our clients rely on GLG's global team to connect with powerful insight across fields from our network of approximately 1 million experts (and the hundreds of new experts we recruit every day). GLG's industry-leading compliance framework allows clients to learn in a structured, auditable, and transparent way, consistent with their own internal compliance obligations and the highest professional ethical standards. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of the company's culture. Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. ("GLG") is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.