Internal Sales Associate

Fortress Investment Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortress Investment Group LLC in New York is seeking a Sales Associate within the Credit and Real Estate Business Capital Formation Group to support an external sales team and manage internal sales processes for Private Wealth distribution.

Ideal candidate has 2–3 years of alternative investment sales experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency in CRM systems, PowerPoint, and Excel; the role offers growth opportunities and exposure to PWM relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a top university with a strong academic record.
• 2–3 years of alternative investment sales experience to wire house, regional/independent broker dealers and RIA.
• Prior work experience in Private Wealth Management is a plus.
• Strong understanding of broad financial markets and indices.
• Advanced proficiency in CRMs focused on alternative investments.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support external sales team member for their region/territory, including scheduling meetings, coordinating travel, roadshows and follow-up calls.
• Make proactive daily sales calls to existing and prospective investors to strengthen relationships and brand awareness within PWM.
• Source new leads and relationships within the RIA and regional/independent broker dealer community.
• Answer inbound requests from investors and coordinate responses with the external team.
• Collaborate with the external sales team to develop business plans to maximize sales in the territory.
• Work with IR to manage CRM systems for PWM, maximize sales and generate reporting.
• Assist with administrative needs as appropriate.

Skills

Investment sales

Relationship building

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM systems

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Fortress Investment Group LLC is a leading, highly diversified global investment manager with approximately $54 billion of assets under management as of March 31, 2026. Founded in 1998, Fortress manages assets on behalf of over 2,000+ institutional clients and private investors worldwide across a range of credit and real estate, private equity and permanent capital investment strategies. Investment performance is our cornerstone - we strive to generate strong risk adjusted returns for our investors over the long term. We had approximately 1002 employees and 218 investment professionals as of June 30, 2026, at our headquarters in New York and our affiliate offices around the globe.

About the Position

The New York office has an opening for a Sales Associate in the Credit and Real Estate Business Capital Formation Group for an internal sales team member focused on Private Wealth distribution. The Associate will support an external Sales Team member and manage various aspects of the internal sales process for current and prospective investors for wire house, regional/independent broker dealer and RIA relationships. The individual will work directly with the external Sales Team and Head of Capital Formation Group. This position offers significant growth and advancement opportunities.

The Credit and Real Estate Business Capital Formation Sales Associate will:

• Support external sales team member for their respective region/territory. This includes scheduling meetings, coordinating travel, scheduling roadshows, follow up calls, call campaigns and other day to day internal sales responsibilities
• Make proactive daily sales calls to existing and prospective investors to strengthen the firm’s relationship and build brand awareness within PWM
• Sourcing new leads and relationships within the RIA and regional/independent broker dealer community
• Answering inbound requests from current and prospective investors and coordinating response with their external team member
• Work closely with their external sales team member to develop business plan to generate and maximize sales within the territory
• Work closely with IR team to manage and develop CRM system focused on PWM to maximize sales and generate sales reporting
• Assist with administrative needs when appropriate

The ideal candidate will have:

• A bachelor’s degree from a top university with a strong academic record
• At least 2 - 3 years of alternative investment sales experience to wire house, regional/independent broker dealers and RIA
• Prior work experience in Private Wealth Management a plus
• An understanding of broad financial markets and indices
• Advance proficiency in CRM systems focused on alternative investments
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities
• Self-motivation with the ability to work independently and as a team player
• Excellent organizational skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Strong work ethic and desire to excel in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment

The base salary range for this position is expected to be between $100,000 and $140,000

The base salary range proposed for this role has been set forth to comply with local law, but salary is only one element of the total compensation for this role. The base salary range suggested above does not include compensation elements such as bonuses, overtime and deferred cash (each of which are applicable in certain roles), benefits, perquisites, and company contributions to employee 401(k) accounts. Such other pay components often result in total compensation materially exceeding base salary for a particular role. Total compensation as well as base salary for a role depend in part upon individual performance, years of service, experience, geographic considerations, the performance and the needs of particular business units, company performance, and general market conditions.