Progress India Opportunities Fund - Director/Manager - Business Development/Investor Relations

We are looking to hire a Business Development/Investor Relations Director/Manager for an offshore India focused Fund to sell to institutional clients globally and locally.

The relevant person would have at least 2-10 years of direct experience in Fund management/asset management/Wealth management house or in Institutional equity sales role and ideally a demonstrable track record in raising capital for funds.

- We are dealing exclusively with global institutions and family offices and UHNWI.

Key responsibilities and requirements of the mandate include :

- Acquiring and managing Institutional/Family offices Clients globally for Indian listed equities product

- Various marketing/database updates on the monthly basis

- Generating and executing on leads for marketing the fund and helping partners in all aspects of marketing/pitching the fund

- Maintaining regular communications with investors and preparation of investor-related documentation.

Role could be enhanced for suitable candidates into a COO type role if the candidate also:

- Has strong understanding of fund accounting and operations from compliance/regulatory/operations/tax point of view

- Is willing to liaise and maintain strong relationships with service providers like administrators/custodians and regulators.

The candidate -

- Should have excellent communication skills and knowledge of Indian Capital Markets and how they stack up against the broader emerging market universe

- Should have a demonstrable track record of capital raising in previous mandates locally/globally

- Should have an existing rolodex of relevant previously serviced global clients and single family offices and ability to get key meetings and close leads.

- Should be able to do digital marketing and build a relationship with media groups

- Should be self motivated and be able to detail out and implement a complete business plan for capital raising.

Compensation will be commensurate with relevant experience and include a significant variable component for the right candidate.