Remote Private Equity Deal Origination Associate

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary + performance bonus

Job summary

OpenKrill is seeking a relationship-first professional to connect independent sponsors with capital for established, profitable businesses. This fully remote role focuses on origination, research, and nurturing a pipeline of qualified deals rather than high-volume outreach.

You will work with senior leadership to shape sourcing strategy, CRM processes, and reporting systems in a lean, fast-moving environment. A proactive, finance-savvy communicator will thrive here.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of finance or related experience in investing, lending, or M&A.
• Familiarity with EBITDA, enterprise value, leverage, and equity financing.
• Strong written and spoken English; professional communication.
• Excellent organization, CRM discipline, follow-through.
• Proactive, curious, able to research audiences and build processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage outreach replies, follow-ups, introductory calls, and long-term nurture with independent sponsors.
• Research and connect with sponsors, M&A professionals, lenders, attorneys, and referral networks.
• Understand investment strategies, assess initial fit, gather transaction details, and prepare concise internal handoffs.
• Explain deal-by-deal private equity to suitable accredited investors using approved messaging- no hard selling or performance promises.
• Keep CRM records accurate, track next steps, and make sure promising contacts never fall through the cracks.
• Develop follow-up cadences, refine sourcing channels, and report on what generates meaningful relationships and qualified deals.

Skills

Finance

M&A

CRM discipline

English fluency

Opportunity qualification

Independent work

Tools

CRM

Job description

OpenKrill is seeking a relationship-first professional to connect independent sponsors with capital for established, profitable businesses. This fully remote role focuses on origination, research, and nurturing a pipeline of qualified deals rather than high-volume outreach.

You will work with senior leadership to shape sourcing strategy, CRM processes, and reporting systems in a lean, fast-moving environment. A proactive, finance-savvy communicator will thrive here.