Director, Business Development
About the Firm
Our client is a leading alternative investment management platform focused on private markets strategies. The firm has established long-term relationships with institutional investors, family offices, wealth platforms, consultants, and high-net-worth investors across the United States. Due to continued growth, the firm is seeking to add a Director, Business Development to help drive fundraising efforts and cultivate new investor relationships across key markets.
This is a highly visible opportunity for a motivated fundraising professional who thrives in a relationship-driven environment and enjoys developing new business opportunities from inception through close.
The Director, Business Development Will Be Responsible For:
- Developing and executing business development strategies to expand the firm's investor network and capital raising efforts.
- Building and maintaining relationships with institutional investors, RIAs, family offices, consultants, private banks, and other capital sources.
- Identifying, qualifying, and pursuing new investor prospects across assigned territories.
- Managing fundraising opportunities throughout the entire sales cycle, from initial outreach through commitment.
- Collaborating closely with senior leadership and investment professionals to support fundraising initiatives.
- Representing the firm at conferences, industry events, and investor meetings.
- Maintaining a robust pipeline of prospective investors and delivering regular updates on business development activity.
- Tracking market trends, investor appetite, and competitive dynamics within the alternative investment landscape.
- Supporting strategic initiatives designed to increase awareness of the firm's platform and investment offerings.
The Director, Business Development Should Have:
- 5-10 years of business development, capital raising, fundraising, or institutional sales experience within alternative investments.
- Demonstrated success raising capital for private markets investment strategies.
- Existing relationships with institutional investors, family offices, RIAs, consultants, and other investor channels.
- Established network across the Midwest and/or East Coast preferred.
- Experience fundraising within real estate, private credit, structured finance, or other alternative asset classes preferred.
- Proven ability to originate and convert new investor relationships into committed capital.
- Entrepreneurial, self-motivated, and highly driven approach to business development.
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