Senior Director

Senior Director, Head of Business Development (Membership)

London | Hybrid Working

Creideas is delighted to be partnering exclusively with ICMA in the search of a Senior Director, Head of Business Development (Membership). Reporting into the Managing Director, Head of Membership, Communications and Events, this newly created leadership opportunity will be instrumental in shaping and delivering ICMA's global membership growth strategy.

Shape the future of global capital markets.

ICMA is the leading global trade association for the international debt capital markets, representing around 630 member organisations across 70+ jurisdictions worldwide. As the organisation continues to expand its global influence, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced business development leader to drive membership growth and market engagement internationally.

The Role

You will lead ICMA's global membership growth strategy, building relationships with senior stakeholders across the international capital markets community and identifying new opportunities for growth.

Key responsibilities include

Developing and delivering ICMA's global membership growth strategy

Building and converting a pipeline of new member opportunities

Engaging C-suite stakeholders across financial institutions, issuers, asset managers and market infrastructure providers

Expanding ICMA's presence across key international and emerging markets

Representing ICMA at industry events and strengthening its market profile

Working collaboratively across membership, policy, education, events and communications teams to support growth and engagement.

About You

We're interested in speaking with individuals who can demonstrate:

A successful track record in senior business development, membership, commercial or client relationship roles

Strong knowledge of capital markets, financial services or a related B2B environment

Experience building senior stakeholder relationships and delivering measurable growth, particularly within emerging markets

Strong commercial acumen, networking ability and influencing skills

An international outlook with experience engaging stakeholders across multiple markets.Why ICMA?

This is a rare opportunity to join a globally respected organisation and play a key role in its future growth. You'll work with senior leaders across the international capital markets community while helping to shape the future direction of one of the industry's most influential associations.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Creideas