Director of Sales – Global Special Situations

Artisan Partners Limited; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership seeks a Director of Sales for Global Special Situations to expand the GSS program within the International Value Group. This hands-on fundraiser originates new institutional relationships and advances opportunities through due diligence with the investment team.

Located in major U.S. financial hubs, the role requires extensive travel, a strong track record of asset-raising for hedge funds or credit-oriented strategies, and FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Proven ability to originate and raise assets for hedge funds or credit-oriented strategies.
• Established network among institutional alternatives and hedge fund investors.
• Excellent communication and relationship-management skills.
• Ability to prospect, originate relationships and build a pipeline from the ground up.
• Willingness to travel extensively and work across multiple US markets.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a pipeline of investors across alternatives, credit and hedge funds.
• Originate new relationships through outreach, conferences, and capital introduction networks.
• Leverage industry connections to generate introductions and meetings.
• Execute a disciplined sales plan and drive opportunities through the sales process.
• Collaborate with portfolio managers to articulate investment philosophy and differentiation.
• Lead initial investor conversations and coordinate due diligence with the investment team.
• Understand prospective investors’ portfolios and decision processes to assess fit.
• Gather market feedback to address investor questions and adoption barriers.
• Partner with Artisan’s broader distribution resources to create relevant introductions.
• Represent GSS at conferences, investor events and roadshows.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Relationship-building

New-business development

Willingness to travel

Education

FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses

Job description

Director of Sales – Global Special Situations

Boston, MA | Chicago, IL | Milwaukee, WI | San Francisco, CA | New York, NY | Denver, CO

Artisan Partners’ International Value Group is seeking an experienced sales professional to expand the team’s reach into the fixed income, credit and alternatives investor universe, with an initial focus on building Global Special Situations (GSS) into a meaningful part of the group’s business. This is an opportunity to work directly with the seasoned GSS investment team at an important stage in the strategy’s development.

GSS is a flexible, catalyst-driven strategy investing globally across credit, equity and hybrid securities in public and private markets. The team focuses on high-quality businesses where corporate change, capital structure complexity or a limited natural buyer base creates mispricing. Through a concentrated portfolio of select investments, GSS pursues equity-like upside while maintaining a credit investor’s focus on downside protection.

This is a hands-on business development role for an experienced fundraiser who can originate and source new opportunities. The individual will develop new institutional relationships, identify and qualify prospective investors, and work closely with the GSS investment team to communicate the strategy and advance qualified prospects through the diligence process.

Over time, the role will support the broader $55 billion International Value Group platform, leveraging new relationships across the alternatives and fixed income universe to drive growth across GSS, International Value, International Explorer and future platform expansion capabilities.

Salary Range: $150,000 - $200,000

Specific placement within the provided range will be determined by an individual’s geographic location as well as relevant experience and skills for the role. Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. Associates may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined based on Firm and individual performance.

Responsibilities

The candidate is expected to:

• Build and actively manage a pipeline of investors across the alternatives, credit and hedge fund universe, including family offices, multi-family offices, funds of funds, endowments and foundations, pensions, consultants and other specialist alternatives allocators.
• Originate new relationships beyond the existing IVG networks through targeted outreach, industry relationships, conferences, capital introduction networks and other business development channels.
• Leverage an existing network within the credit and alternatives community to generate high-quality introductions and prospective investor meetings.
• Execute a disciplined sales plan, identify and prioritize actionable prospects, and drive qualified opportunities through the sales process.
• Work closely with Brian Louko (portfolio manager) and Scott Bartley (Director) to develop a clear, consistent and compelling articulation of the GSS investment philosophy, process, portfolio construction, performance expectations and differentiation.
• Lead initial investor conversations and coordinate deeper investment diligence with the investment team as opportunities progress.
• Develop a strong understanding of prospective investors’ portfolios, objectives and decision-making processes to assess fit and prioritize opportunities.
• Gather and synthesize market feedback to help the team understand investor needs, recurring diligence questions and potential barriers to adoption while preserving the integrity of the investment approach.
• Partner across Artisan’s broader distribution resources to identify relationships and create relevant introductions.
• Represent GSS and, as appropriate, the broader IVG platform at relevant alternatives conferences, investor events, roadshows and other industry forums.
• Maintain disciplined pipeline management, documenting outreach, investor feedback, next steps and progression through the sales process.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Additionally, the ideal candidate will possess:

• 7+ years of sales and capital formation experience, with a demonstrated record of raising assets.
• Experience raising assets for hedge funds or other alternative strategies; experience with credit-oriented strategies is particularly relevant.
• A demonstrated track record of originating new investor relationships and raising assets, ideally for newer funds or strategies.
• An established network among institutional alternatives, credit and hedge fund investors.
• A strong new-business orientation, with demonstrated success prospecting, originating relationships and building a pipeline from the ground up.
• The ability to credibly communicate and commercialize complex investment strategies and engage in substantive conversations with sophisticated investors.
• Strong judgment regarding investor fit, relationship development and when to engage investment professionals and other senior resources.
• Strong communication, relationship-management and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to collaborate effectively with investment professionals, senior business leaders and distribution colleagues across the firm.
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively.
• FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses required.

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership is an equal opportunity employer. Artisan Partners does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.