Private Markets Sales & Investor Relations Associate

UpMarket; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exposure to private-market investments

Professional development & training

Performance-based incentives

Career advancement opportunities

Collaborative cross-team environment

Job summary

UpMarket is seeking a motivated Financial Sales / Private Markets Associate to join our growing sales team in Seattle or the San Francisco Bay Area. You will build relationships with high-net-worth and accredited investors, introduce private-market opportunities, and support clients through the investment process.

You will conduct investor outreach via calls, emails, webinars, and events, schedule meetings, present investment strategies, and manage the sales pipeline from outreach to funding.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business preferred.
• 1–5+ years in financial sales, wealth management, private banking, or capital raising preferred.
• Experience with HNW/UHNW or accredited investors is highly desirable.
• Strong communication, presentation, prospecting, and relationship-management skills.
• Interest in private equity, venture capital, private credit, hedge funds, and alternative investments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with HNW/UHNW and accredited investors.
• Conduct investor outreach through calls, emails, referrals, networking, webinars, and events.
• Schedule and lead investor meetings and product presentations.
• Clearly communicate investment strategies, structures, fees, liquidity terms, opportunities, and risks.
• Manage the sales pipeline from outreach through subscription and funding.
• Coordinate with Sales, Investments, Operations, and Compliance teams.
• Maintain accurate investor activity and follow-up records in the CRM.
• Build referral relationships and identify new investor-acquisition channels.
• Attend conferences, webinars, investor events, and other business-development activities.
• Ensure all activities comply with firm policies and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Relationship management

Financial sales

Communication

Investor outreach

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business

Tools

CRM

Job description

UpMarket is seeking a motivated Financial Sales / Private Markets Associate to join our growing sales team in Seattle or the San Francisco Bay Area. You will build relationships with high-net-worth and accredited investors, introduce private-market opportunities, and support clients through the investment process.

You will conduct investor outreach via calls, emails, webinars, and events, schedule meetings, present investment strategies, and manage the sales pipeline from outreach to funding.