VP, Private Equity Origination & Growth

Soul Equity Solutions; Westport (CT); On-site; USD 275,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Soul Equity Solutions, a retained executive search firm serving Middle Market Private Equity, seeks a Vice President of Business Development to lead origination efforts from day one. You will work with senior investment professionals and own significant sourcing activity as the platform expands.

The role offers a clear path to broader leadership within 1–2 years, with opportunities to build out coverage, deepen relationships, and generate high-quality investment opportunities in founder- and

Qualifications

• Proven experience in private equity business development, deal origination, or a closely related PE sourcing role.
• Strong network of investment bankers, intermediaries, business owners, and other relevant deal sources.
• Demonstrated track record of generating and advancing high-quality investment opportunities.
• Strong understanding of lower middle-market private equity and the dynamics of founder- and family-owned businesses.
• Experience across one or more relevant target sectors, ideally including business services, industrials, manufacturing, or other fragmented industries.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with investment bankers, intermediaries, business owners, and other sources of investment opportunities.
• Generate and advance high-quality deal flow aligned with the firm's investment strategy.
• Build and expand coverage across the firm's target sectors and lower middle-market ecosystem.
• Identify opportunities through intermediary relationships, direct outreach, and other sourcing channels.
• Represent the firm with prospective business owners, intermediaries, and industry contacts.
• Build and maintain target-company and intermediary coverage aligned with the firm's investment criteria.
• Identify market trends, sector opportunities, and coverage gaps relevant to the firm's investment strategy.
• Track pipeline activity, relationship development, and sourcing metrics.
• Develop a strong understanding of fragmented markets and businesses where buy-and-build strategies may be particularly compelling.

Skills

PE deal origination

Relationship development

Sourcing

Market research

Communication

Job description

Soul Equity Solutions, a retained executive search firm serving Middle Market Private Equity, seeks a Vice President of Business Development to lead origination efforts from day one. You will work with senior investment professionals and own significant sourcing activity as the platform expands.

The role offers a clear path to broader leadership within 1–2 years, with opportunities to build out coverage, deepen relationships, and generate high-quality investment opportunities in founder- and