Business Development Strategy & Investor Relations
Drive Growth. Shape Strategy. Make an Impact.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic Hedge Fund in a pivotal Business Development Strategy & Investor Relations role.
Working closely with Senior Sales & Business Development, you will play a key role in enhancing investor engagement, driving strategic business development initiatives, and supporting the growth of multiple investment strategies and funds.
This position offers broad exposure across global markets, investor segments, and business development activities, making it an ideal opportunity for an ambitious individual looking to accelerate their career towards sales at a growing hedge fund.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Business Development
- Partner with senior leadership to develop and implement strategic business development initiatives across multiple investment strategies and regions.
- Analyse market opportunities, investor trends, and distribution channels to identify areas for growth and enhanced investor engagement.
- Produce insightful monthly reporting, tracking strategic objectives, key targets, pipeline activity, and business development performance.
- Leverage CRM systems and leading industry platforms such as Preqin, eVestment, and LinkedIn to generate market intelligence and investor insights.
- Conduct detailed market segmentation, competitor analysis, and investor profiling to support fundraising and distribution efforts.
- Research prospective investors and maintain up-to-date intelligence on relevant markets and jurisdictions.
- Maintain accurate and comprehensive investor records, sales pipelines, distribution lists, and campaign activity within the CRM platform.
- Monitor and analyse sales flows, investor engagement, and pipeline progression to support informed decision-making.
- Identify opportunities to improve CRM functionality, reporting capabilities, and overall sales process efficiency.
Team & Project Support
- Collaborate closely with business development professionals, supporting targeted sales initiatives and bespoke investor projects.
- Contribute to best-practice sales analysis and help drive continuous improvement across business development processes.
- Work effectively across teams, building strong relationships with both internal stakeholders and external networks.
Events & Brand Development
- Research, evaluate, and coordinate industry conferences, events, and networking opportunities.
- Support initiatives that strengthen brand awareness, market presence, and investor engagement strategies.
About You
You will be a proactive, detail-oriented professional with exceptional organisational and analytical skills. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy working with data and market intelligence, and have a genuine interest in investment management and investor relations.
Key attributes include:
- ~2-5 years buy side experience, ideally hedge fund or private credit in a sales support, client services or investor relations capacity.
- Cross product coverage, credit would be advantageous.
- Excellent analytical and reporting capabilities, particularly in regard to identifying new sales opportunities.
- Experience supporting senior sales/BD and winning new investors.
- Examples of investor engagement and managing investor relationships.
- Experience working with CRM systems and business intelligence tools, such as Preqin, eVestment.
- Passion for sales and ability to represent the funds strategy and products articulately.
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