Irfan Syed, Relationship Manager

Irfan Syed

Relationship Manager

Solyda

Location
United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
Education
Master's degree, Marketing Management
Experience
25 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :25 years, 6 Months

Relationship Manager at Solyda
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2020 to October 2020

• Developing a complete financial plan for the customers based on informed impartial analysis of investment options & financial risk profile.
• Wealth & Investment Management for clients to ensure that their investments align with their financial objectives and suitability.

Agency Sales at Union Insurance
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2019 to December 2019

• Sales of Insurance, Investment & Savings products
of Union Insurance P.J.S.C.

• Present Investment Opportunities Concepts to
potential customers & investors.

Sales Manager at Team Authentic Commercial Brokers LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2013 to December 2018

• Analyze, Understand, Customers 360 degrees financial needs & fulfill with appropriate products,
which includes Assets, Liabilities, Structured Products, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Insurance.
• Arranged & Assisted customers in procuring financial assistance & facilities from Banks, Financial Institutions & Corporates.
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of investment portfolios of New & Existing customers..
• Liasing with various employees across segments & institutions through a revenue model with a view to acquire
new business across segments & products.
• Account management for clients to ensure that their investments align with their financial objectives and suitability

Client Relationship Manager at RAK BANK
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2005 to February 2013

A complete sales & service profile to manage the wealth of retail & corporate clients of RM’s.
* Third party distribution of Mutual Funds, Structured Products, Investment Savings Plans &
Insurance
to HNIs and corporate clients.
* Responsible for managing diversified portfolios of High Net worth clients.
* Engaged & Involved in developing & structuring products for HNIs.

Sales Manager at BIRLA SUN LIFE INSURANCE
  • India
  • July 2003 to February 2005

Key responsibility entails selling Life Insurance through distributor banks.
* Handling a team of Insurance Officer’s for Birla Sun Life Insurance.
* Develop & Maintain Channel Partner’s & Delivering on performance/business targets.
* Ensuring delivery standards to customers are maintained by the channel partners.
* Training & Managing sales trainess ( CSR ) of the company & supports training requirements of
sales agents managed by channel partners.
* Resolve day to day operational issues related to customers queries, product sales, claims support.

Sales Leader at AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK
  • India
  • September 2000 to June 2003

Financial Services ).
* Key responsibility entails Acquisition of new business & Relationship Management.
* Marketing of Liability Products, Investment Products, Transaction Accounts & other services of the
bank to HNI’s.
* Build, Deepen, Retained relationships with existing HNI customers & achieved increase share of
wallet with revenues.

Sales Manager at STANDARD CHARTERED BANK –
  • India - Mumbai
  • April 1995 to August 2000

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK - INDIA. April 1995 - August 2000.

Sales Manager ( Investment Services ).

• Handled a team comprising of Investment Counselors for M.G.Road Branch, Mumbai, India.
• Marketing of Mutual Funds - Debt & Equity, Bonds.
• Liasing with the branch manager & different fund houses for closer sales focus.

Business Manager ( Nominated Accounts ).

• Handled a team comprising of Account Manager’s, BDE’s & Out - Bound Telemarketing Team.
• Relationship Management of a portfolio of customers having INR 1 Mio & above relationship with the bank & sourcing New Relationships of similar profile.

Business Manager - ( Direct Sales ).

• Handled a team comprising of 40 executives & Out-bound telemarketing team.
• Marketing financial schemes of the bank, which include Liabilities, Assets & NRI products.
• Responsible for coaching, monitoring, counseling, motivating, new hire orientation, product training, maintaining &co-ordinating, with sales team & out-bound telemarketing unit.

ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS

Awards for 1998:

• Winner of “Grand Slam” contest in 1998.Highest Team achievement of 160% for which received a “Home Theatre System” and citation in appreciation.
• Best Team Manager for the months of January, February, March, May, August, October, Nov.1998.

Awards for 1997:

• Received Digital Diary for Quarterly achievement for Jan - Mar.
• “Creator for the Month” award for May & June.
• Received 5 grams of Gold as Quarterly award for the quarter April - June.
• Received award for being “Creator of the Month”, June ( Highest number of new relationships ).
• Sales Champion for September.
• Winner of Quarterly award “ Century Classic Contest” for the quarter Oct - Dec.

Awards for 1995:

• Received cash award for second highest number of relationships
( April - June, 150 new relationships ).

Education

Master's degree, Marketing Management
  • at Mumbai University
  • January 2006
Bachelor's degree, Chemistry
  • at Mumbai University
  • January 1996

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Specialties & Skills

Customer Service Management
Private Banking
Wealth Management
Sales Team Management
Relationship Manager
FINANCIAL
COACHING
COUNSELING
DIRECT MARKETING
EQUITIES
MARKETING
QUALITY

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Workshop on Cohen-Brown’s Pro-active Banking Module. (Training)
Training Institute:
Standard Chartered Bank Mumbai.
Date Attended:
October 1998
Duration:
8 hours
Standard Chartered Investments Initial Training Program Singapore (Training)
Training Institute:
Standard Chartered Bank Singapore
Date Attended:
February 1998
Duration:
36 hours
General & Life Insurance (Training)
Training Institute:
Insurance Regulatory Authority of India
Date Attended:
January 2003
Duration:
70 hours
AMFI - MUTUAL FUND (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2002
CISI (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2009

Hobbies

  • CRICKET, LISTENING TO CONTEMPORARY MUSIC & GHAZALS, READING, WATCHING MOVIES.
    •American Express Bank in “Corporate Cricket 7’s” 2001 held in Mumbai ( Jan – March 2001 ). • “Bombay Wanderers Club” for “ K.G.Kanga League Cricket Tournament”( 1992 – 1993 ). • Elphinstone Jr. & Sr. College in Inter – Collegiate Cricket Tournament ( 1991 – 1996 ). • Represented ANZA High School in Inter – School Giles Shield Cricket Tournament( 1989 – 1990 ).