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What is the Alternatives group responsible for

Franklin Templeton began the decade under the leadership of Jenny Johnson who became President and CEO in February of 2020 and led the acquisition of several companies to propel the firm into a new phase of growth including the largest and most significant acquisition in the companys history Legg Mason. Legg Mason and its specialist investment managers added differentiated capabilities to Franklin Templetons existing investment strategies bringing notable leadership and strength in core fixed income active equities multi-asset solutions and alternatives a key growth area. A concentrated focus on alternatives led to Templetons acquisition of Lexington Partners in 2022 a leader in secondary private equity and co-investments. With the closure of the Lexington and Alcentra transactions the firm includes top-tier specialist investment managers across all key alternative categories: private and alternative debt unconstrained and hedge strategies real estate secondary private equity & co-investments and venture/growth equity.

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Franklin Templetons diverse collection of alternative specialist investment managers (SIMs) includes:

• Lexington Partners is a leading global alternative investment manager of secondary private equity and co-investment funds.

• Benefit Street Partners/Alcentra (BSP) is a leading global credit-focused alternative asset management firm investing across a range of illiquid and liquid credit strategies.

• Clarion Partners is a pure-play real estate investment manager offering strategies across the risk-return spectrum.

• Franklin Venture Partners (FVP) is a venture capital/growth equity focused business specializing in enterprise and industrial technology investing. FVP delivers their capabilities into the global wealth market through drawdown funds and custom accounts.

What is the Head of Private Markets Enterprise RIA responsible for

• Responsible for executing our RIA Aggregator Strategy through direct engagement of home-offices for the firms most sophisticated and scaled RIA clients and prospects.

• Deep coordination and collaboration with the Private Market SIMs inside FT Private Markets including Lexington Clarion Benefit Street Partners and Franklin Venture Partners

• Work with RIA field sales organization as well as key partners across data intelligence to optimize fundraising at RIA Aggregator post platform placement

• Oversight and development in collaboration with key partners in marketing product and investor services our end-to-end support of RIA Aggregator clients

What ideal qualifications skills & experience would help someone to be successful

• Bachelors degree preferably in Finance or Business

• Minimum 5 years of experience in an external sales capacity

• Current FINRA Registrations preferred: Series 3 6 7 24 and 63 licenses

• Team player mentality

• Enhanced problem-solving and analytical abilities

• Excellent oral written and interpersonal communications skills the ability to simply communicate complex investments and structures

• Energetic self-motivated positive attitude goal-oriented

• Ability to meet deadlines strong organizational skills ability to work independently and collaboratively

Along with base compensation other compensation is offered such as a discretionary bonus 401k plan health insurance and other perks. There are several factors taken into consideration in making compensation decisions including but not limited to location job-related knowledge skills and experience. At Franklin Templeton we apply a total reward philosophy where all aspects of compensation and benefits are taken into consideration in determining compensation. We expect the salary for this position range to be $240000 USD.

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