Business Development Associate (Commission based)

Company Description

Artizan Governance provides Independent Non-Executive Director services, fractional compliance support, and regulatory advisory to fund managers, administrators, and boards. The firm specialises in private equity, private credit, venture capital, digital assets, and cross-border fund structuring. Operating from the UK, Artizan Governance supports fund boards across jurisdictions including Mauritius, Luxembourg, the UK, and the Cayman Islands.

Founded by Asad Bukhory, with over 20 years of experience across Africa, Asia, and Europe, the firm helps clients build governance frameworks that address real risk while supporting commercial growth.

Artizan Governance works closely with emerging and mid-stage managers, as well as fund administrators, delivering practical, tailored governance solutions.

The Role

This is a part-time, commission-based business development role focused on identifying and engaging UK-based asset managers at the point they require regulatory or compliance support.

This is not a high-volume SDR role.

You will be responsible for:

• identifying high-intent firms
• engaging decision-makers
• converting insight into qualified meetings

The role requires:

• research
• judgement
• a strong understanding of the financial services ecosystem

It does not rely on automation or volume-based outreach.

Who This Role is For

This role is specifically designed for an existing recruitment professional working in compliance within the asset management sector. If you are currently:

• recruiting compliance roles such as SMF16, MLRO, or Head of Compliance
• working with buy-side firms including asset managers, hedge funds, or private markets firms
• operating within the UK market

and you want to build an additional, complementary revenue stream, this role is for you.

How This Role Fits Alongside Your Current Work

This is a flexible, part-time role designed to sit alongside your existing position.

You will:

• leverage your existing market knowledge and network
• identify firms at the point they need regulatory or governance support
• introduce opportunities that convert into qualified meetings

There is no requirement to leave your current role.

Who we Work With

We support:

• emerging asset managers, banks and fintechs
• firms exiting the Appointed Representative (AR) model
• firms undergoing FCA/PRA authorisation

Our work sits at the intersection of:

• compliance
• governance
• risk management

We typically engage firms before or during:

• FCA/PRA applications
• first compliance hires (SMF16, MLRO)
• early-stage scaling

What You will Actually Do

1. Identify High-Intent Firms

You will not work from generic lead lists. Instead, you will identify firms based on real signals:

• compliance hiring (SMF16, MLRO, Head of Compliance)
• transitions from AR to direct authorisation
• newly launched or launching asset managers
• firms raising capital or building teams

2 . Apply Market Insight

You will use your existing understanding of the market to assess:

• where a firm is in its lifecycle
• likely regulatory pressure points
• when intervention is commercially relevant

3 . Run Targeted Outreach

You will:

• engage decision-makers (Founder, CEO, COO, CFO)
• send highly personalised outreach
• initiate informed, contextual conversations

This is low-volume, high-quality engagement.

4 . Qualify Opportunities

You are responsible for introducing qualified opportunities only. Each opportunity should align with at least one of the following:

• preparing for FCA/PRA authorisation
• considering exit from the AR model
• hiring or planning compliance leadership
• experiencing compliance capacity or remediation needs

5 . Maintain Pipeline Visibility

You will:

• track activity in a CRM
• maintain clear notes on accounts
• follow up consistently over time

What Success Looks Like

Success is measured by:

• quality of meetings
• relevance of firms engaged
• conversion into commercial opportunities

Not by activity volume.

Experience

You must have direct experience in compliance recruitment within asset management.

Specifically:

• 2 to 5 years recruiting compliance roles into buy-side firms
• experience placing roles such as Head of Compliance, SMF16/MLRO
• strong exposure to UK-based asset managers, ideally small to mid-sized firms

You understand:

• when and why firms make their first compliance hire
• how regulatory pressure translates into hiring decisions
• the broader FCA/PRA regulatory context

If you do not have this experience, this role is not a fit.

This is a commission-based role ONLY and does not include a traditional fixed base salary.

The structure includes performance-based commission linked to:

• qualified meetings
• pipeline generated

This role is designed for individuals who prefer to be rewarded based on outcomes rather than activity.

This is not:

• a high-volume SDR role
• a junior sales position
• a generalist business development role
• suitable for candidates without compliance recruitment experience