Business Development Associate

Pier Asset Management LLC; Manhattan Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A boutique investment firm is seeking a Business Development Associate to drive investor engagement and capital-raising efforts. This role involves outreach to prospective investors, management of investor relations, and development of marketing materials. The ideal candidate will have sales experience in financial products, outstanding communication skills, and the ability to build long-term relationships with clients. The position is hybrid based in Manhattan Beach, CA, supporting the CEO.

Qualifications

• Experience in a sales-based position with financial products.
• Impeccable written and verbal communications.
• Experience producing client-ready investor materials.
• Comfort interfacing with high net worth clients.
• Ability to leverage technology in work.

Responsibilities

• Lead outreach to prospective LPs for capital commitments.
• Maintain a robust pipeline of qualified prospects.
• Plan and support investor events and meetings.
• Track fundraising progress and conversion metrics.
• Cultivate long-term LP relationships and communications.
• Existing Investor Relationship Management and long-term LP relationship cultivation.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication skills

Client materials preparation

Technology leverage

Entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

Pier Asset Management LLC, founded in 2017, is a boutique investment firm based in Los Angeles that specializes in specialty finance. The firm manages funds focused specifically on special opportunities while acting as a liquidity provider in the alternative credit space. Our typical investors are wealth managers, fund of funds, foundations, and high net worth individuals.

Every team member plays a critical role in the firm’s success and has direct interaction with the principals, clients, and deal counterparties. We are a flat and entrepreneurial team, and we love what we do.

The Role

We are seeking a Business Development Associate to support and advance Pier’s investor engagement and capital-raising efforts. This high impact position is primarily responsible for day‑to‑day investor relations activity including sourcing and managing an investor pipeline alongside the CEO, Jillian Murrish. The successful candidate will also play a key role in standing up the Investor Relations and Marketing functions and delivering an exceptional investor experience.

Who you are

• You have successful experience in a sales‑based position with financial products whose revenue scales linearly. Some examples include roles in Investment Advisory, Private Banking, Lending, Insurance, and Trust/Estate Advisory firms.
• You have impeccable written and verbal communications and a comfort interfacing with high net worth and institutional clients.
• You have some experience producing client‑ready investor materials.
• You’re a lifelong learner that is always looking to leverage technology and process to support the work that you do.
• You are a 'smart creative' that thrives entrepreneurial, high agency, environments.

What you’ll do

• Lead targeted outreach to prospective LPs and referral sources to drive new capital commitments.
• Build and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified prospects, coordinating meetings and pitch activities with senior leadership.
• Plan, coordinate, and support investor events, webinars, podcast appearances, industry conferences, and LP meetings.
• Represent Pier externally in investor meetings and networking forums as appropriate.
• Track and report on fundraising progress, pipelines, and conversion metrics.
• Existing Investor Relationship Management
• Cultivate long‑term LP relationships, including organizing check‑ins, strategic communications, personalized engagement, and perform existing client outreach for new fund or co‑investment products.
• Assist in the preparation of regular updates, performance reports, and bespoke communication for LP stakeholders.
• Communications & Marketing Materials.
• Partner with the investment team, compliance, and operations to draft, edit, and maintain investor and marketing content.
• Manage investor due diligence questionnaires (DDQs), requests for proposals (RFPs), Data Rooms, and other investor documentation.
• Strategic & Operational Support.
• Participate in strategic planning to identify investor cohorts, develop financial products, and refine market positioning.
• Standardize and document high standard investor relations processes and workflows.

Location

Manhattan Beach, CA (hybrid)

REPORTSTO

CEO

Interested?

Send us your resume and cover letter to apply. We'd love to hear from you!

Pier Asset Management LLC is an exempt reporting advisor with the SEC. The reference to Pier Asset Management’s value add and typical deal terms are for illustrative purposes only as a basis for further discussion and subject to change. Final terms set forth in a written agreement will prevail. Loans are not made by Pier Asset Management LLC, and instead are made by separate, related entities. Loans are not made for consumer purposes or secured by real estate, and all loans are made only for commercial purposes to sophisticated borrowers. Full Disclosure .

1230 Rosecrans Ave, Ste 150
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, USA
424.324.2950