Business Development Vice President | Placement Agent

Recruiter
Selby Jennings
Location
London
Salary
commission
Posted
31 Aug 2021
Closes
23 Sep 2021
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Title: Business Development / Vice President

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Flexible

If you had the chance to join a new forward–thinking placement agent that differentiates itself from the peer group, in a senior business development capacity, and work with a mixture of blue–chip funds and exciting new launches, would you consider it?

This is an incredibly exciting opportunity with a boutique placement agency that has deep product knowledge across alternative investments, an intimate understanding of manager needs, and a commitment to deploying their own capital to align interests with their investment partners.

To be considered for this position you must be a highly entrepreneurial and successful fundraiser, with deep knowledge of the alternatives space and a committed client base. And looking to join an environment where you can have a huge impact in the growth and success of an exciting boutique generating huge interest in the market.

Key Responsibilities:

  • To build out a pipeline of prospective investors with the capacity to invest in alternative strategies.
  • To add experience, knowledge, and expertise to the business development team.
  • To help originate investment partners, in line with the meticulous due–diligence process.
  • To attend regular meetings with the investment partners and investors.
  • To manage relationships with both existing and potential investors, updating them on the firm's leading activities and performance.

Key Requirements

  • To have extensive fundraising experience across hedge fund or private market credit strategies.
  • To have a deep investor network across EMEA.
  • To have a highly technical understanding of private market products.
  • To have high–level written and verbal communication skills.
  • To be highly entrepreneurial.
  • To have strong CRM and IT Skills.
  • To have C.5+ years of sales experience.
  • To have Fluency in either German or a Scandinavian language is preferred.

Benefits

  • Flexible working – can be office–based in London, or work from home globally.
  • Uncapped Commission
  • Ability to work with a high–quality team and renowned founder.

This is an opportunity to become part of a highly established team in a role whose work will create the platform for the future direction of this technology–enabled globally recognized organization. Please apply directly on this site.