Partner with Northern Trust Relationship Managers and sales professionals to engage their clients and prospects in conversations about alternative investments.
Lead and participate in internal education and training programs to enhance the sales team’s knowledge and comfort with alternatives.
Support Relationship Managers in preparing for and executing client meetings, including providing relevant product expertise and tailored messaging.
Serve as an alternative investments subject matter expert, delivering insight and investment solutions to clients and prospects to help them meet their investing needs.
Set and execute an acquisition, expansion, and monetization strategy for strategic alternative investment relationships across multiple client segments and consultants.
Help manage sales pipeline activity and close sales.
Partner across Northern Trust with other business teams to address client, prospect, and consultant needs, including conceptualizing and helping lead structuring of new products and bespoke solutions.
Enhance consistency of and impact from Northern Trust’s recurring interactions with its clients and provide ongoing LP support.
Understand the investor demand and competitive landscape, and communicate trends and insights to internal stakeholders.
Contribute to the development of marketing materials, presentations and outreach tools for internal and external use.
Ensure Northern Trust’s brand, platform and capabilities are well-represented in the investor community.
Requirements
10+ years business development experience at an alternatives firm
Technical understanding of Private Equity, Venture Capital, Credit and Hedge Fund strategies and structures
Well-networked in the industry
A bachelor’s degree with an MBA, CFA, or CAIA highly desired
Benefits
retirement benefits (401k and pension)
health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability)
paid time off
parental and caregiver leave
life & accident insurance
other voluntary and well-being benefits
discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
business developmentalternative investmentsPrivate EquityVenture CapitalCredit strategiesHedge Fund strategiessales pipeline managementproduct expertisemarketing materials developmentclient meeting preparation